Our Favorite Black Bedrooms

From stark black feature walls to black-adjacent hues that change color throughout the day, these black bedrooms will have you rethinking your space's color story.

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Take Your Bedroom to the Dark Side

Moody, dramatic, nuanced and so much more, black is a foolproof way to take your bedroom from basic to brilliant. While you’ve likely heard that dark colors make a space feel smaller, we don't buy it. In fact, thoughtful implementation of black hues in a bedroom can make the space feel grand, luxurious and larger than life. It’s all about how you pull it off, and, to prove it, here are some of our favorite black bedrooms.

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Start With Just One Wall

Hesitant to go all in? Start with an accent wall and you’ll never look back. While a black wall is bold and impactful in and of itself, pairing it with interesting texture and an architectural accent, as seen on this slat wall with a built-in ledge, makes for a feature wall that can totally transform the space. Add an accent wall to your space with our ideas, below.

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Or, Paint Just Part of the Wall

Toss the painter’s tape to the side because you won’t need it to recreate this bold black-and-white display. By painting just a portion of the wall behind the bed black and intentionally leaving rough rolled edges along the top, the designer maintains bright white as the primary wall color yet enlarges the narrow room by contrasting the opposing walls. Take a look at this space, below.

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Balance Contrast With Blending

Our favorite black bedrooms know how to balance contrast. This contemporary space effectively spotlights the sprawling sculptural light with a white and blue background, yet the sheer curtains are a near-perfect match to the walls, taking a visual backseat when drawn. Unlock more on-trend black spaces, below.

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Multiply Light With Clever Furnishings

To both offset and enhance the visual impact of the dramatic black walls in this formal bedroom, the designer employed furnishings that efficiently bounce light around the room. While the white upholstered bed, bright artwork and dual mirrors above the nightstands have more obvious reflective qualities, less obvious are the glossy black nightstands offering similar visual relief to the dark walls. Brighten up your space with our tips, below.

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From: Anthony Michael Interior Design

Leave the Ceiling Bright White

Black walls and color-matched built-ins bridge the gap between natural wide-plank hardwood floors and a bright white, tongue-and-groove vaulted ceiling, creating a sophisticated take on a contemporary farmhouse interior. The deep hue allows luxe details like the brass door hardware, caned cabinet doors and marble fireplace to pop. Check out more of this California beauty, below.

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Or, Black Out the Ceiling

While this contemporary bedroom reads as black at first glance, only the ceiling paneling is painted black. The space's unique design also incorporates black floor-to-ceiling curtains, a black bed with black sheets and black armchairs to create a dark display that highlights the enviable ocean views. Get the inside scoop on why designers are painting ceilings, below.

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From: Charles Pavarini III

Never Underestimate Undertones

Sometimes black walls aren't at all what they seem and the subtle undertones can play a big part in a room's overall vibe. These blackout shades roll up to reveal the light of the window, drawing out the deep blue undertones of the black walls in this moody bedroom.

From: Christine Turknett

Make Your Gallery Wall Pop

Want to know the best way to add a level of sophistication to a gallery wall and make your chosen pieces pop? Paint the wall black. This glam teen bedroom benefits from the opulence of the black walls and chic decor, but the dramatic floral wallpaper on the ceiling certainly doesn’t hurt. Style your way to gallery wall greatness, below.

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Paint Everything Black

At HGTV Urban Oasis 2019, striking black walls with paint-matched trim provide a dramatic background in the Nordic-inspired guest bedroom. This monochromatic look allows the stark white midcentury-modern clock hanging above the bed to act as a focal point. Take a visual stroll through this space, below.

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Or, Just Paint the Trim Black

You don't always have to paint the walls black. The textured plaster covering the walls and ceiling in Steve Ford's (of HGTV's Restored By the Fords) bedroom may be gray, but the showstopper in this urban bedroom is the wall of glass accordion doors coated in glossy black paint. Step into Steve Ford's ultra-cool warehouse home, below.

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Take Your Nursery From Boring to Bold

Move over blue and pink because black nurseries are here and anything but traditional. The patterned black wallpaper fits effortlessly into this nursery, serving as the perfect backdrop for the white crib, toys and plush rug. Soft wool letters above the crib personalize the space and break up the dark wall. Get nesting with more nursery inspo, below.

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Darken Up Modern Design

The resurgence of 1960s modern design looks better than ever when dressed in black. With textured MDF black panels and a '60s-inspired wallpaper, HGTV fan ToreyCarrick created the quintessential black feature wall, perfectly framing the modern shape of the bedside pendants. DIY the accent wall of your dreams with our steps, below.

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Create a Cozy Getaway

In his bedroom, professional freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy wanted a dark and sexy aesthetic. Designer Orlando Soria prioritized texture in the space, giving the black walls a concrete-like touch and using a black satin finish for the ceiling and wainscoting for textural contrast. The massive leaned mirror in the corner casts the window's light onto the bed wall, calling out the textural details. Experience more of this cozy condo, below.

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Or, Keep Things Light, Bright and Airy

Dark walls don't equal dark spaces and this light, bright and airy bedroom proves it. Though the space is surrounded by jet black walls, the reflective white on the ceiling, millwork, bedding and the feathery central fixture extends the light from outside, while the glossy sheen of the black walls helps to reflects as much light as possible. Elegantly employ dark and dramatic hues throughout your home with our inspo, below.

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Paint Your Perfect Backdrop

Just like white, black walls serve as an ideal backdrop for just about any style. As a pure neutral, you can pair black with many different colors for stunning results. Just be sure to pay close attention to how the undertones of your desired black paint will read in your space. Simply put: Always get paint samples! Experience everything HGTV Dream Home 2019, below.

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Go for Glam

While leaving this window wall white would've softened the contrast and allowed the gridded display to play center stage, HGTV's Alison Victoria opted for a flat black hue that circumvents a washed-out look and lends depth to the bedroom in her Rock the Block design. Rock your home's style with more of Alison's design ideas, below.

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Warm Up Your Black-and-White Space

Without added texture and color, a stark black-and-white color scheme can feel cold. Adding varying textures and shades in the form of chairs, rugs, bedding and wallpaper will give the space depth and visual interest while warming things up a bit. Cozy up your bedroom with our budget-friendly ideas, below.

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From: Rose Praino

Dress to Impress

This swanky black bedroom looks as if it's dressed up in elegant evening wear, ready for a night on the town. The room's dark walls, slender metal bedposts and monogrammed throw pillow offer a classic aesthetic that is tempered and timeless yet edgy and industrial.

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Bring Out the Best With Black Walls

Black has the uncanny ability to draw out the best in certain shades and textures, lending drama and mystique to materials like wood and brass. Light woods like birch and maple strike a calming contrast against a black wall, while dark woods like walnut and cherry intensify the moodiness of the haunting hue.

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Suit Up in Style

Dark, smoked-black pinstripe textile wallpaper creates a dashing look in this bedroom. For added contrast, the designers mixed light and dark tones of soft textiles for the bedding and shiny bedside sconces that glam up the space.

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