Next Up

Cool, Contemporary Home Full of Unexpected Details and Artistic Accessories

From: Crystal Sinclair

With the unassailable chic of an art gallery and the luxurious finishes of a five-star hotel, these gorgeous rooms update classic modernist silhouettes with jewel tones and counterbalance razor-sharp geometry with yard after yard of touchable velvet.

Gray Living Room With Green Sofa

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

Scroll For More Photos

1 / 21

Gray Contemporary Living Room With Green Sofa

This living room continues the moody feel of the black and white kitchen. Walls are bathed in gray, and jewel tones were chosen for the furniture. Snappy stripes pull the eye up to the ceiling.

Gray Eclectic Living Room

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

2 / 21

Gray Eclectic Living Room With White Chair

This living room plays with shape and color contrasts in an exciting way. A nubby chair stands out against stormy gray walls. Even the firewood rack has a role with its strong vertical lines.

Gray Living Room With Firewood Rack

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

3 / 21

Gray Contemporary Living Room With Firewood Rack

The living room is all kinds of exciting, starting with the gray walls. The ceiling gets wide black and white stripes (an instant eye-catcher) and the firewood even becomes part of the display in its tall metal rack.

Art and Pink Stools

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

4 / 21

Artwork and Two Pink Stools

Everywhere you look in this eclectic living room there's something interesting to study. Oversized artwork dominates this corner, paired with two sweet pink-and-white stools.

Living Room With Green Striped Ceiling

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

5 / 21

Gray Eclectic Living Room With Green Striped Ceiling

Green and white stripes march across the ceiling in this chic living room, a fun way to frame the space with bold pattern.

Black Living Room and Green Sofa

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

6 / 21

Black Living Room With Green Sofa

Black drapes fade into the walls, adding to the living room's mysterious mood. An emerald green sofa feels luxurious in the center of the room.

Black Contemporary Kitchen With Marble

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

7 / 21

Black Contemporary Kitchen With Marble Backsplash

For the kitchen's moody look, designers worked around existing white cabinets, adding black marble, sculptural lighting and, for a lighter touch, oak open shelves on the upper walls.

Black Eclectic Kitchen

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

8 / 21

Black Eclectic Kitchen With Oak Shelves

The open shelving in this kitchen becomes a wonderful display space; the shelves themselves leap out at the eye against the black marble backsplash. Designers then added a dynamic collection of black dishes, cooking tools and artwork.

Kitchen With Black Marble Backsplash

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

9 / 21

Black and White Kitchen With Black Marble

Designers delivered major drama to this kitchen by adding black marble in between the oak shelves and black countertops above white cabinets.

Shelves and Black Marble Backsplash

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

10 / 21

Oak Kitchen Shelves and Black Backsplash

Oak shelves and a black marble backsplash create exciting contrast in this kitchen. Black hardware continues the strong look down into the white lower cabinets.

Black Kitchen With Blue Barstools

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

11 / 21

Black Contemporary Kitchen With Blue Barstools

The designers worked around this kitchen's existing white cabinets, blending a traditional and contemporary look by adding black marble, antique curios on the open shelves and blue velvet barstools.

White Modern Breakfast Room

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

12 / 21

White Modern Breakfast Room With Sheepskins

This breakfast room sits next to a dramatic kitchen with lots of black. So the airy touch here is a lovely balance. The oversized pendant makes an impressive statement.

Black and White Dining Room With Banquette

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

13 / 21

Black and White Modern Dining Room With Banquette

The dining room has all the refined polish of a tuxedo with its black molding and leather banquette and white fluted walls. Instead of one larger table, designers used two small round ones, offering greater flexibility depending on the size of the group.

Modern Dining Room With Fluted Walls

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

14 / 21

Black and White Modern Dining Room With Fluted Walls

The gorgeous custom banquette that wraps around the walls of this dining room echoes the curves of the fluted plaster walls. The banquette's back is plush velvet, the seat sleek leather.

Modern Dining Room With Fluted Walls

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

15 / 21

Modern Black and White Dining Room With Fluted Walls

The dining room was intended to be both a space for family time and larger gatherings. A custom banquette and fluted plaster walls evoke a mood that's bold but still serene.

Dining Room With Ceiling Mirrors

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

16 / 21

Black and White Modern Dining Room With Ceiling Mirrors

Above the dining room's banquette, designers installed a dynamic light fixture, mirrors that float on the ceiling and bubble-like globes. In contrast, a black animal skin rug is grounding on the floor.

Living Room With Oversized Art

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

17 / 21

Contemporary Living Room With Oversized Art

Large artwork is a fun choice to fill the blank wall between windows in the living room and helps visually pull together the variety of patterns on the pillows and rug.

Multicolored Living Room With Spool Tables

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

18 / 21

Multicolored Contemporary Living Room With Spool Tables

The rug, artwork and pillows fill this living room with fun, modern personality. A light gray sectional serves as the quiet foundation.

Black and White Foyer With Green Leaves

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

19 / 21

Modern Black and White Foyer With Green Leaves

The designers wanted to set a fun, modern tone right from the entry, so they used a whimsical wallpaper and chose furniture with bold shapes and contrasts.

Gray Bedroom With Black Sheepskin

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

20 / 21

Contemporary Bedroom With Black Sheepskin

The black canopy bed in this bedroom draws the eye up with its strong color, but the slim lines keep the piece from being overwhelming. A black sheepskin along the bedside is a soft, stylish surprise.

Powder Room With Black Floral Wallpaper

Photo: Nick Glimenakis. From: Crystal Sinclair

21 / 21

Black and White Powder Room With Floral Wallpaper

Black and white floral wallpaper in this bathroom sets a mood that's at once modern and charming. The designers balance the print with white paneling on the walls' lower half.

Related Pages