Black and white apartment design - not boring interior (photo)

Black and white apartment design is usually considered official and strict. In this article we will try to dispel this myth. You can use this color scheme in any space, from apartment design to office interior.

Black and white apartment design

Production

Scenario

The episode was written by executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and contains content from three novels by George R. R. Martin, A Storm of Swords, chapters John XI and John XII, A Feast for Vultures, chapters Arya I, Captain The Guard, Cersei IV and parts of Cersei II, and A Dance with Dragons, chapters Tyrion II and parts Jon I.[4]

As with the previous episode, several scenes were specifically written for House of Black and White and do not appear in the books. For example, Miles McNutt of The A.V. Club commented on the scene in which Brienne encounters Sansa, who rejects her offer of help and protection, saying it creates a crisis regarding the character's purpose.[5]

Casting

As of this episode, Tom Wlaschiha (Jaqen H'ghar) and Indira Varma (Ellaria Sand) are promoted to main cast. Wlaschiha returns after an absence of several years (since the second season).[6] The episode also introduces new recurring cast members: Alexander Siddig, who plays the Prince of Dornish, Doran Martell, DeObia Oparei, who plays his bodyguard, Areo Hotah, and Toby Sebastian, who plays Doran's son, Trystane Martell, while Nell Tiger Free replaces Aimee Richardson as recurring character Myrcella Baratheon.

How do black and white photo wallpapers appear?

Recently, black and white photo wallpapers have become especially widespread in the interior. For their production, either black and white or color photographs are most often used. It should be noted that sometimes an ordinary photograph is deliberately bleached to obtain a stronger effect. In a black and white photograph, some images look sharper and have more contrast.

Such photographs are used to create the effect of a time when there was no color photography, when it is important to show the picture so that all attention is focused on it. The use of black and white wallpaper emphasizes the correctness and severity of the lines.

These wallpapers may differ in appearance. It all depends on the background on which the drawing is made. If the background is black, then the wallpaper is called black, if it is white, then the wallpaper is called white. In addition, the saturation of a dark or light color may change during the execution of the drawing, this also affects the final perception of the drawing.

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Last week, Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected president of the United States. RIA Novosti columnist Nargiz Asadova

, witnessed how America rejoiced.

Victory

Barack Obama's victory was announced in Chicago at 10 p.m. local time. After CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer announced that the Democratic presidential candidate had won the state of Virginia, the outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion. And within a minute, CNN confidently reported that for the first time in US history, an African American had become the elected president.

Hundreds of thousands of people awaiting the decision in Grant Park in downtown Chicago raised their hands in jubilation:

- Yes we can! Yes, we can! - they chanted. Many cried with happiness.

Chicago idolizes Barack Obama. Shop windows, windows of residential buildings, lawns of private mansions, and the walls of buildings are decorated with posters depicting the senator from Illinois. Waiting for Barack Obama's historic speech, Patrick and several hundred thousand other Chicagoans had to stand in Grant Park for eight to nine hours. At 23.00 the President-elect of the United States appeared on stage.

— If there is still someone who doubts the strength of democracy, today you answered them. This is your victory! And I know you did this not for my sake, but because you understand what an incredibly difficult task we face,” Barack Obama began his speech.

The 44th President of the United States remembered a woman who attended one of his rallies. Ann Nixon Cooper, who turned 106 years old.

“This woman belongs to the first generation born after the abolition of slavery, when people like her could not vote for two reasons: because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin. I think about what she has seen in America this century. When the voices of women were not heard, but then they stood up, began to speak out loud and went to vote. Yes we can!

- Yes we can! - the crowd echoed him.

— What does this victory mean to you? I asked a young African American named Patrick Dos.

“We showed the whole world what democracy is!” Yes we can! - answered happy Patrick in the words of the new US President.

“I never doubted that he would become president,” said an elderly African-American woman, Angela.

Angela and her daughter sat in a special area for guests of Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden. It turned out that Obama himself invited a simple teacher from a poor area of Chicago to the celebration in Grant Park. Angela is one of those with whom the future president began his career as a social worker in the southern districts of Chicago. In his autobiographical book, The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama calls Angela Obama Mom.

— When he came to us, he was only 24 years old. But I have never seen such a young man possess such wisdom and sensitivity to people. I've never seen him angry. And he always told us: “Never get angry!”

Angela is angry that during the campaign John McCain and Sarah Palin ridiculed Obama for his past as a social worker.

- How else will you find out what people care about? What do they live for? McCain never knew what poverty was, he never worked with people. And Barack lived with us, ate with us. At that time he was earning only $10 thousand a year!

