Trend Alert: Black and White Elegance

September 14, 2007

From black-and-white ball gowns to checkerboard floor tiles, this classic color combination just oozes simple sophistication. Add a few feminine flourishes, curves, and floral patterns, and you've got a major home-decorating trend for fall and winter.

These furniture pieces and home accents are unfussy but just ornate enough to look elegant and not the slightest bit masculine. They're also very versatile, since the black-and-white palette makes even more traditional-looking pieces fit right into a modern room. For examples of the trend, click on the photos below.

16 Comments

4 years 8 weeks

Does anyone know where I can find a black and white damask wallpaper with the distressed look like the one in the top left corner of this pic? I have found tons of black and white damask, but none with the slightly imperfect, distressed look I love.

veronicaraye 5 years 33 weeks

LOVe this look!! excited woo!

JaimeLeah526 5 years 36 weeks

I'm so sick of black and white. Right now my school uniform is black pants and white or black tops. That is all I see all day. I need some color when I come home.

LadyLibertine 5 years 36 weeks

my fav is the lamp and couch

tdamji 5 years 36 weeks

interesting - not for me, but interesting

Ejmcmis 5 years 36 weeks

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS !!! TOTALLY! . LOVE IT !!!! . I want all of it. I feel like redecorating like now.

jen22 5 years 36 weeks

My room is decorated in black and white.

SassAndBide 5 years 36 weeks

omg i want it all :Love:

Lizzard214 5 years 36 weeks

My comforter is very similar to those Urban Outfitters curtains. I just bought it at Target about a month ago. I loooove it.

askmetostay 5 years 36 weeks

so cute....i love the look of black and white with pops of color!

ccsugar 5 years 36 weeks

Cute stuff - I don't think I would make a whole room black and white though.

ginasugar 5 years 36 weeks

LOVE that sofa from Anthropologie. I sat on it in the store the other day- suprisingly comfortable. But a tab bit pricy ($3,000) for something that will only seat 2-3 people.