While decorating and redecorating your home can be lots of fun, sometimes standing in a store in front of the countless colour palettes and shade you have to decide on, can be a little overwhelming. With so many things to take into consideration, deciding on the colour seems like the base you should build your new home look on. That’s why monochromatic interior design is a trend in rising many people turn to lately. The monochrome home look is designed by taking one colour as a base and applying a colour theory to it to create a range of tints, shades and tones to it by adding neutrals. While this means any colour can be the base of a monochromatic interior design, the most used are black and white and the many grey shades in between.
The monochromatic black and white look offers timeless elegance and contemporary versatility at the same time, making your home look absolutely stunning! That’s why it’s the number 1 choice when it comes to monochromatic design. If you’re not one of those to experiment with colours, but you want to have a statement-making modern looking home, black and white are your colours. Here are some ideas on how to make your home a stylish black and white residence.
Add Style to Your Home by Choosing Black and White Wallpaper
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Both black and white are among the 10 most popular wall colours ever. White walls make a living area look more spacious and add modern luminosity that makes the perfect base for a monochrome look. Black walls are the easiest way to a bold statement look. But why not have it all with black and white wallpaper? There are many reasons to use wallpapers. They’re a durable solution that can last for years, freeing you of maintenance. Wallpapers give a luxurious touch to any space, making a plain space look full and textured. They’re often used to hide some space imperfections and therefore are a great redesigning option. There’s a wide range of black and white wallpaper designs available that can be complementary to any monochromatic design.
Black and white patterns are ideal for creating a bold, dramatic look. For example, some classic lines of ancient Greek architecture can contribute incredible depth and dynamism to your living room, as it did to Greek edifices and places of worship. These and other black and white patterns are the ultimate way to add drama to a space. The bigger the pattern, the dramatic the finish. Patterns on the darker side, meaning more black than white, can be used to emphasize white furniture pieces as a central spot of the living room, sending inward vibes. And patterns on the whiter side can serve to add an aesthetic touch to it, especially patterns that include delicate metallic highlights, adding a subtle shimmer to the design.
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Since black and white goes with everything, softer black and white wallpaper designs can make a design that will pass the test of time, making your interior a timeless elegance. For a minimalistic look, you can go for some general favourite designs, like the linear visage design. Yes, it’s not only for your minimalist white t-shirt – it can be a part of your living room design too, you’re welcome. Floral and animalistic white and black wallpaper can contribute to the uniqueness of a space by creating interior motives you can build the further look. Think white flamingos on a black base or black magnolia flowers on a white base. Black and white doesn’t have to mean black and white only, you can get creative and play with milky white, dark brownish, light cream and many other shades too. And you shouldn’t stick to the idea that wallpaper is for the walls only. Using wallpaper for the ceiling, redecorating old furniture or as a framing device are creative and decorative ways to add a black and white art touch to your space.
The Many Shades of Grey for the Contemporary Home
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If black and white monochromatic look meant only black and white, what a boring thing it would be. Thank God for the many shades of grey in between to make your home look as edgy and contemporary as you want it to be. Grey pieces of furniture, like a shark grey sofa put in the centre of the living room next to a white marble coffee table, can make a great focal point of a living area with white walls and black flooring or vice versa. Or you can play with the colour of a cabinet next to a wall in black and white wallpaper, making it in fog grey or charcoal grey shade with a metallic finish.
Grey makes the perfect kitchen cabinet colour along with black or white marble (or fake marble) countertop for the ultimate black and white kitchen look. And a dolphin grey bathroom rug on your black or white bathroom floor may be just the piece you need for a complete black and white bathroom look. If you’re aiming for a monochromatic bedroom, then you should know that a bed frame in ash grey is always a good idea. Finish the look with silver or metallic accessories for the monochrome Instagram look worth thousands of likes.
Creamy White Textures for the Cosy Home
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If you think ‘I’m more for a cosy home design’, don’t rush and immediately ditch the idea for a black and white monochromatic look. The many shades of black and white are the earthy creamy whites that make for the cosiest interior design. Imagine your living room or bedroom looking based on white with all the creamy white textures and details in black. That would mean white walls and floors, with a creamy white sofa or bed with many layers and fabric textures, and maybe white oak furniture with black metal legs that go along with a grouping of black frames on the walls. Dreamy, right?
And while monochromatic often means a one-colour look, if you feel like including an additional one for a pop of colour, don’t be afraid to listen to your creative self and do so. Remember, your home – your rules. And having black and white as your base, you can never go wrong.
