January 26, 2010

Crisp & Clean, Black & White

I don't think I could ever tire of the clean look of black and white. I especially love the clean, modern lines and lacquer finishes in these two spaces.

The cute, rustic kitchens are definitely popular these days, but today I am craving something fresh and bright to greet me in the mornings, like this one. The white is like a burst of sunshine and a skip in your step! The glistening black table is the perfect accompanying piece to help hold down the space and ground it from getting too airy.
I'm not sure which room of the house this is (a bedroom? a living room?), but the serenity of it is calling my name. The wall of storage, the pretty chair, the darling console, and vintage pictures, make it inviting and warm, despite the cold finishes and modernity. Plus, isn't the addition of taupe and brass into the black & white color scheme the perfect touch?!

*images via Living Etc. and unknown

14 comments:

ABC Dragoo said...

I have been completely crushing on brass/gold lately. The hint of warmth really makes a sparse modern interior design feel a bit more cosy.

Great post!
ABCD

_ffyona said...

Wow, i love the clean line! Black and white always make quite a pair, don't they?

I think that black table, white chairs, are just perfect. And those storage wall, are just so massive and inviting.

Oh yes Crystal, i am currently hosting a giveaway together with cookware.com, perhaps you might like to check it out too!

Jami - XOimagine said...

That lighting fixture above the table is a beauty! I love the black and white - classic.

Jane Flanagan said...

I will dream about that storage tonight!

Connie @ SogniESorrisi said...

Beautiful kitchen!

Annie said...

I so hope the 2nd one is a closet! Can you imagine all the shoes it would hold?!? Great post as always!!

Jo said...

I want that second one to be a bedroom. I can imagine the bed dressed in a fluffy steely blue colored down comforter with bronzy salmon colored accents.

Chronicles of Dolliedaydream said...

Crystal you always have such lovely interiors to share, I want to climb and live inside the pictures xxx

Laura Trevey said...

Black and white is so classic, you can never go wrong!!

xoxo

Unknown said...

love that kitchen!

Rachel {little bits of lovely} said...

I love white interiors - they always look so fresh! Love the lampshade in the kitchen over the dining room table - fab! x

Stephanie said...

I love black and white. Classic.

Sarah Klassen said...

That kitchen is amazing! The cabinets are so chic, yet classic. It's one of the only kitchens I have seen in a long time that have truly "wowed" me...also, that cabinetry in the second is enviable! Perhaps a dressing room?

Hope you're having a lovely week so far, Crystal :)

Annette Piper said...

You're right, it is serene. I want to live there!

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