{"id":651,"date":"2015-06-29T12:24:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T12:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunlighthomes1.wordpress.com\/?p=651"},"modified":"2015-06-29T12:24:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T12:24:08","slug":"black-and-white-ideas-for-decorating-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/black-and-white-ideas-for-decorating-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Black and White Ideas for Decorating your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When people think about making changes to their home, either one or two rooms or the entire space, most often they imagine color. Generally people choose colors they are fond of or those which correspond with pieces of furniture. When searching for ideas for decorating a home, one idea which is perhaps overlooked is decorating with the two basic colors \u2013 black and white. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-652 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-1.jpg?w=203\" alt=\"black and white\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-1.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-1-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Planes Y Proyectos De Carpinter\u00eda\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/ext\/embed.html?id=99360735503970413&#038;src=oembed\" height=\"764\" width=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" ><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Black and white, used in decorating, creates drama and pizzazz. It is said that every room can benefit by using a touch of black. Black is a color which anchors and grounds a room. Adding sophistication, black is definitely a color that demands attention.\u00a0 Ideas for decorating a home using black may include accessories such as light fixtures, trim or furniture. Black serves to add definition to focal points of a room. Black is just one color that stands out or makes a statement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-3-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-654 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-3-1.jpg?w=244\" alt=\"black and white 3\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-3-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-3-1-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"4Inspireddesign.com\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/ext\/embed.html?id=99360735503778846&#038;src=oembed\" height=\"653\" width=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" ><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Using black and white when decorating a home, provides a clean, fresh, elegant atmosphere. This combination can be added to any room in a home making it a sophisticated space. Black and white are often used in contemporary home decorating and often used to accent other colors in French Country design. It may be hard to visualize but there are many ideas for decorating a home using only these two basic colors. The floor is a great place to start in decorating a space. Black and white vinyl tiles laid alternately makes a beautiful checkerboard pattern and looks clean and elegant. Black marble used on the floor, accented by wide white baseboards, another beautiful idea for decorating a home. White ceramic tiles with a black border or simply paint the floor black or white and use stencils of the opposite color for decoration. These are great ideas for decorating a home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-floor-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-floor-1.jpg?w=172\" alt=\"black and white floor\" width=\"172\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-floor-1.jpg 341w, https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-floor-1-172x300.jpg 172w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-white-floor-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-white-floor-1.jpg?w=223\" alt=\"black white floor\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-white-floor-1.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-white-floor-1-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Staircase Photos\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/ext\/embed.html?id=99360735504156923&#038;src=oembed\" height=\"884\" width=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" ><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Apartmento em Saint Germain by Ando Studio\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/ext\/embed.html?id=106538347410959408&#038;src=oembed\" height=\"705\" width=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" ><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>White walls, is there anything more perfect? Painting the walls white or even an off-white, would make a perfect background for accessories such as artwork framed in black. That you can imagine. Elegant black window treatments or black shutter against a clean, crisp white wall would definitely create an aura of sophistication. Perhaps a glass-top table with black iron trim and black chairs, these are terrific ideas for decorating a home using black and white.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-window-treatments-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-window-treatments-1.jpg?w=237\" alt=\"black window treatments\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-window-treatments-1.jpg 554w, https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-window-treatments-1-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A bedroom decorated using black and white would be lovely. An iron bed-frame in black or white, covered with a striped black and white comforter. For the pillow shames, you could use either all black or all white and could add throw cushions in the opposite color. A nice leather black or white chair in the corner would be certainly accent the room. Then the white walls with an elegant piece of artwork, framed in black hanging on it, this would surely add to the contemporary feel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-bedroom2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-bedroom2-1.jpg?w=197\" alt=\"black and white bedroom2\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-bedroom2-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-bedroom2-1-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-bedroom-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-bedroom-1.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"black and white bedroom\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-bedroom-1.jpg 558w, https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-bedroom-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sunlighthomes.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/black-and-white-bedroom-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Best Touchless Kitchen Faucets\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/ext\/embed.html?id=56787645278217327&#038;src=oembed\" height=\"785\" width=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" ><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Ideas for decorating a home, there&#8217;s tons out there for you. Finding one that suits you and those that live in your home is important.\u00a0 It\u2019s nice to do something radical and off-the-wall but remember you must be able to live with it for awhile.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you Enjoyed!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;\">Lilly Cordeiro<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;\">Sunlight Heritage Homes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When people think about making changes to their home, either one or two rooms or the entire space, most often they imagine color. Generally people choose colors they are fond of or those which correspond with pieces of furniture. 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