color story: look to the cookie, elaine (black and white)

Yin and yang. Shadow and light. The infamous Seinfeld black-and-white cookie episode. We're always looking to black and white to provide harmony. Black and white are huge right now, though I think truthfully we can always say that. There is a comfort in the consistency, it's always chic, and the less-confident home decorator is safe in knowing the two colors always go together and with everything else, too.

Putting glossy swoon-worthy walls aside (above), interior designer Miles Redd injects black and white with a fabulous patterned floor, crisp white ceiling with Greek Key molding, lovely high-back bench, and a mirror.

Diane von Furstenberg

J. Mendel

Temperley London

Tom Ford

York Wallcoverings shared with me their black and white board on Pinterest, lots of inspiration there. 

It's easy to add black and white, in little or big ways, at every price range:

Circle Sidewall wallpaper,
York Wallcoverings

Black + White Hearts ceramic bowl, Brika

Marble Salt and Pepper cellars,
Jayson Home

Arteriors Calhoun Glossy White Porcelain/
Ebony Stained lamp, Zinc Door

Black Branch Brackets + Shelving,
West Elm

Infinity 100% linen fabric, Cowtan & Tout
(the ground may be more linen than
white, but I loved the pattern too much
to leave it out)

Riviera arm chair - black, Serena & Lily

If you're not adding any other colors, be sure to bring in a variety of textures and materials
such as glass, metal, mirror, leather, and plush upholstery

fashion images via elle.com; interiors images via miles redd and beautiful abodes; 
product images via york wallcoverings, brika, jayson home, zinc door, west elm, serena & lily, cowtan & tout

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