will dark purple, brown, or cobalt blue walls visually recede or make the room seem smaller?
i'd really like to paint my small bedroom's walls a dark cobalt blue, dark purple, or dark chocolate brown because those are the colors that relax me and i feel they'd make the room more intimate and sophisticated (my furniture/etc. is modern, clean lines, etc.). i'm wondering if these colors will visually recede or if they would make it seem like a tiny cave. what are your opinions? thanks in advance.
According to Kristan Cunningham of The Rachael Ray Show & HGTV's "Design On A Dime," dark colors in small room do make the walls appear to recede. Watch the video from this link & see how much better the rooms look with the darker colors:
http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/green-room-makeovers/
I think I would go with the dark purple. Sounds rich & unique.
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