The black and white color scheme when decorating a room is considered classic; moreover, these two colors are not affected by time, so the design of any room or apartment will look stylish and attractive after a couple of decades.

This color duet is modern and elegant and will fit perfectly into a studio apartment, where there is a single space between the bedroom, living room and kitchen areas.

The advantage of this choice in shades is that one of the colors can predominate, depending on the lighting of the room. Well, thanks to correctly set priorities, you can visually expand the room, visually raise the ceiling, make the room more spacious and bright.

Light colors in the interior create a feeling of cleanliness in the room, and black emphasizes the courage of the apartment owner in making decisions, grace and originality in taste. are considered a standard base from which you can build on in the future, adding to color palette and other shades, such as burgundy or bright red.

Let's look at the example of decorating an apartment in black and white. color scheme in detail.

Living room

Floors from white laminate find their continuation in stylish design for storing magazines and DVDs, above which a large TV is hung on the wall, and next to the sofa is installed coffee table from the same furniture collection.

The walls and ceiling are painted white, but the sofa, on the contrary, is black, with soft colors decorative pillows. Above the coffee table hangs a stylish and incredibly original pendant lamp in a fabric lampshade. brown.

Dining room and kitchen

Next to the large balcony windows you can install a compact white table with a round metal leg from the furniture collection in the living room area, adding to it original plastic transparent chairs.
A small bouquet of fresh flowers will be a great addition to a romantic setting for a candlelit dinner.

Thanks to a small “nook” created using a partition, you can organize a kitchen with a minimum of furniture. 3 sq. m. meters will be enough to place a stove, a refrigerator and a work surface with a sink. The facade of the furniture is white, but the apron, on the contrary, is made in the form of black tiles. The kitchen floor is also black and household appliances black and white, with the addition of metallic.

Simple hanging chandelier milky color, excellent illumination small space, and its light will be enough for dining table in the eating area.

Sleeping place in a niche

It is quite difficult to organize in a studio apartment sleeping place, protected from prying eyes, especially if the room area is small. That's why big bed It is recommended to enclose with partitions.

And to make the room look more spacious, the space underneath can be used “wisely.” For example, make a high podium with spacious drawers for storing demi-season clothes or bed linen.

Helps you hide from prying eyes blackout curtain, it is important that the pattern on the fabric matches the wallpaper on the wall in this area and the bedspread on the bed.

The bedside table can be “taken” out of the zone by hanging a mirror with good spot lighting on top of it.

“Bored of beige walls? Aren't you afraid of bright experiments? Then we are coming to you!”

Or, more precisely, let's talk about a spectacular design feature: the black and white interior of the living room.

Design styles in which the use of black and white contrasts is appropriate

Typical designer styles, in which this contrasting color combination would be appropriate are:

• modernism (postmodernism);
• art deco;
• eco-style;
• constructivism;
• pop art;
• hi-tech;
• loft;
• fusions of the above styles.

Black and white constructivism in the living room

We create a practical and non-staining contrasting interior

We propose to dwell on some nuances in which the interior of the living room in black and white colors It will not only be beautiful and effective, but also practical and non-staining.

1. If your family has small children, then first think hard about the feasibility of implementing our idea in the living room, otherwise white sofas, walls or curtains will very quickly become not very white.
You wouldn't punish a child for being a child, would you? Therefore, perhaps you should wait until the kids are a little older and only then create a spectacular interior.

Non-staining black and white interior

2. But if you still decide to create a living room interior in black and white, then try to follow our recommendations - this way you will save both repairs and nerve cells:

• all construction and finishing materials must be waterproof, washable, colorfast;
• when purchasing white upholstered furniture choose models with removable covers - they can be removed and washed, rather than changing the upholstery;
• when purchasing white flooring, opt for carpet with anti-vandal thread;
• to paint walls, use white paint for exterior work - it is more resistant to physical influences and easier to clean.

Features of living room interior design in black and white colors

1. An unshakable principle: “White increases, dark decreases.” In small living rooms, white should be the predominant color; in large living rooms, a higher percentage of black is acceptable.

Black and white minimalism in a small living room

Excellent proportions in small room- in the photo.
The minimalistic and rather strict design in vibrant white tones is perfectly set off by black furniture and picture frames, and the strict clarity of the lines is softened by large curls of black and white wallpaper in the interior of the living room and echoing them sofa cushions.

