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21 Beautiful Black and White Bedroom Ideas

Jenn Pablo Studio

Color plays a huge role in interior design, so when you're decorating with a color palette that technically lacks actual color, it can feel pretty uninspiring. While the classic black and white combo can look timeless in almost any sequence, a perfectly balanced achromatic bedroom requires serious vision.

Before you go shopping and stock-piling décor that may not make the cut, scroll through 20 black and white bedrooms that you'll undoubtedly want to copy from top to bottom. Whether you're going for something modern and minimal or you have the bohemian look all over your Pinterest boards, there's a colorless bedroom in here that's sure to color you inspired. 

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Design: Reena Sotropa, Photo: Phil Crozier

When you're working with basic shades, make them pop with the addition of texture. Both pillows with three-dimensional embroidery and textiles with tassels and pom-poms give your simple color palette the extra oomph it needs to stand out.

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Cathie Hong Interiors

Black and white designs can sometimes come off as stark. Work in touches of natural fibers, like warm woods, linens, and greenery for a somewhat rustic, but totally sophisticated touch.

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Jenn Pablo Studio

A beautiful way to highlight both the dark and light characteristics of a black and white bedroom is to ensure you have great lighting. This glass pendant complements both colors perfectly—while saving precious nightstand space, too.

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Courtesy of Anne Sage

Who said a black and white bedroom is doomed to look boring? If our eyes don't deceive us, this achromatic bedroom boasts seven patterns from the walls to the upholstery. Create this same lofty look with wallpaper, textiles, curtains, and custom upholstery (like the dual patterned couch we can't stop looking at).

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Designer: Jette Creative; Photo: Amy Bartlam

Cool-toned black in a bedroom can feel intense for certain settings. Balance it with a warm-toned wood floor, like the blonde maple color in this simplistic bedroom. It warms up the room, making it feel soft, despite the dark tone incorporated throughout.

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Kurated by Kris

The best part about a black and white color palette is it boasts a graphic quality no other color palette can. Run with it by incorporating black and white patterns and textures throughout your room—it's sure to create visual interest.

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Grey Hunt Interiors

Dwellers tend to shy away from dark colors on the walls in fear that it will make the room look smaller. This glamorous bedroom is proof that black walls elevate the look of the space and don't shrink it in the slightest.

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Dan Rak Design

It's a common misconception that the eclectic look resides in an abundant color palette. However, the assorted design style is actually rooted in worldly collections, charming furniture pieces, textures, and weathered textiles. The ornate headboard paired with a decorative pendant light, and a vintage rug contributes to the eclectic feel in this primarily black and white bedroom.

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Calimia Home

One of the most unexpected ways to add to your black and white color palette is via black window frames. When the Roman shades are drawn, this all-white bedroom boasts just the right amount of black touches.

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Calimia Home

While black and white bedrooms often boast a modern feel, this Spanish-style setup is proof you can enjoy the minimal color palette without skimping on the cultural charm. The addition of wright iron elements and the perfect tile-print headboard are just what you need to make it your own personal hacienda.

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Bespoke Only

While a bright white paired with black can read more modern, incorporating a softer shade of cream gives any space a more classic, timeless vibe. Modern furniture pieces paired with classic sconces help tie it all together.

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Ashley Montgomery Design

While technicolored spaces can feel busy all their own, a colorless room makes way for an eye-catching accent wall. This black and white bedroom feels anything but boring with this art-deco wallpaper installed behind the headboard.

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Calimia Home

Soften your black and white color palette with the addition of beige tones throughout. The soft linen accent pillows, headboard, and woven rug give this bedroom a serene, spa-like feel.

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Design: Reena Sotropa, Photo: Phil Crozier

While some styles look their best in a fifty-fifty ratio of black and white, this feminine bedroom looks glamorous in mostly white with a touch of black accents. In this space, a midcentury pairing of this minimal black pendant light and a couple of black chairs add just the right amount of contrast.

