Windowless rooms often get a bad reputation for being uninspiring and dim spaces to decorate. However, with a little imagination and the right advice, these rooms have the potential to be transformed into a haven of warmth and charm.The lack of natural light can be an opportunity to go bolder with your decisions, embrace new interior design trends, and get creative with clever layouts, lighting, and decorations.
But we understand windowless rooms do come with challenges, and you don't often see beautiful examples to get you inspired. So we have spoken with designers who have tackled windowless, or very low-light, spaces to find out what they did to make their dark powder rooms, bathrooms, and entryways feel just as welcoming and well-thought-out as their light-filled counterparts.1.
Fill the room with glossy surfaces(Image credit: Sarah Vaile Design)It's interior design 101 that glossy, reflective surfaces maximize light even in the darkest of rooms. So, when decorating a space without a window, it makes sense to follow this tried and tested technique.Gloss paint has been making a comeback in recent years, and we have seen plenty of wonderful examples of how it can change a room from drab to dramatic.
Case in point, this cloak room, designed by Sarah Vaile.The space is a windowless walkway, and Sarah wanted it to become a space where guests paused to drop off coats and congregated in smaller groups – a playful room. She chose Framboise by Sherwin-Williams in a high-gloss so .