Moody Rooms. What are they? And what are the best paint colors to use for a moody room?

Moody Rooms

What are they? And what are the best paint colors to use for a moody room?

What are moody rooms?

Moody rooms are a fun and exciting new trend that many homeowners and designers alike are incorporating into their homes.

So what exactly are moody rooms? Moody rooms aren’t exactly like they sound. Or are they? Well it depends on the mood you are trying to set; Not necessarily the way your are feeling(i.e. moody or grouchy). Moody rooms are darker in color. Bold, dark and exquisite colors are used to create these rooms.

While the trend of light, bright and cool toned colors have been popular now for years, moody rooms are set to break it up a bit.

Moody rooms are just that. Rooms that are specific and designated spaces painted a bold, dark color to help set the mood. There are usually 1 or two rooms in the home where homeowners and designers set a moody room.

These rooms usually aim for a comfy and cozy feel rather than a dark dungeon.

Personally, moody rooms should feel luxurious, warm, cozy and a bit mystifying. Moody rooms are a fun way to incorporate a completely different design motif in one designated room in your home. If the rest of your home’s style is transitional, a moody room would be the PERFECT space to incorporate more of an old world ornate design. Or vice versa, or not, but you see my point. If you are planning on having a moody room, why not use pieces of furniture, paintings, mirrors or accessories that you happen to love but would NEVER use it in your dominate design style.

How not to make your moody room look and feel like a dark dungeon?

Textured walls using moldings. Paint same color as the wall to create a break in the wall. This will allow light to hit it at certain angles causing shadows and contrast- even when painted the same color.

Use a room that receives plenty of natural light.

Keep the floors a lighter color.

Utilize area rugs

Decorate the walls with complimenting paintings and fixtures.

Use base and crown molding. Paint white or a lighter color to break up the dark walls.

Keep the ceiling white or a much lighter color.

Keep the furniture lighter or with accentuating bold colors. But steer the furniture colors away from the same color as the wall.

Mirrors on the opposite side of a window that received a lot of light.

Utilize a moody wall, rather than an entire moody room. This basically means painting an accent wall a dark bold color.

Best Paint colors to create a moody room

The best paint colors to create a moody rooms are deep, dark and bold paint colors. You’ll want to choose a paint color with a deep base. The colors below are examples of the types of colors that will work great in a moody room. They are all from Sherwin-Williams.