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Design: Reena Sotropa; Photo: Phil Crozier

We can't think of a better addition to a black and white color palette than a shiny metallic gold. This achromatic bedroom gets an extra special update thanks to a metallic gold wallpaper print.

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Design: Hibou Design & Co.; Photo: Guillermo Castro

Bring a visual and literal softness to your black and white bedroom with the help of sheer, flowy curtains. This space utilizes wall-to-wall drapes to create a curtain wall, which makes this room feel bright and airy despite the addition of dark colors.

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Design: Reena Sotropa; Photo: Phil Crozier

Some may interpret an achromatic color pairing as boring (for the record, we are not some). Instantly elevate the simple palette with décor that boasts unique and interesting qualities.

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White Sands Design

While plain white bedding remains the standard in most rooms (regardless of the color palette), using a hotel-style comforter and pillows with black trim not only contributes to the achromatic feel but makes it feel high-end.

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Desiree Burns Interiors

Plants and fresh greenery have a way of popping in an achromatic setting—case in point, the fresh palm leaf clipping in this modern bedroom. Opt for tropical greens, leafy plants, and budding trees for a fresh take on a black and white color palette.

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Design: Mindy Gayer Design Co.; Design: Vanessa Lentine

If you're working with wood surfaces, you can enjoy the modern color palette of black and white while still maintaining the integrity of your wooden installations. Swap out an opaque paint for a black stain like the one on this accent wall.

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Grey Hunt Interiors

The best part about an achromatic color palette is it leaves tons of room for additional color additions. Adding a third color (like this pink-toned lavender) makes a common color palette feel custom to your personality and style. The trick is to add it in small doses so the focus remains on the black and white tones.

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From paint to accessories, get inspired to try the classic color palette in your own space.

By Marisa Martin

Megan Grehl Interiors

Few color palettes come together as easily as black and white. This isn’t to say that the combination is dull—far from it. In fact, a black and white room can be just as dynamic as a room that’s full of color, especially when an abundance of texture and shape comes into play. As a bonus, black and white are remarkably serene when used together, making this opposites-attract palette a natural fit for bedrooms.

The mood of a black and white bedroom all depends on how you style it. Opting for black painted walls can set an ultra-dramatic tone, while white walls paired with white bedding can dictate an airy-like feel. It’s also common to come across black and white bedrooms that factor in other classic colors, such as soothing gray, silver, or beige. Complementary hues can dial up the sophistication factor, lending an unexpected edge.

Those who consider a black and white bedroom overly formulaic might also consider employing a dramatic statement piece, like a high-wattage headboard or maximalist wallpaper to lend some vim. Whereas such a risk might send a bedroom with a less refined palette into a tailspin, a bedroom with a limited black and white palette can handle a stand-out element with aplomb.

If you’re interested in teeing up a black and white bedroom of your own, but need a little inspiration to get started, we’ve assembled a stunning collection of black and white retreats. Whether you’re looking to create a glamorous sanctuary or a dreamy escape, these black and white bedroom ideas are sure to provide endless inspiration.

Julie Soefer

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Modern Love

There's no more fitting partner for a black and white room than a black and white photo. For this bedroom teed up by Benjamin Johnston Design, an oversized photo over the bed lends a romantic edge.

Meghan Beierle-O'Brien

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Sculptural Splendor

In a luxury Hollywood penthouse designed by KES Studio, a sculptural white side table topped with a striking black sconce creates an alluring contrast.

Frank Oudeman

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Paint it Black

For a bedroom in a Greenwich home, the design firm De-Spec elected to swath a single wall in matte black paint, providing a dramatic backdrop for unframed art.

Megan Grehl Interiors

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Palette Cleanser

In a Brooklyn Brownstone, designer Megan Grehl used black and white to tie together an eclectic mix of vintage and new finds.

