Black and White Bedroom Interior

Combination of black and white in a bedroom

Both colors are quite aggressive, so you need to use them very delicately in design. If you go too far with black, there is a risk of creating a suffocating atmosphere, visually reducing the room and making it colder. Excess white will turn the bedroom into something like a hospital ward.

How to find balance?

Design: Anna Furbacken

First, let's turn to color psychology. Black. In a bedroom, it adds intimacy and what may seem unexpected is tranquility. White is associated with lightness and freedom. The combination of black and white in interior design creates an unusual contrast. For example, if you make the ceiling dark and the floor light, it will create a feeling that all items float in the air, like space. Black patterns on textiles are already a stylish accessory.

Due to its full versatility, a black and white bedroom can be made in any style, from minimalist hi-tech to pompous baroque. Almost all manufacturers of finishing materials and furniture produce details in basic colors, so there will be no problems with purchasing necessary items.

Design: Evgeniya Razuvayeva
Rules for Decorating a Bedroom in Black and White Tones

To maintain balance between two colors, you need to follow certain rules.

• In small rooms, white visually adds square meters, while black steals them.

• It is important to choose one of the colors to create a monochromatic interior, not a heterogeneous one.

• It is better to limit prints, patterns, and geometry. One or two such accents will be enough.

• Soft lines help achieve unity and add calmness to the bedroom atmosphere.

• Black color "comes alive" with new colors under proper lighting (both artificial and natural).

• A third color is not superfluous. A black and white bedroom interior will only benefit from adding a new color, but it can only be one color, for example, several shades of the same color.

• Black interior items should be of the same shade. Different shades of black clash and look unnatural.

• Proper decorative elements will benefit the black and white bedroom interior.

In this article, we will examine these rules in more detail and provide recommendations, but for now, let's talk about which styles suit a bedroom in black and white colors.

Design: Wida interior
Stylistic Solutions for a Black and White Bedroom

The universal combination of basic colors looks great in almost all interiors and styles: from classic to modern, from European to Eastern. The main condition is that one of the colors predominates in the interior, and the following directions will better handle this.

Design: PARA Studio

• Greek Style
  
  

Often, "Hellenic" interiors are distinguished by a large amount of white in various variations. A black and white bedroom in Greek style will be relaxing and calming for its owners. Distinctive features: high ceilings and large windows. The bedroom can be enhanced with pillows, blankets — a lot of beautiful textiles, and freshness will come from plants in vases. Furniture for a black and white bedroom in Greek style should be simple, it should give the feeling that it was made by hand.

Design: Wida interior

• Classic
  
  

Classic style is always in fashion, especially when it comes to a black and white bedroom. A bed with a large wooden headboard, a large chandelier and table lamp in the same style, possibly adding gilded accessories or bronze items — they will perfectly complement a classic interior.

• Countryside
  
  

The countryside style fits well into the conditions of a black and white palette. For such a room, designers recommend using furniture made from natural materials, if it is handmade — simply wonderful. A bedroom in the countryside style must necessarily be light and spacious. For accessories, use fabric rugs with patterns.

Design: Anna-Olga Khmelevskaya

• Ethno
  
  

Ethnic style? Yes! Black and white minimalist colors will come alive in a new way in such an interior. Wall paintings, thematic textiles, and minimalist furniture — these are the main characteristics of ethno.

• Hi-Tech
  
  

Bedrooms in black tones among lovers of hi-tech are a very common but beloved design phenomenon. The main principles of this style are minimalism, simplicity, and cleanliness. This is exactly what a combination of black and white can provide. Surfaces should be glossy: gloss or chrome. A bed in a bedroom should have the correct geometric shape, even round, to create a full "cosmos".

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• Biedermeier
  
  

This style was born in German and Austrian art, it implies soft, warm, cozy shades, as well as elegant accessories showing refined taste and good sense of the owners. The main thing is not to overdo it and not turn a cozy bedroom into an art museum. Designers recommend using soft armchairs, furniture with wavy lines, lots of light — elegant chandeliers and table lamps.

• Minimalism
  
  

Simplicity and comfort are the main features of a black and white bedroom interior in minimalist style. Functional furniture, only the most necessary items, lack of bright, eye-catching colors — the basis of a minimalist room.

Design: Anna Furbacken

• Art Deco
  
  

A black and white bedroom in the Art Deco style is most likely preferred by romantic and refined natures who appreciate beauty. The combination of two colors here should be very careful. White is the leading color, and black is its "partner", used in accessories, textiles, wall or floor finishes.

