My Moody Foyer

Do you love the look of all light, white, misty interiors?  I do.  It is so photogenic, so pleasing to the eye, and someday I may live in a space like that.  But for right now, as much as I love it, it isn't always "me."

For now, "me" is a little bit moody.  And also so is my decorating style, ha!  Meet my moody foyer:

I love the way that the white provides a nice canvas for my equally moody oil painting:

And some family pictures:

One of the things that makes this work for me is the sheen of the darker paint; it is a slightly reflective satin, so even a color this dark bounces light around rather than sucks it up.  You can kind of see the sheen here:

I painted the foyer about a year and a half ago, but I don't think I ever showed you.  I wanted to live with it first.  The longer I do, the more I love it.  It soothes me to walk through this space, and I love the drama of it as people enter my home.

So what about you?  Are you light and airy?  Or dark and moody?  Or can you be both?

P.S. Lovin' the Linky's at Less Than Perfect Life of Bliss

Colors:

Trim: White Dove by Benjamin Moore

Upper wall: White Dove by Benjamin Moore, color matched by Sherwin-Williams

Lower wall: Sealskin by Sherwin-Williams in Satin Finish