Interiors Magazine

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Black Tie Affair

For a chic teen boy's room, designer Jessica Gersten Interiors punctuated a cool, monochrome palette with vintage black and white Pierre Paulin chairs.

John Merkl Photography

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Back to Black

An almost all-black bedroom doesn't have to feel stark, as designer Jennifer Robin proves with this dark-walled sanctuary. White accents balance a black wall and black bed, creating a bedroom that feels as cozy as can be.

Rett Peek

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Colorful Interlude

For a black and white bedroom, designer Casey Sarkin introduced two colorful abstracts, proving that color can comingle without disrupting a black and white room's core identity.

Gieves Anderson

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Border Ballad

A bit of black in an otherwise all-white bedroom can be a beautiful thing, as shown in this haute hideaway by designer Brooke Moorhead.

Fritz von de Schulenburg

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Classic Modern

Black and white may have a reputation for skewing modern, but as illustrated by this moody, black-walled bedroom designed by Stewart M., the color combo can translate to more traditional interiors, too.

Laurie Black

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Enthrall with Toile

Black and white knows no bounds in this dreamy escape cued up by Hyde Evans Design. Applying a black and white toile-inspired paper to the ceiling liberates the otherwise traditional-feeling space.

John Cain Sargent

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Comfort Mood

Not every black and white bedroom needs to be a radical rethink. Designer Amy Berry pared-back a black and white room to just the basics to create a pacifying space.

Frank Oudeman

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Laidback Luxe

Glints of gold and textural toppers such as cozy blankets and pillows, lend this black and white bedroom, designed by the firm De-Spec, elevated appeal.

Michael Hunter

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A Touch of Brass

Brass makes a befitting bedfellow for black and white, as proven by this high-glamour space designed by Laura U, Inc.

Caroline Allison

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Into the Woods

Wallpapers can get a bad rap for overpowering a space, but as this room cued up by Crowell + Company Interiors proves, when cast in a palette of black and white, it can be downright serene.

Evan Joseph Images

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All Lacquered Up

If you were looking for the final word on black and white's chic factor, look no further than Tommy Hilfiger's NYC Plaza Penthouse Apartment designed by Rinfret Limited Interior Design and Decoration.

Claire Esparros

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Boutique Chic

In an all-white bedroom, Crystal Sinclair Designs used the slightest hint of black to wake things up.

Werner Straube

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A Starlet's Sanctuary

Designer Eva Quateman used black and white to tee up a Hollywood Regency-inspired bedroom that feels fit for a silver screen siren.

Photographer: Nat Rea, Interior Styling: Kara Butterfield

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Pattern Play

A refined palette like black and white allows you to experiment more freely with patterns than you might not otherwise be able to, as displayed by Koo de Kir Architectural Interiors in this charming girl's bedroom.

Eric Laignel

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Block Party

Large blocks of complementary color make an eye-catching statement in this black and white bedroom designed by 2Michaels Design.

Meghan Beierle-O'Brie

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Graphic Contents

KES Studio used an array of geometric shapes to make a black and white palette pop.

Kris Tamburello

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Minimalist

What's black and white and chic all over? This mid-century modern-inspired bedroom from Eolo A&I Design.

Beth Webb Interiors

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Global Grandeur

Designer Beth Webb used black and white to unify a room chock full of global treasures.

Megan Grehl Interiors

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Modern Mood

Adopting a black and white palette can be a genius way to disguise modern media such as a TV, as shown here by Megan Grehl Interiors.

Tracy Ayton

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A Hint of Leopard Print

This bedroom crafted by Curated Home showcases a timeless, no-fail combo: black and white with leopard print.

Eric Laignel

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In the Buff

Nothing enhances a black and white room quite like beige. 2Michaels Design used beige accents in this modern bedroom to boost the sophistication factor tenfold.

Ryan McDonald Photography

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Artful Accents

A black and white room makes a stunning canvas for art. For this soulful bedroom, Studio Sven spotlights an oversized, neutral landscape.

