Dark colour walls used in the right setting are elegant and stylish

So, the latest thing is the moody wall, but what’s that when it’s at home, eh?

Well, it’s characterised by darker and often seductive colour, born out of the development of heritage paints. These are shades reminiscent of Victorian parlours where heavy drapery and dark, crusty furniture resisted all light penetration. Dark was in-vogue back then and not in a good way.

But the transition of those inky greens and blues, and modern tones like aubergine and indigo, is being done successfully nowadays. We’re no longer so scared of colour, like in the Noughties, when we only dared apply it to feature walls.