The designers at Design Intervention used just black and white in this condominium home, and here's how they made the classic combination a contemporary winner.
Keeping the background clean, white, and uncluttered makes the black design features such as the grid on the ceiling, and furnishings such as the charcoal sofa, stand out even more. Lots of sunlight helps in keeping the tone of the room light, and not heavy.
The streamlined design of the built-in structures creates a sense of order and calmness in the space.
Simple black-and-white patterns, such as on the striped rug, and the zebra-skin stripes on the chair, help add visual interest to the space. The grey concrete ventilation blocks and metal stools tie-in with the monochrome theme while adding texture to the space.
The colour scheme can be reversed too, with the walls of this hallway painted black, and white used as an accent around the doorway. Glass panels help lighten the look of the black door to the study.
Without the patterned lampshade, the Missoni cushion adding a splash of colour to the space, and the textured bedlinen, this guest bedroom would look flat and boring.
The bachelorette-owner of this 1,420 sqf, three-bedroom condominium apartment near Fort Canning Park engaged interior designers Denise Chng and Li Yanling of Habit to do up her home after being impressed by a friend’s home that was done by them. “I could see that the designers knew how to use black, and that’s the colour I like,” she recalls.
The walls and ceilings were kept white, but the homeowner preferred a darker shade for the floors. Instead of hacking away the original marble flooring, renovation costs were reduced by laying High End Resilient Flooring (HERF) - a durable material suitable for homes with pets - over it. The entire renovation took two months to complete, and set her back $120,000.
The bachelorette also enjoys indulging in clothes and designer bags - all of which are neatly showcased in a walk-in wardrobe that used to be a bedroom.
The bedroom is cosied up with feminine paintings and a reindeer hide which the homeowner brought back from Scandinavia.
A roomy open-concept bathroom stands between the master bedroom and the room that was converted into the walk-in wardrobe.