updated traditional black and white living room

Good morning! Today I wanted to share some full angled shots of our updated traditional black and white living room. Although the overall style of this home and this space is traditional I like adding in some modern touches so that the overall space feels updated and a reflection of our style. In our main spaces I like sticking with a relatively neutral palette just so I can mix things up a bit when needed, but I also really like having contrast. For that reason I love mixing in black and white pieces. Using lots of textures and gold accents helps add interest to the space so the neutral color palette doesn’t feel to boring.

I don’t have any recent before shots because this house wasn’t ever on the market and it felt weird taking pictures when we were in the house looking at it with the owner so these are from the original listing from when they purchased it several years before.

So here’s a before of the living room from this angle:

And a similar angle now:

updated traditional black and white living room

And another angle from before:

And now:

updated traditional black and white living room

We got some new chairs which I will be sharing more details about in an upcoming post.


updated traditional black and white living room

Painting the built-ins black is one of my favorite things we did in this space.
black fireplace built-ins updated traditional black and white living room
black fireplace built-ins

updated traditional black and white living room updated traditional black and white living room

black bookshelves

updated traditional black and white living room
updated traditional black and white living room updated traditional black and white living room

Well, that’s it for today! Here are all of the sources for this space:

LIVING ROOM SOURCES:

Wall Color – Pure White by Sherwin Williams in Eggshell Finish
Trim Color – Existing
Black Built-in Bookshelves Color – Black Magic by Sherwin Williams in a Satin Finish
Knobs on Bookshelf – Amazon
Floor  – Heart Pine stained with Minwax’s Weather Oak
Rug – Rugs USA
Chandelier – Serena and Lily
Bulbs in Chandelier – can be found here
Coffee Table – Serena and Lily
TV – Best Buy
Artwork on TV – Etsy
Drapery Rods – Amazon
Drapery Rings and Hooks – Amazon
Drapery Panels – Amazon
Leather Sofa – Pottery Barn 95.5″ size in Aviator Blackwood Leather 
Ivory Pillows on Cream Sofa – Serena and Lily
Pom Pom Throw – Lulu and Georgia
Black Cream and Gray Square Pillows on Sofa – Serena and Lily years ago
Black Velvet Pillows – HomeGoods years ago but similar here
Black and White Lumbar Pillow – Serena and Lily years ago
Striped Pillow on Leather Sofa – Walmart
Striped Throw – Serena and Lily years ago
Tufted Sofa – Got years ago in a local shop in Williamsburg that is now closed (sort of similar here and here) and recovered in this fabric
Pom Pom Throw – Lulu and Georgia
Side Table Next to Sofa – Bassett Furniture
Lamp on Side Table – Serena and Lily
Books – Vintage
Pheasant – Vintage
Gold Bowl on Coffee Table – Hobby Lobby
Candlesticks – Walmart
Candles – Walmart
Faux Fern – Target
Large Gold Vase – Home Depot years ago
Books – Vintage
Dog Bed – World Market a few years ago, similar here and here (recovered in fabric from Hobby Lobby)
Oversized Mirror – Bassett Furniture
Wingback Chairs – Whitney Accent Chairs and we ordered them in the Pattern: 6413 Color: 9 Smoke (which is a gorgeous Brownish Black Velvet) and then did a antique brass nailhead trim
Table Between Wingback Chairs – Bassett 
Pillows in Wingback Chairs – Bassett
Throw on Wingback Chair – Bassett
X Ottoman – Wayfair a few years ago, similar here
Leather Ottoman – Joss and Main years ago, similar herehere and here
Floor Lamp – Serena and Lily
Vase with White Bottom – Serena and Lily
Items in Bookshelves – Have had everything in the bookshelves for years and years, small white books are Chatbooks, larger one are Blurb photo books, artwork and books are vintage and other accessories are from a mix of places over the years but no longer available

 

KITCHEN SOURCE LIST (seen in background -more images can be found here):

Wall Color – Snowbound by Sherwin Williams in Eggshell Finish
Trim Color – Existing
Floor  – Heart Pines stained with Minwax’s Weather Oak
Chandelier – Visual Comfort
Drapery Rods – Amazon
Drapery Rings and Hooks – Amazon
Drapery Panels – Ikea Ritva Panels (similar here)
Table – Home Depot stained with Minwax’s Early American
Black Dining Chairs – World Market
Small Faux Cowhide Rug – World Market
Vase with Gold – Home Depot years ago

 

Warmly, Jenni

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