Black Ceilings

A few weeks back while having lunch at Libretto I noticed that the ceilings in the bathroom were painted out black. I loved it and it got me thinking about painting a ceiling in my place black.

I'm very embarrassed to show you pictures (horrible pictures at that) of my kitchen.  I'm in the industry,  have the pleasure of designing some amazing kitchens and unfortunately I come home to this every day... 

My plans of renovating my kitchen will happen some time next year.  White cabinetry, marble counter tops and white subway tile will be happening!  In the mean time I thought my kitchen was the perfect ceiling to paint black.

I have to admit I was scared while edging but there was no turning back at that point.

I painted all my interior doors in my condo Benjamin Moore Black Jack and had some left over, so I thought why not.  It turned out better than expected, it's a soft subtle black and isn't too harsh against the white walls.  I can't wait to renovate!

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keri
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Black on Black

During my many vacation trips to Bahamas I always fell in love with the colourful homes and buildings.  I mean who wouldn't want to live in something so bright!?  It's a refreshing change to the beige homes in my area.

This past weekend I drove past (and totally regret not taking any pics) two homes side by side completely black on black!  I forgot about Bahamas and fell in love!  With the help of Pinterest and Google I found some more amazing painted black homes!

I automatically think of contemporary when I think of homes painted black.

But the older, more traditional buildings / homes definitely have more impact!

The one above is my fav.  The high gloss black door is stunning with it's brass hardware.

How cute is this place?  I had to throw it in for good measure.

Benjamin Moore Black Jack # 2133-20

Benjamin Moore Black Knight # 2136-10

If I had a house I would probably pick either of those two blacks.  If only my condo corp. would paint my building black!

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keri

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Still a work in Progress

I've always had a vision of how my first condo would look...white walls, black doors and walnut herringbone floors.  Do you see it?  Well I'm halfway there!  As I sit here going through the before after pics of my living room I realize this is still a work in progress. I'm a hard girl to please.   .

I started off with someone else's paint colours and someone else's  floor choices, it was not a happy place.  It didn't feel like home until I painted all the walls Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace OC # 65.  The floors still need to be changed,  hopefully that happens this year.

There is still so much I would like to fix, add to or move around.  I debated posting the almost after pics because I feel it's still not ready...but then I thought, why not?!  So here is my work in progress.

 The white walls make the space so much brighter than it was before.  I also painted all my interior doors Benjamin Moore Black Jack # 2133-20.  See halfway there!  The next area is my dining room...wallpaper to be found, possible table to change!  I can't wait.

keri

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