Just because a room lacks natural light doesn't mean you have to settle for a dark space. Here are 14 tried-and-true decorating tricks designers rely on to brighten up a dark room.
Before NYC designer Rodney Lawrence had his way with this 4,000-square-foot loft space in lower Manhattan, it was a massive void of developer-added Sheetrock walls with a few preserved columns from its industrial days. Lawrence’s mission became “Keep that openness, but at the same time create moments of intimacy.”