2. Let's return to the proportional ratio, since interior design is not at all the case when the balance of black and white should be 50:50.
Please remember an important rule: one of the colors must predominate, otherwise the interior will be too colorful and... oddly enough, too boring.

Living room in constructivist style with a predominance of black

Look at the photo - in the living room in the constructivist style, the predominant black color does not make the atmosphere gloomy, since it is sufficiently “diluted” by the white walls and ceiling. The harmonious combination of floral stickers and the boring geometry of the accent panel and upholstered furniture make the interior softer, identifying the owners of this apartment: a confident man and a romantic woman.

3. The presence of a transitional color is very significant for the interior of a living room in black and white. For calm and balanced people, it can be gray and its shades; for creative, eclectic individuals, brighter “spots” of warm colors are appropriate: red, yellow, orange.

Black-white-red interior of the hall

Dynamic and stylish black, white and red interior living room with elements Japanese style- in the presented photo. Small red-burgundy spots of modular paintings and dresser fronts enliven the dark wall and, by the way, pay attention to another interesting technique: a contrasting white chair is installed near the dark wall and vice versa.

4. Let's talk about flooring... B contrasting interior it is advisable to choose monochrome carpets or rugs so as not to introduce additional diversity, and dark color, of course, more practical. Pay attention to steely shades of gray, muted red, red or terracotta, and under no circumstances buy brown coatings - it will immediately destroy all the contrast, having initially created stylish design boring and dreary.

Unsuccessful interior of a small living room

For the first time, we present to your attention a sharp anti-example of what it should NOT be flooring. Not only is the fireplace wall decorated with mirrored geometric elements; that there are too many red and burgundy elements; While the sofa cushions add additional diversity, the choice of carpet is also quite strange: a contrasting floral pattern on a brown laminate looks completely out of place in a room heavily overloaded with furniture.

5. The choice of modern finishing materials, including wallpaper, is impressive, but we suggest considering interesting option using black and white photo wallpaper in the living room interior. They can add additional volume to a limited space, and add perspective to a large room.

Using black and white photo wallpaper in the living room interior

Unusual interior, isn't it? Everything is present: black, white and red tones, two-level ceiling, loft elements in the form of brick-like tiles on accent wall, But...
Red pillows and installation refresh the basic white color, spotlights resemble the outlines of flames and ancient peaks, and all these elements are advantageously set off by photo wallpaper with a graphic image of an ancient castle, creating perspective and significantly increasing the visual perception of a small living room area.

Decor in the living room interior in black and white colors

Decor can do anything: add brightness or brevity; make the room femininely romantic or, conversely, enhance the impression of brutality of the owner...
How to place the right accents in a black and white interior?

As we have already said above, the right choice there will be bright and style-appropriate elements: for example, an Art Deco hall can be decorated with original red sconces, a black and white living room in the Greek style with a terracotta amphora, and a loft-style recreation area with yellow abstraction.

An elegant white floor lamp against a black wall or a module in black mat against a white background - there are a lot of ideas worthy of attention, evidence in the photo.

Modular paintings in the interior of a black and white living room

Class! Nine modular paintings create the feeling of a beautiful sunset, emphasized by the gold of the pillows and textiles of the sofa. And, given the zebra carpet on the floor, it seems as if you are in the savannah.

Textiles in a black and white living room

Of no small importance in the interior of a black and white living room is final chord: “clothing” for windows. For example, white tulle and contrasting curtains are traditional and the right decision, however, black organza or muslin will make the window more impressive, although not very familiar.

Curtains... They can be varied: bright with floral patterns - to soften the hard hi-tech; striped with steel vertical - to visually increase the height of the ceilings; newfangled Roman ones - for the discreet design of a small hall; bamboo blinds - for rooms in Japanese or Chinese style.

Double curtains with tiebacks in a black and white room

The contrasting upholstery of the upholstered furniture is pleasantly complemented by soft tulle and draped double black and white curtains in the living room interior with labryquin and tiebacks, which is why the interior of this room looks airy and romantic.

Beware of bad taste, not experiments - with them life is much more fun and richer.
If you are planning to make the floor white and the ceiling black, try it, because theory without practice is dead. And we will definitely help you with this.

