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!!!!