Angeld Gardens

The poor neighborhood of Chicago, where the 44th President of the United States began his career, is called Angel Gardens. Angel Gardens is located on the southern edge of Chicago. When local authorities decided to get rid of the slums in Chicago, they built the area and moved all the poor blacks there. However, several years later it turned out that the two-story, barracks-like houses of Angel Gardens were built from materials containing asbestos. A few years later, people living in these houses began to be diagnosed with lung cancer caused by asbestos dust. The fight to resettle the poor from Angel Gardens and other similar areas was led by social workers, including 24-year-old Columbia University graduate Barack Obama.

Today, almost all residents have left Angel Gardens and moved to other areas. Most of the windows in the houses are boarded up. Only a few families continue to live here. Taxi drivers don't like to drive into Angeld Gardens, they say it's unsafe. Especially in the evening. I managed to get to Angel Gardens before dark. On this Sunday, several families were sitting near their entrances and frying something on the grill.

— Did you go to vote? — I asked 20-year-old Niko, a UPS postal service employee.

- No. There was no time. But I will definitely go vote for Barack Obama. It's all about Obama. He will bring us change.

-What changes do you want?

“I want more jobs, more benefits for African Americans, more safety in our community.” My older brother was killed a month ago, he was only 19.

- Yes, everything is fine here with security. What we really need is a grocery store. We don't have a single store in the entire district. This is what I want from Barack Obama,” Arletta Pierston, 48, joined the conversation. “It would also be good to raise the minimum wage and make health insurance affordable.”

— What does Obama’s victory mean to you?

- What means? That we will finally have a black president! It will help improve the lives of not only blacks, but all racial groups in the United States.

— Will Obama's victory help overcome racism in American society?

-Will help. Although, of course, many people will want to kill Obama if he wins.

- Who are these people?

- Well, what are these, what are they? Those who crashed the planes into the Twin Towers on September 11th.

Trinity United Church

Barack Obama's family was not particularly religious. But once on the streets of Chicago, he gradually came to the most influential church in the area - Trinity United Church, where he met pastor Jeremiah Wright. Obama has been a member of the church for 20 years. Wright married him to Michelle Obama and baptized both daughters. However, when Obama became the candidate of the Democratic Party, his connection with Pastor Wright almost cost him the presidential campaign: videos appeared on the Internet in which Wright cursed America and white racists. Americans were outraged, Obama's ratings plummeted, and the senator from Illinois had to publicly renounce his pastor.

— How did you feel when your church and pastor were accused of inciting racial hatred? — I asked the parishioners of Trinity United Church rushing to Sunday service.

“In our church we just pray to God, there is a service here,” an African-American woman walking by reluctantly answered.

Another woman in a striking tiger-colored jacket said that she voted for Barack Obama early: “I had to stand in line for four hours. This is a historical moment. And I’m excited, I’m happy.”

At that moment, a security guard with a walkie-talkie approached and politely but insistently asked not to ask questions to people around and inside the church: “People have come to communicate with God, and you must respect that.”

When I got inside, the Reverend Otes Moss III, a young man with a fashionable beard, was already finishing reading a passage from Holy Scripture. The orchestra began to play - a piano, two synthesizers, electric guitars, a saxophone, a drum kit and a small ethnic African drum that looked like a painted pumpkin.

- Don't give up, never give up! - the soloist sang.

- Yes! Yes! — the public warmly supported him. Some sang along, some danced, and in the background the choir swayed left and right.

— Are there any married couples in the room who have been married for 50 years or more and have already voted in the presidential election? - shouted Reverend Otes Moss III. - No? Then 49 years old? 48? ABOUT! See see. You get two tickets to the 50Cent concert.

“And now,” he addressed all the parishioners, “look at each other and say: neighbor!”

- Neighbour! - The parishioners looked at each other.

- Oooh, neighbor!

- Oooh, neighbor! - the parishioners repeated.

- Go vote!

At the end of the service, the choir sang several psalms in a rock and roll arrangement. The choir members energetically clapped their hands in time with the music and danced. The parishioners jumped up from their seats. Someone was beating tambourines, adding to the atmosphere of general rejoicing.

Obama headquarters

The people skills Obama developed in Chicago's poor South Side helped him and his team—campaign manager David Plough and chief strategist David Axelrod—build a new kind of campaign. Obama's team worked not only with traditional focus groups - Catholics, Jews, working-class whites from the Midwest, housewives, university elites - but also with individual individuals. And all this thanks to new technologies: no one used the capabilities of the Internet as effectively and massively as Barack Obama: email newsletters, SMS messages, Obama’s page on Facebook, an analogue of Odnoklassniki.ru, etc. Obama was able to collect millions of dollars, relying on small donations from ordinary Americans for $5, 10, 20. He managed to attract thousands of volunteers who worked for free for Obama's victory. Even in the smallest cities in America one could find the headquarters of the Democratic candidate.

