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Using black and white when designing your home means you’re ready to make a stunning and a dramatic statement. You can take advantage of this seemingly basic yet electrifying mixture by knowing also how to maximize the other design elements.
There is a rule in designing wherein every room can actually use a little black. To some, this might seem strange especially if you love the look of pastels and other light colors in your home. But do give the black and white combination a chance, for a moment. Black can easily become the focal color that could anchor, ground or even make a room look more sophisticated.
Black can also be used in lighting fixtures, accessories, paint, trims and on one furniture piece. This will serve as the focal point for the rest of the design scheme. This will also serve as the outline that would set apart specific objects and areas.
Black, even by itself, is already striking so imagine it combining with the equally stark white.
Black and white looks fresh and clean and is also elegant. Without a doubt, this is the perfect color fusion for modern and contemporary styles. Country French decorating, though traditional, could also use the power of this combination by having a few black and white accents.
Here are additional ways to make black and white work for your home –
The Black and White Flooring
This is a great place to begin. Find a black marble with white baseboard molding. If this isn’t available, use white ceramic tile with black borders. Alternating vinyl black and white squares are also a popular option.
White Walls-Black Art Frames
Having an ivory wall is the best background for prints, framed artworks, and photographs. Find a frame that’s made of wood and painted in black. Choose white and black matting for your artwork or you can choose to add some color in either gold, red or black mats.
Black and White in Small Rooms
This is a wonderful place to use your black and white palette. A small bathroom or powder room will look more elegant with black marble for the countertop and paired with a white sink. Add some shiny, gold fixtures and accessories to complete the look.
Striped Stuff
Imagine those crisp, white linens for your bed in a black-walled bedroom. If this is too dramatic for you, then you could always go with the black and white stripes for your bed. Black chair to offset the white bed is also a common bedroom combo.
Light green, yellow and pink will look great as accents during the summer while bottle green, red or golds would look powerful during the coldest months.
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Touch of Black in a Chiefly White Room
When you are out shopping for fabrics, be sure to be on the lookout for plaids and colorful prints. Touches of black would look great in these. Add more black to the room through accent pieces such as table lamps.
Black and White Is Contemporary
What could be more contemporary than this color combination? Use black or anything dark on your carpeting and rugs then have the walls painted in white. For the focal point, be sure to pick vibrant accent colors. Find fabrics with equally contemporary design to finish your task.
Traditionally Black and White
If you’re thinking that your design options have been limited because you’ll only be using black and white, well, think again. Should you choose to use in cottage style interiors, you can have black paired with a white toile fabric. The tablecloths, chair covers and pillows should have gingham checks.
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