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One of the best interior design ideas is using black trim as a contrast. This one thing can alter your home decor look entirely. Using black as a good contrast in otherwise neutral areas is a great tool to produce clean lines and a sharp, timeless look, regardless of your decor or home style. Best of all, it is not a total makeover. It’s much like adding frosting to a cake. If you’re up for a timely update, check out these 31 black interior trim ideas.
GLAMOROUS
Jessica Helgerson Design
A touch of the black and white interior makes this living room cozy and elegant at the same time.
TUSCAN
CÚRE & PENABAD
Dark wood flooring with white walls and some greenery decor for this Mediterranean bedroom.
EARTH TONES
Catherine Boardman Interiors
The huge black-framed window enables this family room to feel homey and relaxed.
LIVING ROOM
Martha O’Hara Interiors
The natural light coming from the black-framed window brings glorious colors to this living room.
FORGED IRON
Robeson Design
Gray walls and a dark wood floor with a black trim interior make this hall look spacious.
PLAYHOUSE
Chango & Co.
The black interior trim complements well every color in this kid’s playhouse room.
SOLID WOOD
Luxe Kitchens & Interiors
The black paint on the shelf gives a great way to highlight the objects.
Why Opt For Black Trim
A strong exterior black front door can look incredibly sophisticated and matches most home colors. It instantly updates the outside of your property and provides you with added curb appeal. A room with dark wallpaper on all four walls or a room with all matching black furniture is too heavy to look at each day. Finding a balance and a look you’re happy to live with for a couple of years may take a little research. Think of using trim as a ribbon. You need to contrast various other features or colors of the room, but not too much that the area feels weighed down. When it comes to trim, black is the brand new white. Instead of following the predictable light accents and molding that all of us know and love, style enthusiasts choose something more dramatic, a black trim! Are you wondering about this particular design trend? Whether you seek to introduce a dash of black trim or looking for painting ideas that involve plenty of blacks, keep on reading.
Sometimes, a little goes quite a distance, mainly if you are uncertain about the black trim trend or a fan of the “less is more” approach. To try out a dash of black trim, begin with black furniture that boasts strong outlines, such as bookshelves and coffee tables. The outcome is undeniably chic and something other than overpowering. Complement your black door frame with black trim windows, which is ideal for fresh, crisp rooms, especially in areas that evoke a sense of cleanliness, such as bathrooms, laundry rooms, and kitchens. Speaking of black trim in the kitchen, this famous design choice gains impact if you integrate black into some other room features, like bar stools and kitchen islands. Are you ready to go all-in? Expand black trim to cover areas like wooden paneling and built-in bookcases. Extend the look to ceiling beams, and accentuate the black trim with other dark features, like pendant lighting. You can also use black trim to the exterior of a house. There are plenty of ways one can use black trim in a white house design. A white house with black trim creates a classic combination. The black trim can serve as an accent that can boost the appealing exterior look.
Black trim has turned into a trend just recently. Having a black trim house was once seen as distasteful, but lately, we have valued the contrast this bold choice brings. Having dark trim light walls can provide some contrast that adds a sense of depth and sleek power to a room. If you choose a black trim in an area that is entirely focused on expansive windows and light colors, and you wish to ensure that it stays that way, it might pull the attention away from your light accents and provide the room a darker feel you may not have meant. When you attempt to choose a unique, deep, or mystical appearance, light trim will not help you with that, but dark trim will. White is the safety fallback, but it will not provide a special or unique touch to your house if it does not match your personality. When you’re unsure of what look you are going for or what trim color you want, talk to a specialist who can help you decide, so you wind up with the best room.
MASTER BEDROOM
Atmosphere Interior Design Inc.
A chic and elegant modern bedroom with black walls and white ceilings.
U-SHAPE
Breeze Giannasio Interiors
Black and white kitchen with lots of greenery decor and a cute round pendant lighting.
ISLAND LIVING
Phillip Smith General Contractor, LLC
Elegant and straightforward traditional family room with two doors done by Stewart Brannen Millwork.
How About A Black Window Interior?
Black window interior has recently gained popularity and becomes a common trend in many modern homes. Black window interior provides an up-to-date contemporary appearance but additionally complements everyday traditional and domestic interiors. Consider bold and gorgeous black windows to turn your view right into a work of art. Contrasting dark trim light walls can help anchor a room and contribute to a sophisticated, polished space by adding intensity and creating a focused visual impact. Remove the need for expensive window treatments with black trim windows, which are meant to be shown off and accent the home decor. Additionally, they are flexible enough to accommodate several home styles, like the famous farmhouse and modern styles, while creating a stronger connection with the exterior by blending interior spaces and exterior.
Black trim windows favor the contemporary to the transitional side of design. The formal look of a home is gradually evolving into a more sophisticated yet comfortable layout. Black trim windows are introducing an architectural element for this evolution. The latest updates are trending toward areas with neutral tones and clean lines. Anything white or black will surely never go out of style. With that said, black trim windows certainly read better in a traditional home setting or a retro renovation. Not every room can manage black window trim. If it is not done right, it can certainly look out of place. The more people see it used incorrectly; the quicker clients will dismiss the idea.
Door trim ideas are a fast, easy, and pragmatic approach to adding some dramatic appeal. A home’s doorstep establishes a crucial first impression. The procedures by how we choose to complement it can have a significant impact between an extraordinarily inviting and incredibly dismal greeting. Custom door manufacturers have used trim work to decorate public structures and homes for many years. Indeed, trim work also furnishes your living area with a finished look. Additionally, you can use exterior front door trim ideas to create an aesthetic declaration or an artistic expression. Below are a few door trim ideas to think about when seeking to add more style to your doors.
