The Walls Should Be Darker Than the Trim
Just the opposite is totally fine, and even less stark if you think about it. “It feels more modern to paint the trim in a room a darker color than the walls,” says designer Ryan Lawson, whose cozy Greenwich Village apartment is a testament to the fact.
“It recedes visually, rather than creating a bright line around the floor and doors and windows.” Designer Melissa Lee of Bespoke Only agrees: “One common design protocol that I tend to avoid is defaulting to trim in white.”
