Design Features
If you follow the basic rules, a black and white combination can sparkle in the interior in a new way:
- A living room in black and white tones requires a well-thought-out compositional plan and the choice of a leading color. An interior decorated in equal shade proportions can look too colorful.
- Even with a basic black color, it is better if the ceiling plane is decorated in white tones, since a dark ceiling creates a feeling of pressure.
- A room with locally distributed color accents looks much more harmonious.
- A black and white design is diluted with small splashes of another color. This range combines perfectly with both cold and warm palettes.
Finishing options
A traditional solution in a black and white living room is a dark floor, which can be decorated with a bright carpet or other floor accessories. Light materials are also used for finishing. Bleached laminate, parquet or tiles will create an unusual contrast with furniture.
The ceiling is most often decorated in white. A modern matte, glossy stretch ceiling or plasterboard construction is used as a facing.
The photo shows a living room in black and white tones with walls covered with wallpaper with a striped print.
For the walls, either a single-color or more interesting design is chosen. For example, it can be wallpaper with a print in the form of vertical, horizontal stripes or waves, depending on the perspective created in the room. Canvases with openwork patterns will help in highlighting various areas in the room. They can be used to decorate a place of rest for the whole family or a TV area.
Photo wallpapers with unusual black and white images or, conversely, with bright colorful drawings that become the central element of the living room look original.
The photo shows dark parquet boards on the floor in the interior of a spacious black and white living room.
Furniture and textiles
The right solution for a black and white living room will be furniture in the same color scheme. A room with a predominance of black shades is furnished with a white sofa, armchairs and other elements. A room with a main white color, on the contrary, is complemented with dark furniture.
When choosing furniture, take into account the style of the interior. For example, a black and white set made of natural wood will fit favorably into a classic living room, and a modern room can be complemented with a monochrome sofa with colorful pillows.
For a black and white design, items covered with leather and wooden elements are perfect.
The furnishings are decorated with strict cabinets, which sometimes have mirrored facades, modern shelving units, wall units, laconic chests of drawers and tables.
The photo shows a modern black and white living room, decorated with a light sofa with leather upholstery.
In a living room in black and white, it is appropriate to use black curtains. Also, the windows are decorated with light curtains with patterns. To prevent the interior from looking chaotic, it is recommended to choose larger prints.
A dark room will be interestingly emphasized by canvases made of thick fabric in turquoise, emerald green or wine tones. For a contrasting black and white interior, items in gray or beige shades are especially suitable.
A very stylish design option is to use black and white carpets, stylized as a zebra or having geometric patterns.
The photo shows a wall under the TV with glossy facades of black and gray in the interior of the hall.
Lighting and decor
A black and white living room can be complemented with a chandelier in an elegant design or spot lighting. Floor lamps, wall sconces or table lamps are perfect for highlighting a certain area.
Metal lamps or lamps with black pendant shades look original as lighting.
The photo shows a living room in black and white with ceiling spotlights and decorative lighting.
With the help of additional accessories, a black and white room can acquire a truly stunning appearance. It is recommended to use paintings with flowers, still lifes or landscapes, arrange vases, figurines and other decorative elements.
The best solution is to install a small aquarium and green the living room with live plants.
Color combinations
Thanks to the harmonious combination of a black and white pair with other colors, you can even more favorably emphasize the surrounding design, adjust the size of the room and simply create a fashionable interior.
Bright splashes of blue, green and lilac shades allow you to add expressiveness to the black and white contrasting range. These can also be accents of an active and dynamic red color, which gives the interior a modern feel, or a warm and sunny yellow color, which not only warms up the space, but also softens the strict interior lines.
The photo shows the design of a black and white living room with bright accents of a turquoise shade.
To soften the design, use a combination of black and white with gray, beige or natural brown. This way, you can achieve smooth transitions that will blur the boundaries and create a harmonious balance in the room.
The photo shows a combination of black and white shades with a natural beige palette in the interior of the hall.
Hall design
In the interior of a small black and white hall in a Khrushchev-era building, light tones should prevail, giving the atmosphere airiness and spaciousness. Dark elements should be used very carefully.
To increase the height of the ceiling, you can use a print with vertical stripes, hang long curtains or install tall and narrow pencil cases in black. You can visually expand a small black and white room with an elongated sofa, horizontally oriented paintings or panels.
The photo shows a black and white living room interior with a fireplace faced with light stonework.
A black and white living room with a fireplace has a truly stunning view. For finishing the fireplace, choose metal, natural stone or luxurious marble.
The photo shows the design of a small hall in a Khrushchev-era building, done in black and white.
Photos of black and white living rooms in different styles
Black and white colors are an ideal solution for the minimalist style. Such shades are in perfect harmony with the severity and laconicism of the design. A living room with a light-colored ceiling, dark furniture, black and white wallpaper or photo wallpaper will look very stylish.
The interior in the Art Deco style is often built on a combined contrasting combination, giving the room a stylish and respectable appearance. In the design of the floor, it is appropriate to use black, white marble or glossy tiles laid out in a checkerboard pattern. The black and white room is decorated with prestigious furniture with gold or silver details and complemented with rare and valuable accessories.
The photo shows a living room with a black and white interior, made in hi-tech style.
Monochrome black and white tones are always appropriate for the loft style. They are harmoniously combined with wood, terracotta brickwork or concrete.
For the high-tech style, white is typical to dominate, and black acts as separate elements in the form of lighting fixtures, a sofa, a coffee table or curtains.
