You can't go wrong with black and white. These strong silhouettes stand out against this simple and classic color choice.
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Here's a very sleek black-on-black ladder and bookshelves. The black furniture with white walls and floor complete this urban minimalist look. Quite racy.
Natural color: Solid. Solid hides can come in an array of colors from black to white to brown. Solid cowhide rugs are perfect when you simply want to incorporate some shape and texture.
This simple wall of books with rolling ladder works well with the minimal architecture of the interior. Note how the empty shelf space seems to trickle down from top right to bottom left, indicating that even room for future books can be part of an interim design.
I am a huge fan of painting the backs of bookcases. Here they've gone whole hog, and it looks great in this big, white room. Don't you think it makes all those books look very important and serious?