Key aspects of creating a moody room include a dark color palette along with rich and warm tones (for example, deep wood stains and jewel- or berry-tone palettes).

“Some spaces want to be the moody, dark rooms of the home, so let’s embrace the darkness,” Lind says. Many of us spend our days in brightly lit offices, she says, so a richly colored room at ...

Dark hues have a bad rap as gloomy and depressing. More likely, they’re bringing home the good vibes, all year long. One weekend when I had the house to myself, I painted our family room Benjamin ...