The black and white rooms created by Coco Chanel in the 1920's are amazing. They are a treat for all you lovers of black and white decor.
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| The entry hall of Chanel's country home - white walls black trim |
Actually these are images from the 2010 film, Coco & Igor, a soft core biopic. It was on cable last week, so I watched it, and there were some great lines: Mrs. Stravinsky (upon seeing Coco's home) “You don’t like color, Mademoiselle Chanel?” To which Coco dryly responds, “As long as it’s black.”
Coco & Igor met (and ultimately bed) right after Coco's lover of nine years Boy Capel died in a tragic car crash. Apparently Chanel was kept by many rich men in her life. However, Boy Capel was, Chanel’s self proclaimed “love of her life.” After Capel's death, Chanel’s collections featured what became her signature black. Other designers of the time commented that she was making everyone mourn for her lost love by using black as a main color in her collections. Whatever the reason, Chanel broke barriers and gave new life to the color black.
So here's a round up of all the images I could find from the movie. There are some good ideas to inspire anyone wanting to try out a black and white decor scheme.
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| The movie version of Chanel's country house - LOVE the pair giant spiral topiary |
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| You don’t like color, Mademoiselle Chanel? Let me see if I have some red Russian rugs to throw around this dump. |
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| Igor says this place is crazier than a set of piano keys - LOVE the black Venetian mirror |
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| Step into my music room and tickle my ivories - Black drapes and hand painted walls are spiffy |
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| Count the patterns - Fabulous rug, border under window, wall painting, and black trim |
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| Let me see if you're wearing black under there |
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| Don't be sad Igor, I'll 'sew you some black under pants - Check out the wall details |
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| All that under pants sewing made me hungry - One of the lovely black and white dresses in the movie |
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| So your wife dares to wear red in my house! Even though she's dying and the two of you and your four kids are living in my house too, I'll still seduce you and teach her a lesson in hospitality she won't soon forget! And everybody keep puffing those cigarettes next to the wife with consumption! |
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| Please show me your bathroom renovation - I hear you got some good ideas from blogs - Mais oui! M.C, Escher has a blog. |
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| Here's the bathroom - Whatever you do don't touch the parrot - it's still pissed that I dyed it black |
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| Want me to wash you? |
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| Time to go to work in my black and white world |
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| How big can my ash get? |
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| Everybody must wear black and white, and maybe a little beige - That goes for you too humble shop girl! |
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| All dressed up with nowhere to go - Oh Iggy where are you??? |
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| Lay Iggy lay, Lay across my big brass bed - LOVE the recurring Greek key motif |
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| Now that's what I'm talking about! The black and white bedding is stunning! |
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| Bitch stole my piano man - The mix of pattern is extraordinary |
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| Shit! I think I can hear them in the garden shed! LOVE the symmetry of the topiary |
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| Shh...The old ball and chain has big ears |
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| Coco & Igor design inspiration or soft core biopic - You decide |
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| The real Igor -who knew he was so hot |
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| The real Coco Chanel - who knew she was such a Vamp! |
So what do you think of black and white decor? Do you think it's easy to do because there are only two colors to work with? Do you think it imbues a space with instant sophistication and high design?
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