4 Tips to Add Black to Your White Interior Design

Author: Rachel

There are fewer color combinations that are more elegant than black and white. This elegant color combination for your home interior design can dramatically alter the ambiance and appearance of a room. In particular, the black and white color scheme is especially popular for bedroom interior design. If you are interested in decorating your bedroom in a black and white color combination, then here are a few of our favorite black and white decorating ideas and tips!

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1) Beginning with your walls, it will not be necessary for you to paint your walls in either black or white alone. For example, consider painting three of your walls white and one black as an accent wall. There are also numerous wallpapers and stencils available that feature interesting black and white damask patterns. Likewise, black wall decals may be used to liven up white walls. Of course, any combination of paint, wall decals, and wallpaper may be used to create the effect you are looking for.

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2) If you are going to create a cohesive black and white room, then it is going to be necessary to take the furniture into account as well. Furniture may be painted in any combination of black and white or a single, solid color. The trick to successfully painting your furniture in black and white is to avoid choosing a pattern or paint color scheme that is too busy. Do not forget to include the bed frame, headboard, and window frames of your bedroom.

3) Accessories and bedding are the areas of a black and white room in which you can have the most fun! From lighting to rugs to bedding, there will be a number of fun options and patterns for you to choose from. For example, a black and crystal chandelier are extremely elegant, and they can provide an interesting focal point for your bedroom. Black and white curtains and area rugs will be available in a number of eye catching designs. As with the furniture, you should avoid choosing bedding and accessories that feature busy patterns.

Finally, when you are decorating a black and white bedroom, you will need to take into account the accent colors that you will be using throughout the space. It is important for you to restrict yourself to one or two bright accent colors that will be used sparsely throughout the room. These accent colors should be used sparsely, because any color within a black and white bedroom is going to stick out dramatically!

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Brilliant Bauhaus Still Buzzing

The power of the Bauhaus philosophy lives on even though it was an art school operating in Germany for only about a decade in the early part of the 20^th century.

Bauhaus Interior sample board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

We have sold our house and moved interstate to be closer to family. We have had a great time catching up with family and having a wee holiday my excuse for not writing a blog post for awhile. At the present time we are house sitting. The house belongs to an artist who is in Italy conducting an art tour.

Each afternoon I sit in a Marcel Breuer ‘Wassilly’ armchair and treat myself to a book from the wonderful library of art books. Besides devouring books on Turner, Matisse, Cezanne and Toulouse Lautrec I found the gem ‘Bauhaus Archive Berlin Museum of Design’. What a delight to once again discover the inspiring designs created at the Bauhaus. So I thought I would share some of story of Bauhaus and create a few concept boards inspired by and featuring some of the designs.

A manifesto for Bauhaus in Weimar Germany was written in 1919. Walter Gropius the director of the school wanted to reform the artistic process by using workshop courses and linking arts to hand crafts. One of the preliminary courses was created and taught my Johannes Itten; over a decade painting, drawing, print making, pottery, bookbinding, sculpture, cabinet making, metal and commercial art, photography, wall painting, architecture, urban planning and design were offered.

Trendy Bauhaus mood board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

Some of the famous names who were associated with Bauhaus besides Gropius; Vassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee (who taught elements of design theory) and Mies van der Rohne who conducted courses in architecture. Bauhaus moved from Dessau to Berlin and was closed in 1932. The New Bauhaus was created in Chicago in 1937 and the enduring influence of the school became international.

Benjamin Moore has elected lemon sorbet as the color of the year for 2013 and I have used this future trend prediction with some Bauhaus designs to indicated the fact the designs can still create a buzz today. The Bauhaus interior design mood board I have created on SampleBoard.com features the on trend yellow and grey scheme and a wall hanging by Anni Albers in cotton and rayon, the table lamp created in the 1920s by Carl Jakob and Wilhelm Wagenfeld in nickel plated brass and glass. Also a yellow take on the famous Marcel Breuer Wassily chair.

