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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New SA Interior Décor and Design portal goes live

Most people seek out photographs of interiors to help them create their dream living spaces at home. This usually means flipping through magazines or searching Google to get ideas for their  remodelling or furnishing project. Paul Ten-Bokum, founder of Designbook.co.za, spent so many hours after frustrating hours doing that for his own remodelling project that he decided there must be a better way.

Launched to the public on 14 January 2013, Designbook  provides tens of thousands of professionally photographed interiors and exteriors of beautiful South African homes all in one place, painstakingly categorised and keyword tagged to make it easy for interior design and decor enthusiasts to search for inspiration for that new kitchen, bathroom or entertainment area. For those people who are too busy or lack confidence to do DIY décor, the site showcases the work of top interior designers and provides links to contact them directly. The site allows users to create “designbooks”, workspaces for collecting photos and product ideas all in one place.

It doesn’t stop there – want to know where to get that funky couch or Oriental rug, or looking for top shutter suppliers and installers? Designbook.co.za has implemented Facebook-like photo tagging technology that links the items in the photos to a product catalogue, allowing the browser to source the products and services to make their design dream a reality. “It is a really fun and intuitive way to discover new products, and early indications are that people are loving the content,” says Paul. In the first month after the launch the site has been visited over 6 000 times  by South African users, viewing  over 80 000 pages over that period.

What does the future hold for Designbook? Dave Nemeth,  leading South African  trend forecaster and furniture retail specialist is excited about these latest movements in the online space: “If we look at trends and the rate at which technology is moving, it is no wonder we would want to find products and inspiration all in one place. Designbook has addressed this, with this really exciting online application. I am really looking forward to Designbook’s growth and continued innovation.”

Paul says ultimately he would like to see Designbook as a catalyst for the South African interiors industry, supporting a culture of local design, local manufacturing and sustainable practices. “We have so much great design and manufacturing talent in South Africa, we just need to connect them to their customers better,” he says.

If you are an interior designer, decorator, architect or product supplier and have beautiful professional photographs of your projects, you can get a free profile on Designbook showcasing your work. Designbook will do the loading for you, just email paul@designbook.co.za to get started.

For those companies who supply products as well as design services to the public, you may be interested in Designbook’s product tagging functionality. View the brochure

Check out designbook at Designbook.co.za

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.

Mood board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Mood board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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

How to create a ritzy Art Deco interior space

Art Deco is still proving to be a hit in 2012. People continue to fall in love with the jazzy, bold, dramatic and colorful Art Deco style and the trend is most likely to continue with a new movie based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel (one of my favorites) The Great Gatsby set for release in 2013. To create an Art Deco interior space look for items with straight lines, geometric shapes and abstract patterns. The motifs of the style are stepped ziggurat shapes, fan shapes, Aztec symbols, stylized flowers and Sun motifs.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

Select a plain fitted carpet or a parquet timber floor. Or you could be daring and select highly stylized floral or brilliantly colored abstract Persian or Turkish carpets. Zebra skin rugs were very popular at this time and are so in vogue now.

The popular Art Deco colors of chocolate, black, white, red, hot pink, beige, coffee, ultramarine, sea green or burnt orange are readily available. To give the room a real Art Deco feel go for glossy finishes on the ceilings, walls and trims.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

You can have a ball with wallpaper selecting Egyptian motifs, bold geometric designs, stylized floral, stripes or Aztec motifs. Some Florence Broadhurst prints would work very well in an Art Deco room. To create a ritzy glamorous room a 1930s tea stained wallpaper highlighted with silver and gold will do the trick.

Add chrome and glass, veneered exotic timbered or shiny lacquered black, scarlet or pale yellow furniture.  Sofas and chairs can be upholstered in geometric patterns or plain fabrics. Select furniture with mostly straight lines and gentle curves.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

Art Deco styled accessories can really bring a room to life. Select mirrors in the shape of a fan or step shape. Metal or timber ornaments in the shape of an animal or women, clocks in the shape of the sun, Chinese pagoda, or a girl with a ball table lamp or colorful china or glassware would all work very well.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

You may want to add a poster from the era or a fun modern Art Deco inspired cushion. You can try to be as authentic as you like when creating you Art Deco living space or you can mix old and new to create a unique individual space. The options are endless. I have had fun as usual creating some concept boards for this blog to give you an idea of how to create your own Art Deco masterpiece.

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.

Interior Design Concept Board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Concept Board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Sample Board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Concept Board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Sample board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Sample board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Mood board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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.

Concept board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

 

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.

Sample board created by Rosena on SampleBoard.com

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