Nick Novelli

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Silver Lining

When in doubt, pair black and white with a sliver of silver. As shown in this bedroom by Donna Mondi Interior Design, the effect is nothing short of enchanting.

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The combination of black and white in the bedroom

Both colors are quite aggressive, so they need to be used in design very delicately. If you “overdo it” with black, there is a risk of creating an oppressive atmosphere, visually reducing the room and making it “colder”. An excess of white will turn the bedroom into a kind of hospital ward.

How to find a balance?

Design: Anna Furbacken

Let's start with the psychology of color. Black. In the bedroom, it brings intimacy and, surprisingly, calmness. White is associated with lightness and freedom. The combination of black and white in the interior creates an unusual contrast. So, if you make the ceiling dark and the floor light, you get the feeling that all objects are in the air, a kind of space. Black patterns on textiles are already a stylish accessory.

Thanks to its complete versatility, the black and white bedroom can be made in any style, from minimalist hi-tech to pompous baroque. Almost all manufacturers of finishing materials and furniture produce parts in basic colors, so there will be no problems with buying the necessary items.

Design: Evgenia Razuvaeva

Rules for decorating a bedroom in black and white

In order to maintain a balance between two colors, you need to follow certain rules.

In the article we will analyze these rules in more detail and give recommendations, but for now we will tell you which styles are suitable for a bedroom in black and white.

Design: Wida interior

Stylistic solutions for a black and white bedroom

The universal combination of basic colors looks good in almost all interiors and styles: from classic to modern, from European to oriental. The main condition is the predominance of one of the colors in the interior, and the following directions will “cope” with this better.

Design: PARA Studio

Most often, "Hellenic" interiors are distinguished by a large amount of white in different variations. A black and white bedroom in the Greek style will relax and pacify its owners. Distinctive features: high ceilings and large windows. Pillows, bedspreads - a large number of beautiful textiles can complement the bedroom, and plants in vases will add freshness. Furniture for a black and white bedroom in the Greek style is better to choose simple, it should feel like it was made by hand.

Design: Wida interior

Classic is always in fashion, especially when it comes to a black and white bedroom. A bed with a large wooden headboard, a large chandelier and a floor lamp to match it, it is possible to add gilded accessories or bronze items - they will perfectly complement the classic interior.

Country style will fit well in black and white. For such a room, designers recommend using furniture made from natural materials, if it is handmade - just wonderful. A country-style bedroom must be bright and spacious. As accessories, use rugs made of fabric with ornaments.

Design: Anna-Olga Khmelevskaya

Ethnic style? Yes! Black and white laconic colors will “play out” in a new way in such an interior. Painting on the walls, themed textiles and laconic furniture are the main characteristics of ethno.

Bedrooms in black tones among high-tech lovers are a very common phenomenon, but a favorite among designers. The main principles of this style are conciseness, simplicity, purity. Just what a combination of black and white can give. Surfaces must be shiny: gloss or chrome. The bed in the bedroom needs the correct geometric shape, you can even have a round one, you get a complete "space".

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Born in German and Austrian art, this style embraces soft, warm, cozy hues, as well as elegant accessories that demonstrate the refinement and good taste of the hosts. The main thing is not to overdo it and not turn a cozy bedroom into an art museum. Designers recommend using soft chairs, furniture with wavy lines, a lot of light - elegant chandeliers and table lamps.

Simplicity and comfort are the main features of the interior of a black and white bedroom in a minimalist style. Functional furniture, only the most necessary items, the absence of bright, flashy colors are the base of a minimalist room.

Design: Anna Furbaken

A black and white art deco bedroom is likely to be preferred by romantic and sophisticated natures, connoisseurs of beauty. The combination of two colors here should be very neat. White is the leading color, and black is its “partner”, which is used in accessories, textiles, wall or floor decoration.

Vintage can be different - depending on the era chosen by the owners of the bedroom. Forged elements, antique carpets and candles on the walls are “asking” in black and white. With the right approach, you can successfully combine modern items with vintage ones.

