Gilmore is a 27 year old who loves decorating especially bold black and white color palettes. Always Consult a Professional Before Starting a DIY Project. Header picture from Photo Express.
One of my favorite black and white rooms ever belongs to the Evil Queen on the show Once Upon a Time. It has birch print wallpaper, black columns, and it looks like a marble floor. There isn't any color in the space which at first leads to that "evil" feeling. However, it's so dramatic with the color palette and so neutral that everyone in that room pops. It makes someone wearing red lipstick really mesmerizing. If I would've been decorating it I would've gone with a lot of heavy stone or made it feel like a castle and that's why I'm not a set designer. The modern feeling and color palette feels a little bit dangerous and shows that the Mayor knows who she is at least design wise. Even though the ropm is quite intricate it serves as a backdrop. Do you like the Evil Queen's house?
Black and White Christmas Decor
I know that this was popular a few years ago but I just couldn't get too into the idea. There was lots of modern styles as well as fake white trees. I'd much rather see a flocked version. You still get the color but it's a little bit more natural. I also think it would be awesome to take the typical ceramic Christmas village and spray paint it all one color; either white or black. it's a lot easier then trying to get all of those details with handpainting. Trust me, it's a family tradition and I would love to just be able to paint everything one color it would save so much time too. You'd just need larger scale pieces but you may be able to find some options at thrift stores that you can do a makeover on; just make sure your painted finish can handle the heat of Christmas lights. It would be a contemporary version of a Christmas village.
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Shopping for a White Bed
When you pick out a white bed you really need to pay attention to the details. Whenever you have the same piece of furniture for several years or decades it can seem a little bit boring. This is why just focusing in on really subtle embellishments is going to make all the difference.
You might want to really consider this color palette if you're going to go with a really oversized piece. This could be a four poster bed or just a sleigh bed. This can help it blend into the room so that it doesn't seem so large even if it really is.
Black and white beds or anything that's very modern like a platform style is very popular. The great thing about this style is that it can often have drawers underneath. This can be a subtle architectural detail if the drawers are paneled. You might even be able to find some with frosted glass fronts. This is going to be extremely contemporary. It can relate back to a lot of other frosted windows or wardrobes that you have in your space. This is a way to get embellishments in the room without adding an extra accent color.
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White wooden beds can feel very country. This is just an opportunity to stay away from heavy oak designs. Real wood can be quite expensive. It can also be quite heavy in the room and really dominate the space. Just going for a painted wood is really going to change this. If you have a good imagination you can find a lot of these pieces that were popular a few decades ago and really turn them into something a lot more modern. This might even just have subtle iron details. You could paint these out or leave them as is.
For a girl's white bed you want to make sure that it really has an intricate silhouette. A good way to do this is with a canopy bed. A four poster bed will also work. This instantly gives it a princess like feel. You could even just add in subtle touches such as curtains or a canopy on top of it. This could also be in the same white color or you could change it up into a more subtle pink.
The great thing about a white bed that you can really explore is all different kinds of bedding options. One thing that you can do for a contemporary kind of space is just going to be to stick with a monochromatic color palette. You can head to white sales to get high thread count sheets and pair it with a white goose down comforter. This way you won't have to mix and match fabrics. It's great for small spaces because it does look so light and airy.
You can take the cues for your bedding from the style of the bed. For instance if you have a platform bed then this is contemporary. This is going to call for more graphic styles of bedding. A great way to accomplish this is just if you have a more traditional style such as a four poster design then you can go with either an elegant damask print or a simple country quilt.
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How to Bring White Leather Furniture Into Your Home
White leather furniture can really be a design stable. Often leather couches seem so masculine. Just changing up the color palette really changes the perception of the overall piece. This is something that you can really integrate into your home using a lot of what you already have.
Interesting leather furniture ideas are going to use it in unexpected ways. For instance you could just use it in the bedroom. When you find a lot of faux leather covered end tables you could use these as nightstands. It even be in a chic faux crocodile leather finish. This can be a little bit expensive. However, whenever you decorate a neutral room, you're going to see a lot of texture and this is a new and modern way to do that.
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One of the disadvantages to leather furniture is that it's usually overstuffed and oversized. This means it seems to take over the room even when it is quite neutral in color. In this case, you may just want to rethink the idea of a sofa and couch. You could just create a seating area out of four arm chairs. You could add in an ottoman so that everyone can put their feet up and this can be a nice conversational area. It could also just depend on the amount of seating you need to use such as a chaise lounge.
If you are decorating with suede leather then it can be little bit difficult to find it in white. Instead bring it in with an ivory or a light tan. This can provide a subtle contrast against white walls. It's also going to have a lot of texture and softness to it. This is really great when you are using a smaller room depending on the lines just because they can seem too disappear but at the same time it's extremely comfortable.
Using a white leather furniture set in a living room is going to require a little bit of imagination. Instead of bringing color in on your furniture you're going to have to bring it on your walls. This should really be in keeping with a very modern and contemporary palette that matches your other furniture choices. In this case it can be a gray or a blue. You can even be very daring with black. This is also a great alternative if you really want a pop of color in your room or have the desire to be really dramatic with red walls. Clearly the great thing about white leather furniture is that you can take it in so many different design directions. You can match any kind of feminine palette such as pink and purple but it can also be very masculine with a chocolate brown. This is one of the reasons why it's such an investment because you can just keep the same furniture for years and years and paint the walls every once in a while to get a totally new look in your space.
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White Wardrobe and Armoire Design Ideas
A white wardrobe can really have a lot of personality to it. This is really a statement piece. It's one of the biggest pieces of furniture that you can own. This also makes it the most expensive. This means that you really going to have to balance it out quite carefully. You can match a lot of your existing furniture. This is a great option if you have a lot of clothes. If you have two dressers in one area they can feel quite cluttered. You may just want to instead try using a larger piece that will give you all of the storage that you need.
If you go with a country kind of design style then there are a lot of different options for this. You could just go with a basic paneled door. This can seem a little bit traditional. You can even embellish it yourself just with the knobs. If it has white knobs on it then try hanging a tassel from the doors for more of a traditional kind of effect. You could even get a simple, rustic Christmas ornament such as a star and hang it from the knobs for an added embellishment.
You can also find a lot of white wardrobe ideas that are going to use really beautiful panel kinds of design styles. This can have a beach like effect that fits in with a whitewashed wood. If you choose a painted white piece then again this is going to feel very country. These pieces are also appropriate enough for a girl's wardrobe. You may even be able to convert it into a makeshift home office.
One thing you may want to consider when going with a white wardrobe armoire is going to be a modern kind of design style. This usually just has flat doors. They can swing open or slide. This can even be a built-in piece. In this case it's usually going to feature a frosted glass. This way you can’t see into your closet but you do have a little bit of light moving throughout the space. This can even be the focal point of your entire room just because it is such an unusual element and it does provide so much storage space.
When you go with a girl's wardrobe then you really want to make it a lot of fun. You should really have oversized French pieces so it's very ornate. It needs to have as much molding as possible. This is really going to make it very special and it can also seem a little bit shabby chic.
You can also just add a lot of these elements into your existing closet or armoire. For instance a hanging wardrobe is going to have a lot of different shoe racks. You can have several rods to it. This allows you to really maximize your hanging space, as well as your storage space. You can also implement a lot of different textures such as canvas materials which are still going to be quite inexpensive.
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