Black and white. Perfect for the kitchen, the bath, a foyer or a gracious curving stair. Perfect even for circus tents, or the illusion of one . . .

"I told Jean-Louis [Deniot] I wanted the apartment to be beautiful without a stick of furniture in it," the wife says. "You had to say, 'Ooh,' even when it was completely empty."
Prewar apartment in Chicago.
Interior design by Jean-Louis Deniot.
Text by Dan Shaw.
Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.
"The French Connection" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (December 2011).


"The walls of the bathroom and adjacent laundry are covered in Clarence House's Large Stripe wallpaper applied both vertically and horizontally, 
and the checkerboard ceramic-tile floor is American Olean."
Chicago apartment of decorator Alessandra Branca.
Photography by Thibault Jeanson.
Styled by Carlos Mota.
"Return Engagement" text by Jan Parr.
Elle Decor (December 2008).

"Iconic photographs of New York greet visitors in the foyer; the plasterwork ceiling and picture lights were designed by Shelton, Mindel and Associates."
Historic Manhattan apartment.
Renovation and furnishings by Shelton, Mindel and Associates.
Photography by Joshua McHugh.
Text by Dan Shaw.
"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (November 2011).

Oval entrance hall with a ceiling dome. Belgian marble tiles.
San Francisco apartment of Gary and O.J. Shansby.
Interior design by Suzanne Tucker.
Architecture by Andrew Skurman.
Text by Peter Haldeman
Photography by Pieter Estersohn. 
"Wish Fulfillment" produced by Howard Christian.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

"Designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard creates an MGM musical moment with a checkerboard floor and a coordinating staircase in high-contrast black and white. 
'The contrast creates a sense of drama,' he says."
Walls are Decorators White by Benjamin Moore.
Interior design by Martyn Lawrence Bullard.
Photography by Tim Street-Porter.
"Drama, Dahling" written by David A. Keeps. 
House Beautiful (September 2011).

A striped tent on the terrace "shelters outdoor tools and extra furniture."
Designer Stephen Shubel's San Francisco "office and overnight getaway."
Photography by William Abranowicz.
Text by Ruth Graham.
"Master of Illusion" produced by Dara Caponigro.
Domino (May 2008).

"Don't let your eyes deceive you: the ceiling of the studio's bathroom is completely, 100 percent flat. Shubel hired local decorative painter Willem Racke to paint stripes that make the room . . . seem like a dramatically peaked tent, inspired by the circus-like storage tent on the terrace. . . . A matching curtain hides not only a washer and dryer, 
but the studio's trove of research materials."
Designer Stephen Shubel's San Francisco "office and overnight getaway."
Photography by William Abranowicz.
Text by Ruth Graham.
"Master of Illusion" produced by Dara Caponigro.
Domino (May 2008).

 "Lined with marble and painted decades ago to resemble a tent, a bath is furnished with a Judi Boisson rug and antique Chinese garden stools."
Greek Revival house in Philadelphia.
Interior design by Thomas Jayne.
Text by Jean Nathan.
Photography by Pieter Estersohn.
"Restorative Power" produced by Howard Christian.

"Graphic patterns give the exercise room a fanciful attitude; the bold carpeting is by Durkan, and the striped fabric that tents the ceiling is by Romo."
Home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Interior design by Richard Keith Langham.
Text by Julia Reed.
Photography by Pieter Estersohn.
"State of Grace" produced by Howard Christian.
Architectural Digest (March 2011).



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