Design: Anastasia Komarova

Black and white color in the interior of the Art Nouveau bedroom must be "soft". Wavy lines, the traditional combination of wood and metal, mirrors are the hallmarks of Art Nouveau.

Most designers and hobbyists are used to the fact that Provence is “something” about patterns, flowers, earthenware and light wood. Of course, these are the features often seen in French-style bedrooms, but black and white can also be appropriate. The main thing is to carefully combine the “straightness” of shades with comfort, to make a simple and understandable interior, you can use a cage.

Black and white bedroom decoration

The floor can be made in both dark and light colors. Regardless of it, on the floor in the bedroom will look good:

  1. ceramic tiles - suitable material with different surfaces, one-color or with geometric patterns;
  2. stone - natural or artificial, marble floor imitation is especially popular;
  3. Carpet - Helps soften harsh contrasts;
  4. carpet - more like an accessory, but depending on its size, it can cover most of the room;
  5. bleached or wenge parquet;
  6. laminate.

Design: VAE design & architecture

Traditionally light, but some ideas include a black ceiling. It is non-standard, but beautiful and has the right to life. What materials will look good in a black and white bedroom interior?

  1. stretch - glossy or matt;

  2. plaster finish;

  3. with elements of gypsum stucco - an option for the classics in its various manifestations;

  4. painted ceiling;

  5. wallpaper on the ceiling - the right pattern can decorate art deco or vintage.

Design: Natalia Liventsova

Wall decoration in the bedroom is a delicate matter. There are two main options: monochrome and decorated surface. The dominant black color will visually reduce the room, you need to be prepared for this, and white, on the contrary, will increase it. With the help of contrast on the wall, you can highlight some part of the room, for example, the wall behind the bed or the work area. In some styles, wallpaper with a pattern will look good.

In general, there are no restrictions on the design of the walls, you can take any material, be it wallpaper, paint or decorative stone with plaster. Unless wooden panels or tiles are not entirely successful options

Design: Architectural workshop za bor

Furniture in a black and white bedroom

Most often, dark furniture is placed in black and white bedrooms, as it looks in contrast with light walls very advantageous. Every corner of a black bed or closet stands out against the background of white walls, it fascinates and attracts attention.

White furniture also looks good if you make dark walls and “play” on the contrast. Two-tone furniture is possible if the walls are made in the same tone, otherwise it will turn out too clumsy, the eyes will strain in such a bedroom, which is completely unnecessary.

As for the material - wood, glass, plastic or leather, metal bed or table headboards - the furniture is selected individually for each style.

Design: Wida interior

Lighting

If the bedroom is dominated by black, you will have to purchase a sufficient number of lamps. It is better if these are sets, in the same style, which will complement each other and decorate the room with light.

If white is chosen as the leitmotif, and separate areas are highlighted in black, it is better to direct the light on them, spotlights will help in this.

Beautiful, properly selected light sources can themselves act as interior items, become its decorations. Their task is not only to illuminate the bedroom, but also to complement the style.

Design: VAE design & architecture

Daylight is a must for a black and white bedroom. If the windows are small or there are none at all, it is better to abandon the dominant black, as it is easy to spoil the room.

Design: Anna Furbaken

Curtains, textiles

Today, the textile market offers a huge selection of products in black and white colors. You can use leather, silk, velvet, satin, lurex for pillows and bedspreads, patterned fabrics.

So, it is patterns that are ways to emphasize the desired style and focus attention in the right places. The banal “polka dots” will add its own zest to the Provence style, as well as floral patterns. Animal prints or ethnic ornaments are suitable for the bedroom of the corresponding interior, they attract attention, so it is important to use them in a dosed and tasteful way.

Depending on the furniture, design of the ceiling, floor and walls, plain textiles or with accents are selected. In a black and white bedroom, you can play with bright prints and add such accessories.

