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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favorite: Skona Hem
love black and white, but for some reason, black, white and *yellow* is jarring to me.
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.
For me, black and white works best with lots of texture a la the Richard Powers shot.
Richard Powers was my fav too.
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.
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
Black and white has always been my favorite. I find that it’s being replaced by brown and white…to be continued…
Less color is more? Looks like.
Betsy
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.
#3!!! #3!!! i love it!!!!