Black And White And Glam All Over

What is it about decorating in black and white that makes it feel so pulled together and often glamorous? It's almost the equivalent of wearing the perfect little black dress with the perfect string of pearls, and the perfect pair of heels.

Is it easy to do? I mean really, it's just two colors, with maybe some accent color thrown in with the eye of Coco Chanel taking off one too many accessories.

Here's a round up of three spaces of black and white designed homes, all of them in New York City. New York does seem fitting, since the workaday and nightlife dress code is often black in the cool months, and white in the warm weather.

First up is the apartment of Dallas fashion mavens Jane and Judy Aldridge.They are daughter (Jane) and mother (Judy). Jane has the crazy hot wonderful fashion blog Sea of Shoes. Judy writes the blog Atlantis Home. Both are avid shoppers, lovers of collecting, and very feminine. They have a wonderful mother-daughter relationship. I imagine their New York apartment is a pied-a-terre.

The New York apartment of Sea of Shoes - Love the patent chairs - elements to use if you do this - hide rugs, white floor, metallics. black and white furniture, mix of vintage, modern, and antique

The office area of the New York apartment of Jane and Judy Aldeidge - The white bookshelf, white chair and white desk, combine with the painted white floor, and are easy enough to do

Jane and friends in her New York apartment all done in black and white with a few well chosen accents of color

The second apartment Kelly Framel's home. comes from another fashion blogger , the glamourai.

Kelly's New York apartment has some of the same elements as Jane's - black and white hides. metallics. back and white furniture - Yet they have different vibes, and both look totally chic - I love the low hanging art, and how the practical and  simple window shades almost become an art-like installation

It seems small dogs are an important design element

Accessories are the jewelry of a space and these fashion mavens have a very good eye for choosing them

Love this version of a gallery wall, with some of the art on the floor layered and leaning

The kitchen gets the black and white treatment - the hand object on the pedestal cake stand is genius

I could not do a  post about black and white decor, especially in New York, without including Nicole Cohen of the blog Sketch 42. I have seen the apartment in person over two years ago, and it still looks fresh and exciting. Nicole would argue, because as a highly creative person she would love to re-do the place as her vision shifts. She is a designer, painter, a fashion lover, and a mother of two young children, and of course an avid blogger. I think she has struck the perfect note of the classic in her black and white design that could withstand the years, and  remain glam, functional, and well designed.

The black and white apartment designed by Nicole Cohen

All the classic elements of designing in black white - hide rug, metallics, see-through furniture. black and white furniture

Another view of Nicole Cohen's black and white living room - her painting adds the right amount of color

Nicole Cohen's kitchen - Love the black and white pendant lighting, and the combination of vintage, antique and modern elements used throughout the apartment - and having the marble counter top go all the way down to the floor is so glam!

The black and white master bedroom (Nicole Cohen) - Black on black Imperial Trellis wallpaper is timeless - LOVE the brass wall mounted lamps over the headboard - the mix pf prints in this room elevates the black and white design

Here's an apartment Nicole is working on for client- Love the hand painted wall she did - More of us girls are writing on our walls since we first saw crazy hot wonderful Kelly Wearstler do it in her home!

Kelly Wearstler paints the walls that inspire us bloggers

So there you have it! Black and white and glam all over. How many of you have black and white decor schemes? Anyone outside of New York?

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