Decorating trends come and go. I can easily tell when a house was decorated by the color of the walls, rugs, and furniture. In the last few years gray has been popular. Even though the trend is dying it isn’t unusual to see an entire home interior painted in shades of gray with gray flooring.
I don’t disapprove of gray but not on every surface. I have heard designers talk about colors that will “pop” in a gray room. I guess I don’t expect popping to be going on in my house.
In the last few years, all-black exteriors have become a trend. The white snow will make the black house “pop” all winter.
In color psychology, black means power and control. Black is intimidating, unfriendly, and unapproachable. Knowing that helps me understand.
An all-black exterior isn’t going to be easy to paint over when white becomes the new black in a few years.
I live a few doors away from Forepaughs and am appalled with the black exterior! They are just putting the finishing touches on the beautiful porch they have reconstructed and if that is painted black, it will hide all the ornamentation! I feel this is a disappointment!
I actually burst into tears when I recently drove by Forepaughs and saw it was It looks like a haunted house venue, and it’s atrocious! Not to mention, what was the point in restoring it when you can’t see any of the character and detailing that make this building gorgeous. It’s there no taste anymore?, or is every designer or to make a name for themselves by doing something outrageous?
You might as well have simply gotten it down….