Bauhaus Design concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard,com

On the Trendy Bauhaus mood board Ruth Hollos-Consemuller’s 1930 cotton and wool wall hanging, Marianne Brandt’s 1924 tea and coffee set in silver and ebony, a staircase and vase in a Mondrian inspired design and a Miles van der Rohne chair are featured.

The Bauhaus design concept board features Marcel Breuer’s 1926 table set, Max Peiffer Watenphul’s 1921 wall hanging and Piet Mondrian’s designs. I have had a great time away from house hunting being inspired by Bauhaus designs and creating the concepts boards.

I can drive myself crazy redesigning every house we look at and I must admit sending us off on some lovely wild goose chases looking at homes beyond our budget and needs. We are downsizing after all. We want to ensure we have plenty of money left for travel and also a home with a lot less upkeep inside and out. Well back to the house hunting.

Author: Rosena MacFadzean for SampleBoard.com – concept creation online

How to create rooms like JLo’s

Be inspired by Jenifer Lopez’s beautiful home.

A gentle pastel colored serene retreat would best describe this home. It is an unexpected color palette for the vibrate Lopez. Combing soft blues, grey, peach with pure white and touches of dark timber works a treat. I just love this home.

To create this look in the living room select dark timber flooring, pale blue walls and pure white trims. Add a white floor rug and upholstery and dark timber furniture. Create a sense of luxury with a shiny silver lamp base and metal framed tables.

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Repeat the same colors and shapes of furniture in the dining room. In the bedroom use a soft peach color on the walls and for the curtain fabric, add crisp white linen, a fluffy white carpet and a crystal light fitting.

All the rooms have a cozy welcoming feel due to homey functional built in furniture and personal touches of ornaments and flowers and soft furnishings. The home is classy, elegant and yet has a wonderful warmth.

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As usual I have created some mood boards on SampleBoard.com to give you an idea of how you can create the look.

A peek at world’s most livable city’s interior design chic

Last week I spent a wonderful few days in Melbourne with my sister and niece. Melbourne has once again topped the list as the world’s most livable city for 2012. I can understand why.

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South Yarra where we stayed was originally the home of the Wurundjeri tribe before it was settled by Europeans in the 1830s. It is home to some of Melbourne’s most prestigious residential addresses. There are many Heritage listed houses including Como House built in 1847 and Barwon house built in 1881.

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A wonderful range of homes can be found in South Yarra from the richly ornamented Victoria Boom Style terrace houses in Park Street to grand Federation style homes and some fantastic Art Deco homes in Alexander Ave, Lawson Grove and Darling Street. There are also some cutting edge contemporary style buildings; it sure is a city with style.

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Barwon house was recently listed for sale and was described as a beautiful renovated stately Victorian home. The front of the home has been restored to its former glory and the family added a wonderful contemporary extension to the back of the property.

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One of my favorite blogs is Annie’s A View On Design I found the images for two homes situated in South Yarra one of them was Barwon house. There is such a variety of interior styles I could not resist spending time creating the concept boards in this blogs. I thought it would give you a glimpse of some of the wonderful homes to be found in one of the most livable suburbs in the most livable city in the world. I have featured some interiors from homes and added images from Pinterest and the SampleBoard.com library. If you click on the boards you will find information on each image used in the concept boards.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

Besides the wonderful architecture shopping on the famous trendy up market Chapel Street and Toorkak Road is a delight as is a visit to the cafes and restaurants. We spent a day easily getting to and wandering around Melbourne city which is only a train or tram ride away.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

Author: Rosena MacFadzean for SampleBoard.com – concept creation online

Be inspired by fascinating Florence Broadhurst to create trendy funky interiors

One of my favorite iconic designers is Florence Broadhurst. Her designs are big, bold, beautifully crisp and funky. Florence was a fascinating character from outback Australia. She led people to believe she was English in Australia yet in London where she had a shop she pretended to be French. She was a chanteuse in Shanghi in the 1920s and in the 30s she was a couturier in Bond Street.