Decoration

In an interior where accent colors such as white and black are the leitmotifs, even furniture is already an accessory. You can complement the decor with the right vases, sculptures and paintings on the walls. The main thing is to adapt to the intended style.

Design: Wida interior

Complementary color in a black and white bedroom

A bedroom in black and white is perfect in itself, but this is the case when the third is not superfluous. An additional color fits into the so-called "rule of three", when exactly three shades are basic in the design of a room. This will help balance the interior, add completeness. It is believed that two-thirds should be filled with black and white, and the rest of the space can be reserved for the third, but in the bedroom it is better to choose a bright shade as an additional, rather than the main one. Come up with interesting accents with it, make textiles and accessories.

What colors would look best framed in black and white?

Care must be taken here so as not to turn the room into a banal bad taste. One or two pieces of furniture, for example, a beautiful bright armchair, and the room will already look complete.

Perfect for when you want freshness. Again, less is better than more. A lampshade, cushions or a vase is the space for vibrant color.

Design: Marina Sargsyan

Basic colors harmonize with each other, a professional knows how to make such an interior not boring.

Design: PARA Studio

In a black and white bedroom, there is no place for bright salad color, but noble emerald and bright olive will surely take root on pillows and other accessories.

Modern style directions allow not to limit the designer's flight of thought, and even seemingly banal color combinations have every right to life in the bedroom.

Design: Evgenia Lykasova

Modern style directions allow not to limit the flight of the designer's thoughts, and even seemingly banal color combinations have every right to life in the bedroom.

Design project by Marina Poklontseva on the cover.

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Those who do not like everyday life prefer a bedroom in such shades. This design is calm, and great for a bedroom where you can retire.

Black and white colors have a positive effect on sleep. If people in love sleep in the bedroom, then the atmosphere will help them become even closer.

In a black and white bedroom, you can make the interior that you like, because this combination is suitable for almost all styles.

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Decoration

A bedroom in black and white speaks of the unusualness of the owner of this room. Such an interior transforms the space and it becomes more beautiful.

The room will be cozier, larger and will emphasize individuality. Black and white is classic, so it's a great and simple option.

Black absorbs space and white gives more light, if proportioned correctly, you get a beautiful design.

To make the space seem larger, you can make a dark ceiling and a light floor. The room will appear taller if you make black walls and a light ceiling.

If the room is narrow and long, the best option is to paint the walls white. Thus, it will look more or less normal. A classic when black with white will create a background. One color should always be the main one. Drawing is done exclusively with pure black and white.

Dark walls are the perfect backdrop for light furniture. If there is a pattern on the walls, then large pieces of furniture will look good. With these colors, you can create incredible illusions. Such a bedroom will be very romantic.

To cover the floor in the bedroom in black and white colors, ceramic tiles, carpet, thick carpet, parquet will look good. The ceiling can be made stretch. It looks beautiful when dark furniture stands against a light wall.

Black and white textiles have rich textures. Use expensive materials to decorate the bedroom in black and white. Materials with a black and white pattern are a great option to emphasize the style of the bedroom.

Paintings, figurines, sculptures look great on black and white in the bedroom

In addition to the main lighting in the bedroom of this style, there should be more lighting elements. With the help of spotlights, you can highlight the necessary in the bedroom.

You can also add a slightly different color. For example, purple will give harmony and rigor. Yellow shades will make the bedroom brighter and more airy. Red is bright and beautiful. It will give sharpness and passion. This color highlights the necessary elements that are worth paying attention to. But everything must be done in moderation.

If the bedroom is for women, you can apply a little glamorous pink shade, it will also fit perfectly into the bedroom of these colors. Pink is romantic and very feminine.

Panoramic windows or a large green plant can add some nature to the room.

Total

Those who don't like everyday life prefer black and white bedrooms. This design is calm, and great for a bedroom where you can retire.

Black and white colors have a positive effect on sleep and relaxation.

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