A Drop of Black

We've been a bit obsessed lately with the idea of decorating with black. Defined as the total lack or absorption of visible light, these black interiors feel bold and infinite and serene.

Office via Desire to Inspire

Anne-Karin Furunes Black Trees X, 2008 via 1stDibs

Study via Lonny Magazine

Celia Gerard Black Star, 2010 via 1stDibs

Library via Lonny Magazine

Joe Goode Black Painting, 1978 via 1stDibs

Color Story

Pitch Black No. 256 & Dove Tail No. 267, Farrow & Ball

Inspired by the swatches above, we found a cozy living room, abstract art, antique chaise, vintage fabric and perfectly worn stairs...

Scott Newkirk's Brooklyn apartment via Remodelista

Bathsheba II, Jules Olitski 1959 via 1st Dibs

Eva and Gentry Dayton's apartment in Brooklyn via Remodelista

Vintage textile from Classic Modern via Design Mind

Front stairs of Elizabeth Robert's 1880's brownstone in Brooklyn via Remodelista

A Blank Canvas

One of the things we love about a crisp white room is the ability to instantly transform the palette with the slightest hint of color. In spring, we love to play with accents using fresh cut flowers, bringing the outside in.

Rich violet tones that we found on Mother's Day

via Design Crisis

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Soft pinks, often found right outside the house

via Chantal Hughes

A green base always feels fresh and clean

via parehe

Bold fuchia's

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Teal

Part one of one of our bathroom restoration

While, to one of us, taupe is the only alternative to mushroom (which is only acceptable after beige), the other's favorite color is the blue-green favored on 18th and 19th century woodwork and in fine art of the 20's and 30's. You can imagine, as we've stripped the bathroom in NH down from baby blue shag carpeting and blue and olive paisley wallpaper to taupe-white floors and aqua milk paint, how thrilled we are. Here is the bathroom and some references we've been collecting:

Daniel Garber, Peonies, via the great blog, still life quick heart

Fernand Khnoppf, Jeanne Kefer via tbSMITH's photostream on Flickr

Billy and Hells, Arum via Curieuxdetrucs

Genius Jan Wittenberg still life via The Linosaurus

David Halliday, Shell and Oil Can via Carrie Haddad Gallery

Jeremy Lipking, Skylar in Black via Southwest Art

Carl Dobsky, Shop Fan via John Pence Gallery

From Ochre, we think

David Halliday, Concrete

Overcast

While it's warmed up a bit, every day seems to be cloudy with a chance of rain. But that can be quite beautiful...

Benjamin Moore's Bear Creak 1470

Benjamin Moore's Gravtint 1611

Benjamin's Moore's Stone Harbor 2111-50

Donald Kaufman Color Collection's DKC-8

Vintage Green

We stumbled upon Interior Alchemy last night and were entranced by their collection bohemian and vintage-inspired images. So in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, here are some of our favorites...green of course.

March is Green

Whether your shade is forest, dark, lime, pine, hunter, emerald, sea, olive, kelly, mint or shamrock, we celebrate green today so that you can celebrate other things tomorrow...

Farrow and Ball Greens

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