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During the 1950s Florence was a painter. But it was in the 1960s and early 70s she became famous and shone as a designer of brilliant wallpaper. Florence died as she had lived in mysterious circumstances. Her brutal murder has remained unsolved.

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Florence’s designs revealed her background in travel to exotic places in stylized patterns of Asian influence. Her bold psychedelic colored prints were very much on trend in the swinging 1960s. She created her famous huge peacock like birds using a gold background and five different silk screens.

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Broadhurst worked very closely with a number of young designers and interior designers in the city where she created her master pieces; Sydney. Unfortunately her wallpapers went out of fashion for years. The minimalist styles of the 2000s would not accommodate her magnificent bold wallpaper designs.

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However Signature Prints an Australian company has been working for a number of years to restore Florence Broadhurst’s prints to their place as hot décor items. In 2003 Florence Broadhurst designs were launched in the USA by John Buscemi the owner of Classic Revivals in Boston.

Mood Board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

I must admit I am so glad Florence’s work has had a continuing revival. Her designs have also been used to create magnificent floor rugs and fabrics. I have created a number of concept boards featuring some of her wonderful designs. Hope you are inspired and enjoy her designs as much as I do.

You may like to check out this cute Youtube fashion video with a Florence Broadhurst wallpaper as a back drop http://youtu.be/gcOK_HH2VkY

Author: Rosena MacFadzean for SampleBoard.com – concept creation online

SampleBoard Color Talks: the colors having a big impact in 2012

According to a Benjamin Moore’s Color Chats post a recent survey was conducted by House Beautiful. The readers, interior designers and design bloggers were asked to reveal the colors they can’t live without.

Orange was voted most popular by 60% of bloggers and 45% of the readers. Brown was considered an out color by 27% of bloggers but 29% of readers chose pink. When we look at the Financial Global Crisis and understand brown is a color associated with poverty as well as earth and health in the USA maybe this explains why brown is not popular. The only places it appears to be perceived as positive is in Australia where to the Aboriginals brown is the color of their valued land and in the Ukraine where it symbolizes the earth and it’s bounty. In India brown is the color of mourning and in Nicaragua the color of disapproval.

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Yellow was voted the most popular color for kitchens and in a close second was white. I understand yellow is a popular color for kitchens in the UK echoing the trend in the US. White would probably be the most popular color for kitchens in Australia. In Europe and Northern America yellow is the symbol of hope and happiness. In Mexico and Egypt it is the color of mourning and yellow is a sacred color in China.

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Blue is a popular color no surprise here as blue is often a popular color choice about 29% said blue was their favorite color. Blue is the number one color for bedrooms a wise choice as it is a restful color and is said to lower the heart rate. Blue is used by many banks in the US as a symbol of trust, in China it is the color of immortality, In Israel blue represents holiness and the South African Zulu considers it the color of happiness. Globally blue is considered to be the safest and most positive color.

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The popularity of purple has been increasing in recent years. I noticed it was a popular color in London during the Olympic Games. In Europe and America violet/purple is the color of royalty. Yet in Brazil and Thailand it is the color for mourning. The results in the Home Beautiful poll revealed 29% of people chose purple as a color they could not live without and 27% of people stated green as their preferred color. 35% of designers said purple was the hottest color right now.

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Green is a global color often used for the military. In Europe and the US it is the symbol of environmental awareness, new birth and spring. In North Africa it is the symbol of corruption and in South Africa it is a symbol of nature. In some countries it is a forbidden and dangerous color. It is considered the national color of Ireland. As I have said before I just love color and I never tire of learning more and checking out new color trends.

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Please note the information on the cultural meaning of colors is from a chart found on the website www.gobalalization-group.com ‘Color Meanings by Culture’ If you go to the website you will find a link to a fascinating download By Surya Vanka ‘International Color Guide’ from Textronix/Xerox.

Author: Rosena MacFadzean for SampleBoard.com – concept creation online

Trendy grey & yellow interior design & as a wedding color scheme

Grey can create a sophisticated, smart elegant color scheme. However it is a challenging color to use. In this blog I will mention a few things to consider when working with grey. Pure grey is rare in nature. Grey is considered a non or neutral color so it can be used with any color.

