The shine of semi gloss will help bounce a little light which is important because a dark color will soak up the light. I painted an accent wall navy, but later decided the small entry space needed the bright white for better lighting. Now i only have dark navy on the trim boards with coat hooks. Try a cheap plastic tablecloth or sheet taped to the wall to see how a dark blue will effect the light in the room. It could be fantastic if it has enough natural light.

Wow, thank you. I'm going to give it a shot. Much appreciated. Stay safe out there.

Take a picture of your room and go to the SW Snap program and you can see colors in your room.

In a previous home, I had a navy blue dining room with a lot of white trim. There were huge doorways on two walls, and a bay window on a third (south) wall, which left only one wall for art. It was my favorite room ever!

I staged a friend’s house and, for the study, I chose a blue similar to the BM Van Deusen Blue shown above. Windows faced east and south. Trim throughout the craftsman house was ivory. It was gorgeous.

I love the color Flo suggested. Thank you for the ivory trim tip, I'm going to go for it! So excited

Happy that you like the idea of ivory trim. btw--the trim was satin or semi-gloss, but the walls were flat. Anything else would have ruined the richness of the blue walls. Both in my case, and in the case of the friend’s study. Sorry that I forgot to mention that.

Please share photos! Before and after would be great! Living vicariously! 😉

I love this blog and here's a terrific post on some great blue colors: https://www.drivenbydecor.com/

Thank you! The article was super helpful.

Just a caution. Recommend pretty white trim if you go with deeper blue. Creates that fresh crisp look. SW Alabaster is slightly warmer white but do test the trim color too. Pick wall color first, then select best trim. If it was me, I would do Chantilly Lace for trim. Clean white.

You certainly can do a gloss or semi gloss if your walls are prepped for it. This office is done in a gloss Van Deusen Blue. Its showing lighter in this photo do to lighting. As Flo said it can show flaws but if the walls are prepped well it wont. Also I would not recommend it on a wall with texture. Only flat smooth walls.

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Here is a more accurate representation of the color in gloss although this is reading slightly darker than it looks.

BM Van Deusen blue is pretty as well as BM newburyport blue and BM Blue Note. I like SW Alabaster as the trim color with dark blues. Keeps the tones rich but isn't a stark white.

.... I'll ask if you want to go on -- what is your furniture like?

I wouldn’t do semi gloss or gloss on the wall unless you have a level five finish( which most homes don’t)! And only if you are hiring a pro! While photos of rooms with a high gloss finish are beautiful and intriguing that level of perfection comes at a cost$$$!

BM Chantilly lace is a bright white, Decorators white is nice with dark blue as it has a touch of black, and alabaster is slightly pink. They will all look white next to the dark blue!