10/15/2026
Will painting a dark colour make my room feel oppressive? Not necessarily. My own basement has dark brick and black walls in the majority of the room, white on the rest of the walls. I have only one window down there, so not a lot of natural light.... The flood that started this re-do of our lower level is 3 years ago already and I will say that what made it oppressive before was the lack of warmth, lack of design, lack of personality, lack of decor, and lack of layered lighting...