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Grey ranges from grey white, ash grey, silver, cool bluish grey, cyan (a greenish blue), warm reddish grey, dark grey to charcoal and grey black. One of the keys to working with grey is to realize how different the greys can be. A way of making a grey color scheme work is to use many different shades of grey. In this way you know it is going to work. You need to be very skilled in color selection to be able to combine a few greys successfully but it can be done.

The wonderful thing about grey is it can work with any color. One of the in vogue color schemes is grey using just a touch of yellow. This works very well as too much grey can be depressing and yellow is such an uplifting and sunny color. The other key is to use at least three different tones of grey; a light grey, mid grey and darker grey. They do not need to vary very much. But a hint of dark grey and black can add impact. Adding shine with silver accessories or mirrors is another way of making the greys in the room sing.

Wedding inspiration mood board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

Grey and yellow are also popular colors for weddings at the moment. Having the bridesmaids and the groom dressed in grey works well. Selecting yellow or yellow and white flowers for the bouquet and décor is the only other color needed. An unusual cake and table decoration can be the addition of lemons giving a fresh spring like feel. You will note in the wedding inspiration mood board above the grey curtain appears warmer than the grey ribbon on the cake and the grey vase due to the lighting. It is important to check your color selections in different lights.

Wedding inspiration mood board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

I will leave you with a quote from the fabric designer and master colorist Manuel Canovas he said “There are no ugly colors, there are no ugly sounds there are only unfortunate combinations” Our challenge as designers and wedding planners is to combine colors successful. But don’t you just love color? I do.

Author: Rosena MacFadzean for SampleBoard.com – concept creation online

Retro 1940s Interior Design Popular in 2012

What did a 1940s home look like? Flying ducks, old fashioned radios, display cabinets, rich dark timber furniture, light neutral colored soft furnishings were popular in the 1940s.  The destruction caused by the war led to a shortage of materials and a shortage of housing. Money was tight and houses small. But it was also a time when many of the great modern classic furniture designs we enjoy today were created.

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Some of the fashionable colors in 1940s; powder blue, mauve, coral, turquoise, beige, rose, light green, dusty rose, plum, gold and honey yellow colors in jewel tones and sunny pastels were popular. Traditional styles were still in vogue. The floors of 1940 homes were usually timber. The resurgence of parquet floors in the 1930s continued into the 1950s. Linoleum in Art Deco and modernist designs also continued to be a popular floor covering.

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Bathrooms often had pink baths and vanities and were tiled in pink or pink and mint tiles. Bedrooms had tailored bedspreads and streamlined Art Deco or Jazz Age bedroom suites. Kitchen cabinets were usually timber, white, red or blue. Kitchen bench tops were often rubbery linoleum with trimmed chrome edging.

For the windows lace and sheer curtains of muslin, organza and voile were still in vogue. Stylized plant forms and abstract patterns, stripes, dots, figurative patterns and plain fabrics made up as triple pinch pleated curtains were also used.

Some colors used in 1940s

The use of floral wallpapers was discouraged in modernist interiors. Trendy wallpapers of fine art, pictorial patterns and screen print murals of the great artists Miro, Raphael and Mattisse were created by wallpaper manufacturers. Ivy leaf trellis overall patterns were also very popular in the 1940s.

During the 1930s Europe had led the world of interior design. But in the post war period of the 1940s the USA began to lead the way and Europe followed. Charles and Ray Eames ‘La Chaise’ chair, Isamu Noguchi glass top coffee table (designed in 1939 but produced in 1940s by Herman Millar), George Nelson’s slat bench chair and Eero Saarinen’s Womb chair (for Knoll) have all become icons of this time.

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Flat pack furniture was produced for the first time. Practicality and economic efficiency was the most important consideration in design after the war. It is interesting to note many people in the 1940s could not afford the new designs of the time and the traditional styles of the past remained popular as well as kitsch like items; flying ducks. I must admit I’m not too fond of three flying ducks on a wall. But maybe it was a sign of the times and people needed funny quirky items to make them smile during this period of recovery.

