I understanding the thought of painting an entire room a very dark color – especially black – can seem scary and daunting. But painting a single wall will not have the same effect as applying the treatment to the entire room.
Here’s where I might have made a mistake. I wanted a matte finish which is just one level up from flat. But my painter used a line of paint that doesn’t offer a matte so I ended up with flat.
There are so many popular black shade paint colors in the market. You thought black and white were simple colors until you started looking at paint – they’re not!
In my media room, I used Sherwin Williams Black Magic. It is probably one of the blackest black paints on the market. You can tell how dark a color will be from the Light Reflective Value of the color.
My final verdict is that I still love the look of an all black room but I wish I had gone with a satin finish to minimize the appearance of the slightest print or rub against the surface.