• Vintage
  
  

Vintage can be different — depending on the era chosen by the bedroom owners. In a black and white palette, cast elements, antique carpets, and candles on walls are in demand. With the right approach, it is possible to successfully combine modern items with vintage.

Design: Anastasia Komarova

• Modern
  
  

Black and white color in the bedroom interior of modern style must necessarily be "soft". Wavy lines, traditional combination of wood and metal, mirrors — distinctive features of modern style.

• Provence
  
  

Most designers and lovers are accustomed to the idea that Provence is about patterns, flowers, clay dishes, and light wood. Undoubtedly, these features are often seen in French style bedrooms, but black and white colors can also be appropriate. The main thing is to carefully combine the "straightforwardness" of the shades with comfort, create a simple and clear interior, you can use a grid pattern.

Bedroom finishing in black and white

• Floor

The floor can be made in dark or light color. Regardless of it, the floor in a bedroom will look great with:

1. Ceramic tiles — suitable material with different surfaces, one-color or geometric patterns;
   
2. Stone — natural or artificial, especially popular is marble floor imitation;
   
3. Fabric carpeting — helps "soften" sharp contrasts;
   
4. Rug — more like an accessory, but depending on its size, it can cover a large part of the room;
   
5. Light-colored or veneer parquet;
   
6. Laminate.

Design: VAE design & architecture

• Ceiling

Traditionally, it is light, but some concepts imply a black ceiling. This is unconventional, but beautiful and has the right to exist. What materials will look good in a black and white bedroom interior?

1. Drop ceiling — with glossy or matte surface;
2. Plaster finishing;
3. With elements of gypsum moldings — a variant for classic styles in their various forms;
4. Wallpaper on ceiling — properly chosen pattern can decorate art deco or vintage.

Design: Natalia Liventsova

• Walls

Wall finishing in a bedroom is a delicate matter. Two main variants are highlighted: monochrome and decorated surface. Dominant black color visually reduces the room, to which you need to be prepared, while white, on the contrary, increases it. Using contrast on the wall, you can highlight any part of the room, for example, the wall behind the bed or the working corner. In some styles, wallpapers with a pattern will look good.

In general, there are no restrictions on wall finishing, you can use any material, whether it is wallpaper, paint, or decorative stone with plaster. Except for wooden panels or tiles which are not quite a good choice.

Design: za bor Architecture Studio

Furniture in a black and white bedroom

Most often, dark furniture is placed in black and white bedrooms because it looks very advantageously on contrast with light walls. Each corner of the dark bed or wardrobe stands out against the white walls, which is fascinating and attracts attention.

White furniture also looks good if you make dark walls and "play" on contrast. Two-color furniture is possible if the walls are done in one tone, otherwise it will look too flashy and eyes will be strained in such a bedroom, which is absolutely unnecessary.

As for the material — wood, glass, plastic or leather, metal headboards or table tops — furniture is chosen individually for each style.

Design: Wida interior

Lighting

• Artificial

If black color dominates in the bedroom, you will need to purchase enough light fixtures. It is better if these are sets in one style that complement each other and decorate the room with light.

If the theme is white color, and black is used to highlight certain areas, it's better to direct the light exactly at them, point lights will help in this.

Beautifully chosen light sources can themselves become interior items, becoming the decoration of the room. Their task is not only to illuminate the bedroom but also to complement the style.

Design: VAE design & architecture

• Natural

Daylight is a necessity for a bedroom in black and white tones. If the windows are small or there are no windows at all, it's better to avoid dominant black, as it is easy to spoil the room.

Design: Anna Furbacken

Blinds, Textiles

Today's textile market offers a huge selection of goods in black and white color palette. You can use leather, silk, velvet, atlas, lurex for pillows and blankets, patterned fabrics.

Thus, it is precisely patterns that help emphasize the desired style and draw attention in the right places. A simple "pea" pattern will add its unique touch to the Provence style, just as flower patterns. Animal prints or ethnic patterns will suit a bedroom with corresponding interior design, they attract attention, so it's important to use them in moderation and with taste.

Depending on the furniture, ceiling, floor, and wall finishing, one-color textiles or with accents are selected. In a black and white bedroom, you can "play" with bright prints and add such accessories.

Decoration

In an interior where the themes are such "accent colors" as white and black, even furniture is already an accessory. The decor can be supplemented with proper vases, sculptures, and wall paintings. The main thing is to adapt to the intended style.

Design: Wida interior

Additional Color in a Black and White Bedroom

A bedroom in black and white tones is perfect by itself, but this is the case where a third one is not superfluous. A supplementary color fits into the so-called