Get their look: Black and white living room

 

 
 
 
 
 
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A post shared by Sarah 💁🏼‍♀️ (@nudeandthenovice)

When I first saw Sarah’s Instagram feed, I couldn’t decide which space in her house to feature – they’re all so fabulous! I finally decided on the black and white living room.

The focal point in the room is the unusual ceiling-suspended real fire. It runs on bio-ethanol, which means it doesn’t need a chimney or flue. Also, compared to other solid fuel fires (coal or wood) it produces considerably less particulate matter and fumes.

The black Soho room divider doors are a great way to partition the black and white living room and dining area, without cutting them off from each other completely.

Wall art can be a quick, easy and often cheap way of adding impact to a room. Sarah has taken two, identical monochrome framed works and hung them side-by-side… with one ‘upside down’. It looks amazing!

The black and white scheme brings a serenity to the space; the marble coffee table, the off-white carpet, the storage, the mobile, the accessories… even the doggies are matching tonally!

Check out the rest of her Insta-squares for more bold, graphic interiors – in both her current and previous properties.

Get their look

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Slatted bench
Slatted bench
Habitat Tokki black coffee table
Habitat Tokki black coffee table
Tamana shelving unit
Tamana shelving unit
Noa wall-mounted ethanol fire
Noa wall-mounted ethanol fire
Contemporary black & white lines framed wall art
Contemporary black & white lines framed wall art
Funambule metal suspension mobile
Funambule metal suspension mobile
Slatted bench
Slatted bench
Habitat Tokki black coffee table
Habitat Tokki black coffee table
Tamana shelving unit
Tamana shelving unit
Noa wall-mounted ethanol fire
Noa wall-mounted ethanol fire
Contemporary black & white lines framed wall art
Contemporary black & white lines framed wall art
Funambule metal suspension mobile
Funambule metal suspension mobile
Slatted bench
Slatted bench
Habitat Tokki black coffee table
Habitat Tokki black coffee table
Tamana shelving unit
Tamana shelving unit
Noa wall-mounted ethanol fire
Noa wall-mounted ethanol fire
Contemporary black & white lines framed wall art
Contemporary black & white lines framed wall art
Funambule metal suspension mobile
Funambule metal suspension mobile

Get their look: Monochrome living area

Monochrome living areacredit

When I spotted this sensational monochrome living area, I was immediately reminded of Memphis; not the place but the distinctive 1980s design style.

The bold, horizontal black & white stripes on the wall are bisected by a huge, illuminated neon hoop. To avoid being overwhelming. The monochrome is subtly and shrewdly lifted by the deep green of the various house plants and the soft glow of the oak floor and media console.

Hannah sells her beautiful hand-made & hand-decorated concrete pots on Etsy as Hannah Drakeford Design. Like her home, her homewares are so eye-catching and desirable; think Keith Haring for the 21st century.

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Slatted media console
Slatted media console
Monochrome patterned cushion cover
Monochrome patterned cushion cover
Black bar stool
Black bar stool
Stainless steel table with upstand
Stainless steel table with upstand
Hoop neon light
Hoop neon light
Slatted media console
Slatted media console
Monochrome patterned cushion cover
Monochrome patterned cushion cover
Black bar stool
Black bar stool
Stainless steel table with upstand
Stainless steel table with upstand
Hoop neon light
Hoop neon light
Slatted media console
Slatted media console
Monochrome patterned cushion cover
Monochrome patterned cushion cover
Black bar stool
Black bar stool
Stainless steel table with upstand
Stainless steel table with upstand
Hoop neon light
Hoop neon light

Get their look: Monochrome vignette

 

 
 
 
 
 
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We don’t have a room for this week’s Get their look; rather, it’s a beautiful monochrome vignette.

The composition is very striking visually, and something that you can create yourself with a little thought and planning. If decorating an entire room feels too challenging or budget-busting, a vignette or 3-dimensional still life like this one can be a simple and affordable alternative.

Begin by devising a simple mood board; play around with palette, texture etc. Decide on the theme or style that you want to create.

Enclosing this monochrome vignette within shelving frames the arrangement and helps draw attention to it. A transparent glass dome or box would be another excellent choice. You could fill it with found objects from your travels such as shells & pebbles from a beach. Perhaps meaningful items of pottery, glass or metalware could be attractively arranged.

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Gold coloured plant pot
Gold coloured plant pot
Capricorn table décor
Capricorn table décor
Broste Copenhagen Splash candleholder
Broste Copenhagen Splash candleholder
Alison Coaten ceramic & gold lustre Cranium & Mandible skulls
Alison Coaten ceramic & gold lustre Cranium & Mandible skulls
Black metal hanging shelves
Black metal hanging shelves
Gold coloured plant pot
Gold coloured plant pot
Capricorn table décor
Capricorn table décor
Broste Copenhagen Splash candleholder
Broste Copenhagen Splash candleholder
Alison Coaten ceramic & gold lustre Cranium & Mandible skulls
Alison Coaten ceramic & gold lustre Cranium & Mandible skulls
Black metal hanging shelves
Black metal hanging shelves
Gold coloured plant pot
Gold coloured plant pot
Capricorn table décor
Capricorn table décor
Broste Copenhagen Splash candleholder
Broste Copenhagen Splash candleholder
Alison Coaten ceramic & gold lustre Cranium & Mandible skulls
Alison Coaten ceramic & gold lustre Cranium & Mandible skulls
Black metal hanging shelves
Black metal hanging shelves

Get their look: Design-led monochrome work room

Design-led monochrome work roomcredit

This design-led monochrome work room is in the home of Italian-born, Madrid-based architect, Teresa Sapey. Her apartment is situated opposite the entrance to Buen Retiro Park – one of the largest in the city – and occupying the top floor, the views must be stunning. The trees change form and colour throughout the year – and light them hits in different ways – so the vista is an ever changing experience.

This space, as with the whole house, has design classic furniture such as the Panton chairs dotted throughout – along with some fabulous art; some of it the designer’s own, and many inherited family pieces. It’s actually filled with many objects numerically, but doesn’t look cluttered in any way. That requires real skill and an eye for detail… but Teresa doesn’t consider it an interior design project – more an ever-evolving life project!

You can see further photographs of the rest of her lovely home here.

  1. Glo-Ball floor lamp by Jasper Morrison for Flos
  2. Vondom Adan planter – white, small
  3. Clear acrylic book stand by Taschen
  4. Fornasetti Buongiorno/Buonanotte vase
  5. Vitra Panton chairs
  6. Superstudio Abs Ballon Abs armchair, black
  7. Superstudio Sillón Ballon Abs armchair, white
  8. Charles & Ray Eames La Chaise

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