Examples of interiors in black and white colors

Elegant veranda-living room in minimalist style
with elements of classicism

Living room in maxi-constructivism style

Black and white minimalism

Constructivism in a stylish white and black hall

Fusion of art deco and minimalism

Combination of loft and art deco in the living room

Black and white eco-style in the fireplace room

Contrasting postmodernism in a small living room

Luxurious loft in a studio apartment

Minimalism with modern elements in the living room

Minimalist constructivism in the dining room

The aesthetic combination of white and black, day and night, seems to emphasize the eternal allegory of the struggle between good and evil. This magical range of two contrasting colors always attracts the eye and looks quite elegant, bright and stylish in the interior.

There are several secrets to decorating a room in impressive black and white. Let's take a look at them.

1. Use balanced color scheme. The nuance is that it is undesirable to distribute black and white shades in an equal ratio (50 to 50), this is a sign of bad taste. Try to make one tone dominant. For example, decorate the ceiling and walls with predominantly white, while leaving furniture and other large household items black. The predominance of a snow-white tone visually expands your room, making it somewhat more voluminous and rich in light. On the other hand, the advantage of a “night” shade will make the room warmer, more comfortable, create a believable illusion of privacy and tranquility, and also visually reduce the space of the room. It all depends on your emotional perception of the world and individual taste.

2. Color balance should not only be “overall”, but also be observed in small elements. For example, in the corner of a room with white trim, it is advisable to place an agate dressing table or an armchair, and white pillows will look very nice on a bed covered with a black bedspread. Create contrasts in the use of curtains, decorative items, wallpaper patterns, lamps, blankets, furniture, etc.

3. Black white tone goes well with almost any interior style - oriental, modern, minimalist, Hi-Tech, urban, country, etc. Therefore, don’t be afraid to experiment!

4. “Day” and “night” are well refreshed with accentuating color tones. Therefore, with a black and white color, it is rational to add small accessories in red, scarlet or garnet to the room. Also, a great accent in a black and white interior is demonstrated by yellow interior elements. Red and yellow are the most best colors, which allow you to elegantly highlight the snow-white and tar basic tones.

5. Purple and gray accents are very good and elegant for a black and white style. Purple accessories in black and white will give the room a sophisticated touch of lightness, flirtation and some childishness, but gray or dark gray accessories will add maturity, calm and solidity to the room. You can also “dilute” black and white style household items in green and bright green tones. Such accents add natural warmth and harmony to the room.

6. At the same time, you should not overuse accent shades. For accessories that set off black and white design rooms, it is best to use one, maximum two additional shades.

7. Don’t forget about lighting - snowy and black tones should not be distorted or fall under shaded areas. For this reason, make sure that a room decorated in black and white is well lit, especially if black dominates over white.

8. For different rooms The colors of snow and night also combine in different ways. In particular, the walls in the living room can be finished in snowy white tones, while the furniture can be “dressed” in anthracite tones. Or you can make the walls white, but decorate the ceiling and floor base “in the dark.” There is also this option: leave only two walls graphite (even the opposite ones, even the corner ones - adjacent), and decorate the other two in “ivory”. By the way, sometimes it is advised not to make more than two walls in a room black, although this is according to the taste of a particular person.

9. Regarding the bedroom, they also finish it differently. Some people prefer the predominance of a milky shade over a black color. You can also do the opposite - make the walls in the room dark - they will dominate, and smaller things: furniture, curtains and decorative items - white. It will be very beautiful, and the main thing is good lighting. Such a harmony of shades in the bedroom - with the predominance of the color of a raven's eye - will create a feeling of complete security and looks very harmonious, intimate and stylish. Another option is when in the bedroom the wall at the head of the bed is painted black, and all other parts of the wall are left white. Thus, you effectively emphasize the sleeping area.

10. Resin and snow-white tones combine wonderfully in the kitchen or kitchen-dining room, especially if this room is spacious and decorated in modern style and has an expensive finish - marble, chrome surfaces, stone, granite, etc.

11. You can also decorate your bathroom in milky graphite shades. In particular, the black and white tiled “chessboard” looks very beautiful and elegant. Another option is used when the floor base and about one third of the wall in the bathroom are finished in black, the rest of the surface and ceiling are white. There are also other configurations, for example, when the walls in the bathroom are dominated by snow-white tiles lined with a matte black pattern. Instead of a pattern, you can use black putty around the white tile squares.

12. As for drawings, the best for black and white colors are openwork patterns, images of flora, various ornaments, and a combination of round and square images. The use of wallpaper is great for this, for example, with a white background on which an openwork pattern “grows.” ebony or beautiful photo wallpapers with black and white figures or drawings are pasted. Various geometric stripes and gradient inserts are also good. A very bold decision is to decorate the walls with exotic stripes a la zebra with alternating “day” and “night” or with mysterious and magical black and white chess squares.

