Black and White Living Room

The look of black and white living rooms is elegant and there is a limitless design range. Take inspiration from this white and black color palette to design your dream room.

This white look can be brought out by giving a soft and warm tone to this design by using a neutral base like grey to compliment big accessories like plush rugs, throws, or wooden furniture – all these will create interest and drama to this neutral design.

White walls
If you have white walls and you want something striking but with black trim it would be nice to add an edge. This styling trick is particularly great for smaller rooms to open up and make them look larger.

If you like the more minimalistic look, paint your living room walls a soft grey colour. Many grey shades, from silvery tan to dark chocolate can go well with black-and-white décor, so you can select the perfect gray for your room.

Simple living spaces can be elegant and warm, especially if the surfaces are natural such as wood. Layer in texture with large area rugs with designs you haven’t seen before; add some interest to this monochrome with pillows with strong architectural lines or biomorphic curves, plants and more passive details like cushions with textured material like plants.

Black accents
The black can give a white-and-black living room design more drama without drowning it in black. Contrary to the adage, near-black colors bring dimension without making rooms smaller. Fine grey sofas and chic side tables – they help ground this design without taking up all the color in this scheme.

Metallics are a second pop-pin to a black-and-white design, and it is striking with black. The gold or silver elements are particularly chic against it – think of gilt mirror frames, brass candlesticks and chrome furniture as good examples.

It’s possible to give a black-and-white look some greenery – whether it’s bold chartreuse insets, or less strong viridian or sea green. Add some leafy plants or green paintings or throw pillows to your design in the scheme to complete it.

Botanical accents
A good black and white living room needs a few textured pieces to balance its spartan appearance. You could also incorporate woven rug or leather pillows that have natural tones for visual interest, which is much more fun than simple colour palettes will ever achieve on their own.

Black and white living rooms can also be given some metallic accents, but in small doses for the glamour and style. Whether it’s picture frames with black-and-white art or brass light fixtures, these metal touches are the perfect finishing touches for any home.

Add big complementary colors like fiery orange or calming blue to your black-and-white theme as well, to give a lot of interest and keep the room sleek and classy. You can also add these tones by accent pillows, vase or other decorative elements; just don’t go all over the place!

Texture
The black and white living room can hold so many textures and styles of decor from mid-century modern items with sharp architectural lines to modern artwork and your room will feel comfortable. Textures cancel out the over-ambitiousness of colours to create a welcoming scheme.

Tip: Soft rugs, fuzzy pillows, tactile textiles to accent a palette of whites. The use of various textures, leather sofas, wool rugs and rough-sawn coffee tables makes a room seem less bare and cold.

Low white or black will evoke an airiness; more modest black will suggest luxury and style. Add contrasting hues that compliment neutrals or pops to make it look warmer or more dramatic without taking away from its black and white nature.