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Apartment Decorating Ideas – Fresh Black Accents

May 11, 2015
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Apartment Decorating Ideas Living Room Fireplace in Black

Apartment decorating ideas today!  Can the color black be refreshing and light?  I would say yes.  Check out this apartment with its fresh black accents contrasting against white walls.  It works.

The black living room and bedroom fireplaces, the window trim and the kitchen cabinets are all bold statements…they for some reason do not overpower the space and make it dark.

The key here is surrounding the bold black accents with lots of white and simple decor.

Apartment Decorating Ideas Open Kitchen Black Cabinets

Apartment Decorating Ideas Bedroom

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1. Pacific Trellis Embroidered Pillow
2. Black Chippendale Chair
3. Chalkboard Placemats
4. Horse Bookends
5. Black Barstool
6. Director’s Tripod Table Lamp

Happy Monday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Sorry I didn’t post over the last few days…I was traveling to the east coast for TE’s son’s graduation.  We had such a nice time watching JE graduate.  What a wonderful experience!  Really nice.

P.P.S.  When we went out to Malibu yesterday after we got back from our trip, to check out the progress of our Malibu home renovation.  It is coming a long…slowly but surely….I will share an update this week.

Photos: Donna Griffith

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6 responses to “Apartment Decorating Ideas – Fresh Black Accents”

  1. Charlotte-SimplyLoveDesign says:
    May 11, 2015 at 2:00 PM

    Yes! This black speaks to me. So bold and elegant all at the same time! Love.
    ~Charlotte
    SimplyLoveDesign

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  2. Martina says:
    May 12, 2015 at 1:54 AM

    Simply gorgeous, and not dull at all. Black is definitely beautiful

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  3. Leslie Sinclair says:
    May 12, 2015 at 7:03 AM

    You are so right! In the correct setting, black can be light! Love it. xo Leslie

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  4. Keri Blair says:
    May 12, 2015 at 8:21 PM

    I love the black accents. Gorgeous apartment.
    Keri
    http://www.thestylestudiobykb.com

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  5. Shop Terris says:
    May 13, 2015 at 11:56 AM

    Amazing! Love all of it!

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  6. jill says:
    May 14, 2015 at 9:59 AM

    Hi
    Do you know where that ceiling light is from?
    Thanks so much
    Jill

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