Obama's headquarters is located in downtown Chicago. The day before the elections, there was a line of 10-12 people at the entrance. It turned out that these people came to sign up as volunteers. There was no free space inside the room. In one room, about 15 people sat at tables, calling Chicago residents, reminding them to go vote. Some came to work with children who were sitting right there on the floor and drawing. In the next room, volunteers were sending out emails asking for donations to Barack Obama's campaign. Nearby were signs and posters: “Vote for Obama-Biden!”, which activists were posting throughout the city.

— How is your work structured? — I asked a middle-aged man.

“We go door to door, make phone calls, recruit volunteers, urge people to vote for Obama,” my interlocutor answered. Laas Schmidt, as he introduced himself, is not a US citizen. He lives in a small town in northern Germany and owns a small business producing medical cosmetics. Laas is in America for the first time. And he came specifically to work at Barack Obama’s headquarters.

“Western society needs change,” Laas says in the language of an election poster. “Obama can change the relationship between the United States and Europe.” We must dialogue on equal terms, discuss modern problems and together respond to the challenges of new times. America will never be able to win the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq alone, without the support of the rest of the world. Therefore, we must confront the threats together.

Changes

Residents of the Hyde Park area, where Barack Obama's home is located, also eagerly spoke about restoring America's international image. The entire block around the Obama family's property has been fenced off with concrete blocks and cordoned off with police cars for a month now.

“With the perimeter of this fence expanding all the time, I am afraid that I may soon lose my job,” admits Jeremiah Johnson, 32, who works for a small pet care company; Almost all of his clients live in Barack Obama's area. “Because of these barriers, I will soon have nowhere to walk my dogs!”

But Jeremiah is not offended by Barack Obama and gave his vote to him:

“I want him to change the US foreign policy course.” I like that Obama intends to sit down at the negotiating table with Ahmadi-Nejad, Raul Castro. I believe that isolation is not the answer. If you want to achieve something, you need to have a dialogue.

— Do you think that just a conversation with Ahmadi-Nejad can solve the problem of nuclear Iran?

- No. But if you don't talk, it will be even worse. Look what Bush accomplished. We are fighting two wars at once - in Iraq and Afghanistan. The last eight years have been just hell. The Republicans have brought the country to a standstill.

— What changes do I expect from Obama? I want Obama to change the world's negative perception of America. “I don’t want the US to be seen as a hegemon,” 21-year-old Suton Rosanwo, who moved to the US from the UK at age 7 with her parents, tells me. “My parents are from Nigeria, but they decided to move to America from England because that this is a land of opportunity. Because only in America, if you work hard, you can achieve everything you set your mind to.

Residents of the Hyde Park area are ready to put up with temporary inconveniences - a blocked street, police cars and crowds of journalists from all over the world who made a pilgrimage to Barack Obama's house.

“Anyway, he will soon move to the White House,” says elderly African-American Gladys Walker, who lives not far from Barack Obama, with tenderness. “But I hope he will come here from time to time, as to his summer residence.”

Former

The extent to which general tenderness and delight has overwhelmed America can be judged by the speeches of two people who have the least reason to sympathize with the triumphant - John McCain and George Bush.

Usually no one expects anything more than routine congratulations from a losing opponent, but John McCain clearly felt that in the current situation, simple appearances would not be enough.

“Senator Obama has accomplished a lot for himself and for his country,” McCain said. “I applaud him for that... This campaign has been and will remain the best reward of my life. My heart is filled with nothing but gratitude for this experience and gratitude to the American people for listening to me before deciding that Senator Obama and my old friend Senator Joe Biden should have the honor of leading our country for the next four years.”

President George W. Bush, on whose denial Barack Obama built his entire victorious campaign, took a no less moved tone: “Americans have elected a president whose path is the triumph of the American dream, a testament to hard work, optimism and faith in the enduring prospects of our country. Many of our citizens thought that they would not live to see this day. This moment is especially sublime for a generation of Americans who witnessed the struggle for civil rights and now witness a dream come true... How wonderful it will be to see President Obama, his wife Michelle and their adorable girls cross the threshold of the White House. I know millions of Americans will be filled with pride at this moment that so many have been waiting for so long.”

Classic houses

Is it possible to equip a classic house with a black roof? Will this be appropriate or will it turn out to be a ridiculous mistake? In the understanding of most people, a classic house should have a yellow or red (brick) roof. The facade, in turn, is decorated in beige or brown tones. However, the classics are not limited to just these colors and shades. A very interesting external option would be a house whose façade is painted white. In this case, you can use black roofing material for the roof, which can have both a glossy and matte surface.

