black rooms

Friday Foursome

April 8, 2016

So were on Spring Break last week near Palm Beach, FL. A drive down Ocean Ave. left me itching to see what some of these Palm Beach mansions cost … so I’ve been snooping around on Realtor.com and found some beauties … for around $40 mil.

You can put your own personal touch on this one that is still under construction … for cool $74.5 mil. Hey – a girl can dream, right?

11 Things You Need to Know before Visiting Waco’s Magnolia Market at the Silos

This fair-trade collective has “a passion for discovering the beautifully unique and carefully made things one can only stumble upon in the tucked-away workshops and rural village markets on exotic travels.” The perfect way to add a little boho-vibe to your abode.

So it seems everyone’s doing white shiplap these days … but how cool is this black shiplap bathroom?

Back with more black …

October 24, 2011

This is kind of a Part II to last week’s post In A Black Mood, featuring a variety of lovely rooms painted black.

Over the weekend, my friend Julie sent me pictures of her beautiful black master bedroom and I just had to share.

I think it is so, so elegant and I love that she kept things simple with white bedding and black and white curtains. The black walls give it depth, warmth and drama.

I love how her furniture looks against the black walls too. She used Tricorn Black by Sherwin Williams. Such a lovely “cocoon” don’t you think?

I also came across this gorgeous living room in the latest issue of House Beautiful. Again, everything else in the room has been kept simple and neutral, yet the rooms still feels quite dramatic.

Designer Patrick Sutton suggests Benjamin Moore Iron Mountain in a semi-gloss and to use metallic accents for a “black-tie” dressiness.

Finally, more black-spotting … I have been seeing a lot of black window panes lately and they kind of make me swoon. I think they give a room and sort of historical feel and are an especially nice way to frame a lovely view. I love something so unexpected. Most people never give much thought to the color of their windowpanes. Do you?

House Beautiful

Have a great week!

In a black mood …

October 20, 2011

Ok, so I am not trying to be a Debbie Downer. It’s just that I have a folder of black rooms saved on my computer. I’ve been saving them for awhile. Maybe it’s because I’d like to work up the courage to paint a room black in my own house and I feel like I need to look at these every once in a while to work up the courage to do it.

On a cold blustery day like today these rooms seem perfect … cocoon like. One of my favorites is a picture I saved several years ago of Jenna Lyon’s bedroom in her lovely Brooklyn townhouse. Perhaps you remember it from the cover of Domino.