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Fake the look

By Christa Terry

Even though I bought a house and am going nowhere fast, I still like to browse the home listings. My enjoyment is increased markedly when a house is staged well or I’m enamored with the decor. In the case of this single-family dwelling on the market for a cool $949,000, I think I’m not so much enamored as I am hypnotized.

Too distracted to cook?

You, like me, may not have the dough necessary to remodel your kitchen with the goal of making it look like a converted Nascar pit, but you can take the same aesthetic and apply it in the space you already have. Okay, it will cost you a little cash, but not nearly as much as you’d spend hiring a contractor to come in and put up a new checkered backsplash.

Here are some ideas to get you started:


Sugar Rush Black and White Rectangular: 5 Ft. x 8 Ft. Rug

Sugar Rush black and white rectangular rug, $377

Cherry Sugar Cone Bar Stool

Cherry Sugar Cone bar stool, $142

Black/White Asters II by Patti Socci: 12 1/10 x 12 1/10 Print Reproduction

Black/White Asters II by Patti Socci, $77

Retro Red Metal Wall Clock

Retro red metal wall clock, $41

If you love a look that’s black, white, and red all over, share links to your favorite can’t-live-without-’em pieces!

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7 Responses to “Fake the look”




  1. Judy Says:

    Ohmigawd, that checkered kitchen would make me too queasy to eat, never mind too distracted to cook!!




  2. Never teh Bride Says:

    I’m with you there, Judy. I think I prefer the idea of a scaled down black and white look to the INYOURFACEBLACKANDWHITEDIDYOUMISSITITSBLACK!ANDWHITE! look.




  3. Jo Says:

    Nnnng. NnnnnnnnnNNNNNg.

    That kitchen is horrible.

    And I think it just made me have a seizure.




  4. raincoaster Says:

    I think I saw that kitchen in a Tom Petty video, non?




  5. TeleriB Says:

    A $400 black and white rug in the kitchen? The way we cook, it would look like a particularly organic Jackson Pollock before the week was over.




  6. JaneC Says:

    That kitchen…wow. No. It’s awful.

    I do have a black-and-white motif in the living/dining room of my apartment, but it’s all in the decorative elements rather than the basics. I have hardwood floors and birch-colored bookshelves and tables, and the small, retro-ish sofa is covered in a beige, suede-like material. The rugs have a beige and black squares pattern. The chairs are black and white faux-leather and brushed metal, as are all the lamps, vases and photos, and the room is dominated by an enormous (50-inch square) black-and-white abstract painting that I found in a thrift store. I have a couple of pops of red–a picture frame, a vase, a houseplant pot, a throw blanket on the sofa. If I do say so myself, my living room is the comfortable way to do black and white–that kitchen is not.




  7. Neighbor Says:

    OMG, I saw this apartment trolling Trulia for apartments in my neighborhood! I was appalled that it advertised a newly remodeled kitchen. Talk about a bad investment!












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