Tag archive for "black and white"

Accessories

Black and White Clocks with Personality on Etsy

1 Comment 17 May 2013

Clocks. They tick, tock, and tell time. Boring, right? That’s not always the case, as demonstrated on Etsy by a handful of talented artists. These styles don’t even need color to stand out; they have plenty of personality in just black and white. The Small Fornasetti Digital Face Wall Clock from paperannie shows a woman sticking [...]

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Bedroom

Star Gazing in the Bedroom

1 Comment 15 February 2013

What if you could fall asleep at night while gazing up at the stars through your ceiling? Having a skylight installed or just re-positioning your bed so that it’s under the one you’re lucky enough to have could kick up the peacefulness of your evenings and allow you to feel as if you’re on a relaxing camping [...]

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White House Beer Kit via Cool Material

Living

Neighborhood Spy: Living It Up with the Boys

2 Comments 13 September 2012

We’ll admit it: quite a few of our posts lately have been specifically geared toward the fairer sex — glimpses into Lauren Conrad’s office, a roundup of feminine fall accents, a piece on the comeback of quilts — so today’s link roundup is decidedly tipped in the favor of the masculine gender. First up, Cool [...]

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Black Door Inspiration via Atmosphere Interior Designs

Living

Paint It Black: The Allure of Darkening Your Doors

No Comments 10 September 2012

Maybe it has something to do with contrast, or perhaps it’s just the element of surprise, but there’s a little-known (and little-utilized) fact in the design world: if you want to make your space look more luxurious, do what the Rolling Stones told you: see a door and paint it black. While venturing into the [...]

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Bathroom, Bedroom, Living

Shades of Gray and Bursts of Color

No Comments 10 July 2012

Shades of gray can stand alone–or almost alone, with the help of black and white–to create a welcoming, cool, cozy interior that is simultaneously striking. Another way to make gray work if you’re afraid it may be too dull on its own is to add a burst of color in a bold or bright shade. [...]

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Simple Black Faucet in White Bathroom via Remodelista

Bathroom

Simple & Sleek: 4 Austere Black & White Bathrooms

3 Comments 05 June 2012

For some of us, the bathroom is a place of respite, of comfort, of repose. For others, it’s a quick stop where we dash into and out of the shower and pause briefly to freshen our breath, coif our hair and steady ourselves for the day ahead. But for all of us, it’s a space [...]

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Accessories, Bedroom

Creating the Non-Traditional but Playful Black & White Nursery

2 Comments 20 April 2012

For most parents, the nursery is the place that will embody their newborn’s personality throughout their first years and they want it to be inspiring, playful, and not look like everyone else’s. While pastel colors, pinks and blue have been safe color palettes in the past, there is a design push for originality and unique [...]

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Black and White Bedroom Photographed by Tom Atwood

Bedroom

A Quartet of Stunning Black and White Bedrooms

1 Comment 08 March 2012

If the bedroom is the place where we go to rest our minds, both literally and figuratively, it stands to reason that it should be free of clutter and distraction.  Today’s roundup of bedroom designs takes simplicity to the extreme with a nearly complete absence of color; these four rooms strip away all the excess, [...]

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Styles

Chateau Chic: Five Essentials for the French-Inspired Home

No Comments 23 January 2012

Let’s be honest: everybody wants to be Amelie. The impish French introvert played so expertly by Audrey Tatou in the 2001 film of the same name had an irresistible charm about her, and living in a space inspired by her homeland just sounds so sublime, doesn’t it? Whether you’re going for a traditional Parisian treatment, [...]

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Living

Modern black and white apartment living room design

No Comments 02 February 2011

Designed by French architect Pascal Grasso, this black and white modern living room is part of an monochrome contemporary apartment in Paris, with the unique feature of an installed landscape of blocks across the ceiling. This system of blocks on the ceiling are more than just an artistic effect to enhance the modern look of [...]

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Styles

Modern minimalist black and white apartment interior design

No Comments 26 December 2010

This 110 square meter apartment design is the creation of Bulgarian designer Jovo Bozhinovski, a black and white minimalist interior with contemporary and futuristic elements and furnishings. From the luxury modern living room with a giant ceiling light, to the kitchen and dining area, bathroom and bedroom, each room has the balance of black and [...]

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Styles

The Modular house with black and white interior

No Comments 23 September 2010

The Modular house was designed by Spanish architecture firm A-Cero, a black exterior with neatly balanced black and white interior. As well as being ultra modern, like some of their other interior designs, the home also has a distinctive gothic theme.  With the Modular house it’s the mysterious artwork which gives it a gothic appeal, [...]

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Styles

Warehouse – minimalist black & white home

No Comments 24 August 2010

Warehouse is a residential home in Hiroshima, Japan, which was completed in 2009, an open plan, single story house with minimal furniture and appliances and a cool black and white color scheme. Designed by renowned architects, Shinichi Ogawa and Associates, Warehouse represents everything which is stylish about Japanese contemporary interiors, a yin and yang feel [...]

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