Friday, April 8, 2011

Earn Your Stripes

Black and White stripes that is!

The outdoor pavilion pictured below does it all for me! Black and white has to be the most striking color combo on this good planet, wouldn't you agree? But when you do it in stripes it becomes strikingly bold!  I love the give and take of the positive and negative energy that this gives off. Its very refined and masculine.

 

As you know I have a love for all things Z-Gallerie. Its just one of those places that make me happy. The website is awesome first off, but have you ever been in the showroom. You get lost in beauty, its phenomenal!
This store exudes my personal aesthetic with its mix of modern elegance, a little ethnicity, and trendy rustic style. Right now I am also loving the metal lanterns and these black lacquer and polished stainless steel tables.


Check out this outdoor space that is enveloped in black and white stripes on the ceiling and walls. I love when you add a single color to accent the black and white like the emerald green above. The color becomes the focus even though its accented by bold black and white stripes. I love these outdoor chairs too, especially the slip cover.


Speaking of outdoors how about this sharp looking thing. Its a California King snake. I do not know about you, but I am deathly afraid of snakes, but this one is kind of handsome. Talk about being born with style! This would make a great accessory around someone else's neck, of course. I think its time for another Britney Spears performance!

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I love it when someone is bold enough to paint black and white stripes on their interior walls like in these photos pictures above! I could live with a horizontal stripe. Its not as formal as a vertical stripe. These photos give you best of both worlds!

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If you are not one to do painted stripes on the wall how about a less invasive approach by doing an area rug on the floor. Above on the right are two options of black and white striped area rugs. The top is and outdoor version from Z-Gallerie. The bottom is a wool version form Overstock in an 8x11. Also pictured are FLOR carpet tiles in the two bottom pics. I love the concept of carpet tiles. That is both kid friendly and designer friendly!

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I love the idea of creating black and white striped window treatments. Here again are some ideas in both a casual horizontal and a more formal vertical stripe. The horizontal on the left is a DIY from this cute little blog, The Yellow Cape Cod. I love a good DIY! And on the right...its true when they say "all good things come in threes!"

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Let's look at some temporary black and white stripes alternatives. Above is a bedroom with black and white stripe accent pillows. This is so chic! I found an Etsy pillow to purchase. This is probably my speed because you don't have to be committed to anything.

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More temporary alternatives are accent lamps and table linens pictured above. How stylish are both of these. I love the mirror in both of pics too, especially the one on the left. Wouldn't you love a black and white stripe table cloth to drape over your dining table?  I love table cloths that drape to the floor.
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Speaking of dining, How about that beautiful black and white stripe dinnerware. This is dining in style no matter what time of day. I guess that is where these fancy pasta come into play! Aren't they cute?!! I would just have these for decoration in a tall glass canister.
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How do you wear your black and white stripes? I have this cute black and white stripe knit scarf and matching glove set. I wore them while I was at a catalog photo-shoot this past December and got many compliments on them. Above are some other wearable accessories like that sunhat that I would war under that Z-Gallerie pavilion an that cute tote bag for $44.00. I love a large bag like this one. If you like black and white you will love White House Black Market!
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What about how you would rock black and white stripes on your feet?!! I have seen some nice black and white shoes in my time but these are killer! One these where you buy the shoe first and then find and outfit to match.
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And these pictures are a trip and a half. I could so go for some black and white stripe nails with some sexy matching leg warmers. Now the question is what you are where in between the two?  I have GOT to try some black glossy lips!!!!

16 comments:

  1. Black and white stripes are always so sophisticated! I especially love wearing it, but I'm particularly fond on the striped rugs as well. Have a great weekend!

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  2. I can even begin to tell you how awesome this post is -I LOVE stripes, and you've earned yours. Love your blog, following you - hope you come and see me sometimes, maybe you'll follow me too :)
    A xx

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  3. I love the black/white stripped window treatments!!! Every time I see these I think of Sephora (another guilty pleasure!!!) I have a white and black zebra rug in my family room and I love, love, love it!!

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  4. I could definitely not *AGREE* more!!! If I could only decorate with two colors for the rest of my natural born life, black and white would be it! Of course, I like it with other colors thrown in, so I'm glad that is just my crazy imagination that could think that up! (c: I'm so in love with every single one of these pictures...

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  5. Star, this post just made me smile big time!! I'm so into b&w stripes at the moment, it's not even funny.. And this post didn't do anything to help it! I love it all, especially the table cloth, I so want one of those for my dining table! And I'm dying for the striped nails!! Also, I've never ever noticed that vertical stripes are more formal than horizontal ones, but you are so right!!

    Hope you had a great weekend my Friend!

    xo Linda

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  6. Just discovered your blog - following it now. I love this post! Black and White sripes are just classic, I would love to do the black and white wall look. I think a touch of black here and there is a must.. x anastasia

    hope you can visit me sometime.

    Decor is like butter.blogspot

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  7. wow for the spaghetti! :-) love the contrast! happy new week

    http://design-elements-blog.com/

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  8. The black and white is so beautiful, the outdoor pavilion is a must.

    I found you through decor is like butter, following you now! great great blog!

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  9. ok ok ... this is uh.mazing ... I came to sneak a peak at your lovely blog and you get a A++ for first impressions... a girl after my own heart with the black/white AND stripes ... I have such a strong connection with stripes right now, it's redic... so now I want to sew some striped window treatments after I feed my pet snake, but before I eat the pasta while painting my fingernails... A.D.D at it's finest! Thx for the follow!

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  10. Oh the snake caught me off gaurd there!! great post, so many wicked examples of black and white stripes.

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  11. WOW! Just loving all this striped inspiration...you thought of everything! I need to go back over it 10 more times, just to catch it all! xo

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  12. I have awarded you with the 'One Lovely Blog Award'... So if you would like to take part feel free to drop by ... http://decorislikebutter.blogspot.com/ x anastasia

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  13. Talk about an amazing black and white stripe round up!! Love it! M.

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  14. You can never go wrong with black and white!

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  15. Couldn't love these stripes anymore! I just bought a pair of black and white throw pillows from Century 21 that make my apartment pop. So wonderful!

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  16. So like where are you hiding those dining plates?
    I want a set of 6!
    This post grabs my heart!!



    Rashon aka Mr. Goodwill Hunting

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