Guest post with black interior ideas. Written by Susa Kuisma.
Musou Black – a truly black interior paint
Home is where we want to feel at ease and spend time with family and friends. We want it to be cosy and to reflect the people who live there. With interior paints you can create unique details that bring out your own personality.
When people talk about interior paints, the first things that usually come to mind are textured and effect paints for creating a feature wall. The possibilities are endless – only your imagination sets the limits.
A new, unique look for your home does not necessarily require big changes. With paint you can highlight small details or create an eye-catcher that becomes the focal point of the whole home.
The Dekoja.net online store offers Musou Black paint, a super-black acrylic paint, which you can use to create unique and truly striking details for a home or business interior.
First steps towards a unique interior
You can start planning by collecting ideas from different interior styles that could serve as the basis for a unique interior. You can sketch on paper or use apps that show you the end result before you start. While planning, think about your own preferences: what style you want to achieve and what kind of atmosphere makes you feel at home.
You don't have to start by painting large areas – begin with small details, such as painting decorative objects. Black works with every colour, and by choosing textiles, other colours and interior elements you can create completely new combinations. They let you build interesting textures and details that suit you and your style.
It is also worth paying attention to lighting and to combining textures. Musou Black reflects very little light – it absorbs up to 99.4% of visible light – so you can use it to create interesting optical illusions and details that look two-dimensional.
Create visual interest on your walls
A wall, or a detail on a wall, that keeps absorbing light creates a unique feature in your home. A plain surface with a detail that stands out from its surroundings, or gives it a look of its own, can become the focal point of the whole room. With super-black paint it is easy and affordable to create optical illusions. A graphic detail on a wall can change the look of an entire room.
Art made with this super-black paint can also serve as a visual element. Graffiti art is an art form of its own and is often associated with grimy underpasses and illegal scribbles – but what if you brought it into your home? It can work as a smaller or larger visual feature on a wall. Combine it with Musou Black paint and you are sure to get striking art. You can also try completely black details as part of other artworks. You can read an artist's own experience of the paint in the article Painterly Musou Black.
Musou Black paint on decorative objects
You don't always need to paint large areas. Small, considered details can create unique contrasts that act as striking elements in an interior.
What if you combined this light-absorbing paint with houseplants by painting the flower pots black, or used it on candle holders?
Here too, the possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Combining black with living light or greenery creates a whole new kind of contrast and is sure to catch the eye.
One thing worth knowing in advance: Musou Black's matt surface is fragile. It does not withstand rubbing, wiping or repeated touching, and fingerprints stay visible. That fragile surface structure is exactly what makes the black so black. So choose objects that are looked at rather than handled every day – and paint a flower pot on the outside rather than the inside. With candles, take the usual care: keep the flame away from the painted surface.
Decorative objects bring out your unique style in a whole new way and make it easy to create the atmosphere you want in a room, whether it is a living room, a hallway or an office.
A completely black wall for your home studio with Musou Black paint
Photographers and video creators often use a black background to focus all attention on the subject. A black background, however, often needs a variety of lights and careful aiming to achieve the result you want.
Musou Black offers a whole new solution. It gives you a background that absorbs up to 99.4% of visible light. The exact figure depends on the application method: in the manufacturer's measurement, an airbrush reaches 99.4% and a brush about 98.8%.
In a home studio – and of course in a professional studio too – this paint gives you a working feature wall that brings out objects and other subjects in a completely new way. It helps you stand out from other photographers.
How does Musou Black paint work?
This Japanese paint is a water-based acrylic that can be applied with an airbrush, a spray gun or a brush. The best result comes from spraying thin coats. Because it is water-based, tools clean up with water.
Dekoja.net is the official importer of Musou Black products in Finland. The paint ships quickly from our own stock.
If you are not yet sure whether paint or another material suits your project, start with the comparison Black paint – how to choose the right black for your work. You will find practical placement tips in the article Black in interior design: where super-black paint belongs – and where it doesn't.
If dark surfaces fascinate you, explore the Musou Black collection right away!
Written by Susa Kuisma. You can find out more about Susa's thoughts and services on her website at susakuisma.com.