Author: Rosena MacFadzean for SampleBoard.com – concept creation online

SampleBoard joins the V&A celebration party for British Design

It really is a great year for the British. The Victoria and Albert museum is celebrating with an exhibition of British Design 1948 to 2012. With over 300 designs on show I thought I would join the party and do my own little salute to British design in this blog.

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Robin Day an industrial and furniture designer is best known for his 1960s Hille Polypropylene chairs which went on to be named a British design classic in 2009. He was married to the award winning British textile designer Lucienne Day. Her fabric designs were bright abstracts. One of her most famous prints was ‘Calyx’

The designer Tom Dixon started experimenting with metal in the 1980s. In 2002 the Tom Dixon British design and manufacturing lighting and Furniture Company was established with the aim of reviving British furniture design. Just love Dixon lights. In the board above I have featured a Robin Day chair, Lucienne Day fabric and Tom Dixon light fittings.

Board inspired by English Country Style created by Rosena on SampleBoard

After the war British homes became more open plan and casual; British designers were influenced by Scandinavian furniture designers. Also emerging at that time was a new English country house style influenced by Georgian and Regency styles a forte of interior designer John Fowler. He used luxurious swag and tails curtain designs and modern fabrics based on traditional patterns with a contemporary slant. The Architectural Digest refers to him as ‘Master of sublime comforts of the English country house’.

If you go to the Victoria and Albert Museum website you can download information on the exhibition. It is well worth a visit.

Author: Rosena MacFadzean for SampleBoard.com – concept creation online

How 2 create a funky violet bedroom retreat

Violet (purple) tends to be a color people either love or hate. In recent times many young ladies have told me purple is their favorite color. When questioned you quickly find out it is usually the lighter tints of violet they prefer. However in this bedroom design I have developed a funky color scheme using violet, red violet, tawny dark yellow brown, silver and grey with touches of yellow and white.

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Deep purple can appear dark and dull however when used with white and yellow (its contrasting color) it comes into its own. Light violet has been a popular color for bedrooms in the past. Perkin’s mauve the first synthetic dye (which became the in color of the Victorian era) was discovered by chance in 1856. William Perkin an assistant at the Royal College of Chemistry was working on synthesizing quinine. He patented and then produced the first synthetic dye a rich purple he called mauveine in 1857. So really purple can be considered the leader of synthetic colors.

Purple is a color synonymous with sensuality making it a great fit for a bedroom. Historically purple was a rare color and considered the color of royalty. Purple is also ecclesiastical expressing the mystery of the Lord’s passion. It was a popular color in the 1930s, 1950s and 1960s. Most of the purples represented in nature are flowers which lend their names to many purple hues; lavender, violet and, lilac. The purple palette consists of light lilac, bluish pinks, deep purple, lavenders, cool blue violets, reddish mauve and shades of bluish rose and red violet magenta.

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A purple color scheme needs to be handled with care. Mishandled they can be unsettling yet handled well they can have a richness, sense of luxury or heavenly delicacy. If a bedroom is also to be used as a study violet could be a problem as it can disturb the eye focus.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

In the schemes I have created for the concept boards in this blog I have selected fabrics and items to create textural variation for example velvet chairs, drape fabric and cushions, fluffy throw rugs and smooth shiny vases. They work well with the shiny mirrored set of drawers. I have created a sample board without the addition of yellow to show how flat and dull the room would be without the addition of this color. However too much yellow is not recommended for a bedroom as it can be over stimulating; therefore making it unsuitable for a place of rest.

The beauty of a bedroom created using deep purples; it is more likely to appeal to both men and women. Delicate violet colored bedrooms can appear too delicate and feminine. The star of the show in the bedroom featured above is the magnificent purple wardrobe which started me on the journey of creating a funky purple bedroom retreat.

Author: Rosena MacFadzean for SampleBoard.com – concept creation online