As you can see, the attractive magic of black and white shades with an exquisite play of light and shadow will always attract attention to the room, making it beautiful, impressive and cozy. The main thing is to choose a harmonious combination of these two different, but at the same time, such complementary shades.

That's all! We wish you home warmth and harmony!

There is an opinion that black and white interiors boring, faceless, too official and more suitable for non-residential premises. Today I will try to refute this misconception and prove that such a combination can be very successful for small apartments.

One of my arguments in defense of black and white combinations is the fact that these two colors combine equally well in interiors of any style - be it classic, art deco, minimalism or hi-tech. The second, no less convincing argument is their flexibility in relation to other colors. Let's say you're tired of the strict monochrome living room and want to change the decor to something more cozy in a warm color scheme. Nothing could be easier! As you know, black and white are colors and can easily be integrated into any palette. Thus, without expensive investments in repairs, by replacing (or adding) home textiles and decorative elements, you can quickly transform a black and white interior into any other one you wish.

It was not by chance that I started talking about the possibility of changing the black and white palette to other colors. Psychologists believe that people’s desire for the color black is most often caused by the desire to hide, to isolate themselves from the outside world. By creating a black and white interior at home, people subconsciously build protection from stress and external pressure. It is quite possible that after some time the need for such a barrier will disappear and you will want to replace it with something cozy and colorful.

To make such a transformation possible, it is worth thinking in advance in what proportion black and white will participate in the design of the room. Traditionally, in the interiors of small-sized apartments, white is taken as the basis, but if black dominates (for example, as the color of the walls), then everything can be much more complicated. It is worth remembering that black, unlike white, does not reflect light and therefore has a depressing effect on people. And in general, it’s hard to imagine that owners of small apartments will design their interiors in black tones.

Our faithful assistant is white; it visually expands the space, fills the rooms with air, and gives a feeling of freshness. Best Reception for living rooms - white walls with paintings with black frames, a little decor and dark furniture is a play on contrast, a stylish and at the same time clear to the eye (not tiring) classical composition.

It is also worth adding that black and white interiors can turn into an ideal backdrop for any individual piece of furniture or decorative element bright color, for example, stylish designer chair. The greatest effect can be achieved by adding yellow, orange, hot pink, red, blue, and purple to the rooms. There are several in today's photographs. interesting examples placement of similar color accents.

Black and white for small apartments is appropriate not only in the living room, but also in the bedroom. Combinations of these colors look good on curtains, bedspreads, pillows - especially when the base is white. Pieces of furniture for such interiors can be black, but not all; sometimes, one black chair is enough for a harmonious balance.

A more daring technique is to highlight one wall of the bedroom in black. If the room is bright, as in the photo below, there is nothing wrong with that, otherwise it could be a bit gloomy. Feng Shui adherents believe that in the bedroom black (yin) should not dominate white (yang) and even one such black wall is an undesirable element.

A kitchen in black and white can look very interesting. For small kitchens 6 sq m, I would recommend white facades and black countertops, owners large kitchens can afford the opposite combination. Pay attention to the skillfully selected color accents– red vegetables and flowers in the first photo and blue plates in the second.

How successful a combination of black and white can be in a small room can be seen using the example of a bathroom and toilet in this range. Strict black lines of decor against the background of sparkling snow-white plumbing emphasize the elegance and impeccability of style. Of course, such interiors should be orderly and clean.

I started my article with the arguments “for”, and in order not to mislead anyone, I want to end it with the arguments “against”. Like any beautiful and stylish thing in black and white (be it a tuxedo, an antique car or a piano), such interiors are very demanding of their owners. For example, they do not tolerate mixing styles well and do not like cheap furniture and finishing materials - any curvature or error in black and white design will be noticeable in full view.

Atmosphere and mood black and white interiors can change greatly when changing daylight to artificial lighting, so usually in such rooms multi-level light is set using floor lamps and table lamps. And most importantly, any mess and dirt will immediately be evident, which makes housing with such an interior design more suitable for one or two people and uncomfortable for a family with children and pets. If this does not stop you, let me give you one piece of advice: the more black you take, the stricter these rules will be; white, on the contrary, is more democratic and mistakes against its background will be much easier to correct. Don't skimp on white and let your small apartment captivate everyone with its new style and elegance.