LAKESIDE
Johnston Design Group
You can see a relaxing lakeside view, a perfect match with the high ceiling and classic lighting in this kitchen.
HALL
St James Design LLC
Classic and elegant hall with black and white trim that complement each other.
COUNTRY
Green Apple Interiors & Design
The black trim and white walls match perfectly the different kinds of couches and decor.
FARMHOUSE
Green Apple Interiors & Design
A nice and warm guest farmhouse bedroom with interesting wall decor.
Exploring Different Black Trim Designs
Try the classic rosette, plinth, fluted casing combination. The fluted casing, rosette, and plinth block add an instant class to a house. This door trim is overbearing and inappropriate in homes with a cleaner, more contemporary style. This door trim combination is effortless to set up. The downside of this combination is that these trim parts, although abundant, are still often quite pricey. Another door trim idea is clean colonial. This is another traditional door trim idea that goes back to the days of Colonial America. Unlike the previous arrangement, this is a conventional smooth design that can fit in modern-styled houses. This Colonial-style door trim is broad and flat with small embellishment and is mitered at the corners. You can finish the bottoms of the edge casings with plinth blocks or even run them straight into baseboards. The last one is Craftsman. Craftsman trim is characterized by low embellishment, strong lines, and natural wood. It also uses a broader casing at the top than along the sides.
Wall trim is created to hide other imperfections, gaps, and joints on surfaces, but most people add trim for their rooms since it is a bold design statement. Natural wood, MDF, or poly trim can be utilized on walls. Wood is more sound and long-lasting than MDF or plastic. If you want the stained wood or natural clear-coat look, then natural wood (such as hemlock) is the only way to go. When you intend to paint the trim, you can utilize plastic or MDF. MDF is the least expensive trim material you can purchase. Plastic is more costly, but it’s more durable than MDF, which may break easily. The following are some wall styles and wall trim ideas that you can incorporate into your home.
The chair rail is a horizontal piece of trim, usually three feet above the floor, that initially served to protect the walls from chairs. Today, it is used more as a decorative element. Crown molding can be found at the intersection of walls and ceilings, usually installed at a 45-degree angle, with hollow space behind it. It can be found mostly in the dining rooms, living rooms, and other public rooms. Baseboards are the most common type of trim present in houses, and they vary from the very narrow type right up to six-inch-wide baseboards found in numerous older homes. They dress up a room and serve as defining line at the bottom of the wall. However, baseboards also hide gaps between the bottom of the flooring and the walls. Picture rail is a chair rail that is much higher on the wall. Less common than some other kinds of trim, picture rail usually served to hold the hooks for hanging photographs with wire.
TRANSITIONAL
Adeas Interior Design LLC
Colorful furniture and decor perfectly blend with the black walls, ceiling, and floor.
SUNROOM
Alexander Design Group, Inc.
This beach style living room has a perfect view of the lake in the front.
TEXTURED
Fresco Interiors Design Group Inc
The black walls highlight the lighting and the texture of the wall in the tub.
OLD CHARM
RW Anderson Homes
The black trim, black door, and white walls of this patio give a relaxing outdoor vibe.
IL NOSTRO SOGNO
Dwelling Designs
A classic contemporary metal railing staircase with a beautiful carpet from Stark Carpets.
FAMILY ROOM
Mod & Stanley Design Inc.
This modern family room has black walls, white ceilings, and a perfect view outside.
MEDITERRANEAN
Marcelle Guilbeau, Interior Designer
You can see the artistic and timeless style in this Mediterranean kitchen with black trim.
BEACH HOUSE
WORKS by JD
This traditional kitchen keeps everything fresh and modern with an inviting atmosphere.
LIBRARY
The Works
A cozy living room with an inviting and warm feeling, w/ white walls, black trim, and rows of books.
Baseboard Trim Ideas
How frequently have you thought about baseboard design? Chances are not that frequent. But if you are remodeling your house, little details such as baseboards and other trim create a cohesive, thoughtful design that will help make you happy you invested in the project to start with. Below are some baseboard trim ideas to consider. The first one is modern and minimal flat baseboards. Flat baseboards play against traditional expectations of curving, rounded baseboards and instead feature an entirely flat surface. This works well in houses that lean toward modern but without going completely minimalist. Flat baseboards add a sense of richness and maturity to the walls without being fussy. The next one is some tastefully tailored rectangular baseboards. This baseboard trim uses clean-lines silhouettes without any rounded edges and a little more complexity than the flat style. Rectangular baseboards with thin groove details or stepped baseboards are much less austere than entirely flat baseboards. However, they have an extremely contemporary sensibility that works very well in transitional and modern spaces.
Then we have eye-catching built-up baseboards. While it is possible to find deep baseboards, it is also possible to create a similar effect by creatively combining thinner strips. You can also consider some gleaming metal baseboards. This is a unique but cool concept. Other metal and stainless steel sheeting can make a functional baseboard while adding some shine to your house.
This type of installation generally has to be designed before or during construction and installed by an expert. But the result comes off sophisticated and luxurious while staying understated. Bold and artistic painted-out baseboards are not for those that are opposed to a rich color. But if you enjoy a bold hue on your walls, take the color all the way down to the floor instead of breaking it up with a neutral or white baseboard. This creates an artistic effect that will not be tamed. Lastly, this final idea is almost not there at all, short baseboards. They are very slim that they nearly seem to be vanishing. They bring a unique kind of beauty, especially when mixed with such simple materials and muted colors.