Black and white color palette is about as modern as you can get. If you love the look but it just doesn't quite feel like home — add a little color to the mix for a super fun vibe.
Adding yellow to black and white — as Sarah does in her Supremely Stylish West Village Home — is always a successful combination. The bright yellow adds so much vibrance to the color palette and, honestly, yellow items are extremely easy to come by.
If you're looking for a slightly more traditional vibe, black and white still works wonders. Add seaform green, coral and black and white in the same room — well geez! There's really no reason to not love black and white!
Images: 1. Sarah's Supremely Stylish West Village Home, 2. Lilly, 3. A Lovely Being, 4. Rue Mag, 5. Lark and Linen
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I love mixing colors with black and white patterns. The black and white always adds a touch of elegance and edginess to a room that could be too whimsical or safe.
I've always loved mixing kelly green with black and white, it's such a sharp look. Thanks for the inspiration!
to be fair, the chevron pattern is charcoal gray and white, per the tenant's interview
b & w always reminds me of NYC prewar apartment bathrooms---all the ones i ever lived in had b & w subway tile floors and walls.
wonderful idea & examples!
Second kelly green with black/white. I was actually allowed to paint in one of my apts in college and I had mostly black/white stuff and did kelly green walls. People told me my room looks like it had been done by Trading Spaces. Roommates did other cool things with their rooms but I was really proud of mine!
I am kind of obsessed with black and white. Love to wear it and love it in my home. Tried to paint horizontal black and white stripes in my dining room, but chickened out and went for two solid black walls instead: http://twosixe.blogspot.com/2011/12/black-out.html