A flat black roof will make the house original, exclusive and slightly quirky, but not ridiculous. When using a flat roof, the facade will stand out; in order to properly combine it with the roof, you need to add black accents with separate elements to the facade of the house.

Very often, traditional private houses are structures with an attic room. The roof of such a house will have attic windows, which will enrich the appearance of the house and its design. Using a black roof with a glossy finish can not only make the house more elegant and sophisticated, but also emphasize the originality of the owner of the house, his sense of taste and style.

If black seems too gloomy or inappropriate, then you can use graphite color, which is close to black, but has a more interesting look when roofing a house. In this case, the roof will go well with any facade, regardless of the color of its finish. In some cases, a dark roof will also be combined with wooden houses, but in this case the house should be located in an open area so that the environment does not “squeeze” it.

Reaction

TV ratings

House of Black and White was watched by 6.81 million American viewers during its initial airing.[7]

Critics' reaction

The episode received positive reviews. Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode an 8.8/10 rating, stating that "'House of Black and White' was significantly better than the season five premiere. Not only does it bring Bronn and Arya back into the story and introduce Dorne... it has a lot of moments for Brienne, Dany and Jon."[8] The episode has a score of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 8.1/10, and the consensus states that "Building on the season opener, House of Black and White ramps up the intensity by calling on some of the main characters to make some tough decisions."[9]

The use of black and white images in the interior

As already mentioned, the use of black and white wallpaper in the interior is the latest fashion trend. They have gained great popularity due to the fact that they provide the opportunity to experiment with other colors that are used in decorating the room. It is important to remember that black and white are pure, simple colors, for this reason they can be combined with any shade, from soft pastel to bright acidic.

When choosing wallpaper, it is important not to forget that vertical patterns will visually enlarge the room, for this reason they are better suited for rooms with low ceilings. If you choose a landscape using perspective, then such an image will fit well into a small room. It will visually expand it. You can also create a different feeling using the texture of the wallpaper. Most often, black and white wallpapers are presented:

Glossy
Matte
Textural

Sometimes it turns out very impressive if in combination with black and white there is another, bright shade. The main thing is that there are no more than two additional colors. For the most harmonious look of the room, you can decorate the room in this color.

It is important to remember that correctly selected wallpaper can both make a room stylish and beautiful, and create a negative perception.

For this reason, if the wallpaper contains the maximum amount of white, the space will be visually expanded. To create a more intimate atmosphere, a better option would be one where black is the main color. Geometry, abstraction, plant motifs, and fantasy patterns have recently become popular as designs and ornaments. Monochromatic options look very stylish. This can be either a pure white or a pure black option.

Sometimes a good solution is to paint the walls with special paint in one color and invite a professional artist to create a contrasting pattern.

The design of rooms in a modern style is characterized by the use of paintings in black and white. They can be made either using photo wallpaper or separately within frames. In this case, the walls are most often plain, light or dark.

Kitchen decoration in black and white colors

Photo wallpapers in the kitchen look original. True, the use of a combination of these two colors requires certain rules. The kitchen must be kept perfectly clean. Black, along with white, very strongly reveals all the stains and specks. Photo wallpaper can be placed on a free wall next to which there is a table. It could be a cityscape of an ancient city, a portrait of a celebrity, or some kind of abstraction.

Glossy surfaces are used as finishing, which visually increase the space. Curtains and tablecloths are most often white. Black is more suitable for the interior walls of kitchen units, dishes, and refrigerators. If you place accents correctly, a kitchen in black and white will look very stylish and harmonious.

Black and white color in the bedroom: an intimate atmosphere

The use of black and white photo wallpaper and these shades in the design of the bedroom deserves special attention. This may seem surprising to some, but dark and light colors are allowed not only in the interior of common rooms, such as a hall, private office, kitchen, but also in the bedroom. Depending on the desired result, the emphasis is placed on either black or white. As already mentioned, to create the most intimate atmosphere, black should be the base color. If the owner wants to create a feeling of spaciousness, lightness and freshness, then it is better to focus on white. Black, in this case, can act as a color for decorative elements. In this case, photo wallpapers with a light background color will look good. It could be flowers, plants, landscape.

In any case, before starting repairs, you need to think through the details, understand what result you want to get, and only after that consult with a competent specialist. He can tell you how to achieve the desired result with minimal cost. He will also be able to direct your thoughts in the right direction, help you formalize your ideas and bring them to life. It should be remembered that when using photo wallpaper, it is important not to overdo it and not make the interior too loaded.