Technically, using black, white or grays is really a monochromatic color scheme and could be done with any color. If you take the color and adjust it’s chroma or saturation level to the lowest you can go, you get white. If you adjust it a little higher, you get shades of gray. If you adjust it to the maximum it becomes black.
Most people do not think of black, white and gray as actually being a color. Many people like to work with these colors as they think it is a very neutral color palette.
Let’s play around with a design I created that uses mainly black, white and gray home decor items where I mainly changed the wall color or treatment to create drama or highlight different things.
These are all such gorgeous options!
Thank you Kirsten!
What a fabulous resource! I think so many struggle with colors and these terrific visuals are so helpful.
Thank you Linda! I hope it helps people see the possibilities It was certainly fun to play with and create the visuals. Even for me, I never know exactly how something is going to look together until I see it:) Thanks for reading.
I love playing with color, and I appreciate when someone understands it like you do!
Thank you so much Christine! Color is like the magic secret sauce in any design and is definitely worth playing with:)
Great inspiration! I love that you showed how colorful a black and white color palette can be. Well done.
Thanks Amy! I think black and white can be the perfect backdrop to highlight any other color and can be so beautiful and dramatic all on its own. Thanks for reading.
I love the drama of black rooms! These are, again, great renderings that show what altering the shade of one element will do to the room!
Thanks Janet! Yes, a black room is dramatic and beautiful! Add a little reflection and wow!
This is just perfect timing for me and my daughter. She just finalized a move to her very first apartment and this is the colour scheme she’d like me to design with! I’m going to send it to her to read as well!
That is wonderful, thank you!! Hope she finds it inspiring!
It’s so fun to see how different combinations of black, white and gray can create entirely different feelings in a space.
I know, it is amazing how just changing things a little bit can make such a huge difference in how things look and feel. No wonder it is so hard for our clients to visualize what we propose!
Your renderings are fantastic! I love seeing all the different color options. Well done.
Thank you so much Samantha!! It has been really fun to do them and play with color. I appreciate you stopping by to read:)
With so many shades of grey, there’s no wonder it has been so popular these past few years. Still love your analogous color scheme in the example!
Thanks Deborah, yes there are numerous shades of gray for every hue and so many possibilities. Thank you, I think the analogous schemes are my favorites too, very soothing.