Interior decor is as much a part of the fashion world as clothes are — trends are born and then trends die. It’s the cycle of style. Because I’m short on time and have to work whenever I find a spare minute or two, I tend to bookmark my posts well in advance (and for my responsible nature I deserve a gold star, right?), but the downside is that I often find I’m tired of the pictures before I even get to post them. So, yeah, I’ve had this awesome black and white roundup lassoed and hogtied for weeks, but I was all sick of it because I’ve already seen a zillion (good) black and white roundups splashed all over the blogosphere. Anyhoodle, this is my long and rambling way of saying that you’re getting a (mostly) black and white post whether you like it or not, because there are some good things about black and white, and besides — it’s a classic, dammit.
Elle Decor
Did you see how many pictures I had bookmarked??? I’m nothing if not thorough, and I couldn’t exactly let all that gorgeousness go to waste.
So what do you dudes think? Is black and white itself too chilly? Does it need a pop of color or the warmth of wood to make it work? Tell me your favorite picture, and I’ll tell you mine… Inquiring minds need to know.
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October 29th, 2009 at 7:11 am
What do you think the chances are of Jeff Andrews becoming the future Mr. Slappy? Oh, yeah, I’m already married. I guess my only option is to cyber-stalk him. Great round-up, chica!
October 29th, 2009 at 9:37 am
favorite: Skona Hem
love black and white, but for some reason, black, white and *yellow* is jarring to me.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:07 am
That’s funny, pillow mint, I just came to say the opposite. I’m definitely drawn to the images that have a little yellow in them.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:58 am
For me, black and white works best with lots of texture a la the Richard Powers shot.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Richard Powers was my fav too.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Black and white rooms always look darker than coloured ones! It is a fraud of the eye which believes that it must be too dark to see colour if there is none.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Black and white is my favorite favorite favorite color pairing. Now that i have it in my bedroom and office, i’ve been thinking about expanding to the entire house. but then again, i still do love my grey.
anyway, the mirrored bar in the studio Ilse shot is speaking directly to my soul
October 29th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Black and white has always been my favorite. I find that it’s being replaced by brown and white…to be continued…
October 29th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Less color is more? Looks like.
Betsy
October 30th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
I love the Emmas Designblogg photo. I’m a little tired of the skulls and crossbones, but otherwise that corner of that room is just perfect.
And normally I cannot stand the doily thing. But the overscale black doily on the bed in the last photo is spectacular.
October 30th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
#3!!! #3!!! i love it!!!!