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Decorating With Black

(Continued from Page 4) By Jackie Dishner, special to HGTV.com
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Group Art and Collectibles
For art lovers or people who love knick-knacks, collectibles and photos — especially anything in black — try grouping them together on a wall of a lighter color. Miller's own 25-piece collection of Oaxacan black pottery serves as a good example: The pieces pop out from the background. Or, he says, do the opposite and place a colorful collection of art or photographs on a black wall.

"If you paint a wall black, leave space for color and artwork," he says, pointing out a favorite look of his: an etched drawing on a charcoal wall.

Artist Paul Russo, Toms River, N.J., works exclusively with the color black. Fascinated with its mysterious elegance, Russo says there is a sophisticated edge to using black in fashion-forward interior design. If a home features monochromatic art or sculpture on a wall, the focus becomes the color of the artwork itself, allowing the texture, surface and purity to reveal itself.
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