OUR STYLISH HOME: OUR OLD LIVING ROOM

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

OUR OLD LIVING ROOM - BEFORE PHOTOS

Last week we started to decorate our living room... I know what you are all thinking, decorating? So near Christmas? Are they mad? Lol The answer to the last question is... YES WE ARE! The worst thing is that the house is all messy and dusty and the room won`t be finished by Christmas. And yes I just got myself to blame to not being able to resist my decorating blues... :-)
Anyway, once again, just thought to share the BEFORE photos of the room... Sorry lots of photos, per usual!

Its been over 10 years since this room has been decorated!

And over the years I just kept adding more and more things,

what I now think of as being "clutter"...

I painted the coffee table cream...

And I made the three cushions below...

(MORE PHOTOS TO COME SOON.)

BLACK AND WHITE BEDROOM DECORATING IDEAS

Start with the walls. When decorating your bedroom, start with the walls. You don’t have to paint all your walls either black or white. You can paint some walls black and others white, play around with wall decals, or use wallpaper. You might want to use a combination or paint, decals and wallpaper like in the picture on the left. Black walls are great for creating contrast- anything stands out on a black wall! A striped wall can also look amazing in a bedroom.

Bedroom Furniture. Each piece of furniture must be taken into account if you are going to have a complete black and white look. You can paint all your furniture in either all-black, all-white or a black-and-white pattern if the furniture is against a solid color wall. Remember to keep things neat and not too busy. Make sure to pay attention to the furniture’s details and don’t forget the bed frame, window frames, headboard etc.

Accessories and Bedding: This is the fun part! There are so many black and white room decorating ideas for your bedding, lighting, rugs and walls! Black chandeliers are super glam in a black and white bedroom. Area rugs come in all types of designs and fabrics. For the walls, you can hang black and white pictures and place them in a colorful frame for contrast (or vice-versa). Black and white curtains will look amazing in your bedroom. Just make sure that most of your bedroom accessories are black and white only and don’t contain other colors.

Black and White Bedroom Accent Colors

Accent colors: Last but not least come the accent colors. The reason I mentioned this last is because it is very important not to overdo it. You want most of your room to be black and white and you can pick one or two main accent colors to highlight specific areas of your room. Anything in color will stand out in a black and white bedroom! Some great areas to accent are your bed, via a colorful comforter or an area on the walls with a beautiful painting. You might even consider painting an entire wall or part of a wall a bright color to create a dramatic look.

What else is left to do? Nothing but get ready to enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep in your chic and elegant beautiful bedroom!

Black and white decor is elegant and simple! It is a relatively easy style to decorate your bedroom with since you already have your colors picked out from the get-go! If you’re anything like me and get overwhelmed by too many choices, you’ll love black and white bedroom decorating ideas.

One of the main principles behind modern decor is minimalism. Decorating your bedroom in black and white is an easy way to give it a sleek, contemporary look and feel that is clean and put together. Wouldn’t you like to sleep in a neatly designed, stress-free bedroom?