I have a new bed and of course (duh) my total bedroom needs to be restyled. After a round on Pinterest, I knew it: my white room is going black. After a lengthy negotiation session with my boyfriend, which started to resemble a PowerPoint presentation, I had the agreement: black it is. But once I arrived for the gigantic color fan, I discovered that there are about three hundred more shades of black than I thought. A brown, purple, green, blue, gray, or red undertone: it’s all in the game. After comparison upon comparison upon comparison, there is the winner: coal black. It is a matte black color that has a dark gray, cool undertone, making the color come across as slightly less harsh on your wall.

Well, once I got rolling, I found the color so beautiful that the one wall in question became three walls, and I am already in a new negotiation regarding the bathroom. So if you’re considering black, skip that color fan and go for coal black. You will never regret it, I just know for sure.