The new black is … black – Calgary Herald

When designing its important to remember that black is a neutral. That is, everything looks good with it and it is easy to change out items within a space to update or switch moods, says Margles.

For less drama, a lighter touch will do the trick, with well-placed broad stroked blocks of colour, for example solid black in the countertops, or hardware or perhaps just the lower cabinetry.

Black grounds a room, so that the eye has somewhere to rest and so that other details in the space pop against it. By using it as a focal point in the kitchen, for example in the island, everything surrounding it stands out, says Margles.

And when it comes to feature walls, black takes the cake.

Michelle Jones, principal designer and owner at Canmores interior design firm MK Design, suggests using Benjamin Moores Black Tar or for a more charcoal shade, Black Magic by Dulux paint. She used these two colours to create feature walls in the great room and the den in the 2019 Foothills Hospital Lottery early bird show home prize, a three-storey, two-bedroom mountain home in Canmores Spring Creek community. The feature walls play off of a charcoal and gold veined quartz-topped kitchen island and the black Rundle stone that surrounds the fireplace.

I really wanted it to feel contemporary and current, while keeping that timeless mountain esthetic. I created a bold palette of white and black and mixed in multiple wood tones and textures to warm up the space, says Michelle Jones.

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