Jan and Kathy, the duo behind Pas-Partoe, a Belgian interior design studio, share a common passion for monochrome and minimalist design and wanted to use a black-and-white-only palette in their Antwerp home, using the color black in unexpected and unconventional ways: some ceilings are painted black while, in other rooms, it’s the wooden floors that are jet black. The result is a breathtaking ensemble that changes the mood from light and fresh to dark and intimate.
PS : Still staring at the vintage tiles floors and the bathroom’s vintage stone sink details…
Images Bo Bedre & Elle Decor
AH-MAZING home! I love every detail of it!
Ha, me too @Lara!
The bathroom and hallway were the visual treasures for me. It’s hard to believe people
actually inhabit the other spaces…..so stylized and somehow lacking in human warmth.
Thanks for sharing these images. It’s so much fun to see how other people live and
I am reminded once again that personal aesthetics evolve from each person’s ideal of home and place.
I agree, the bathroom details are beyond amazing. I don’t feel that the rest of the house is lacking human warmth though, even with the use of black everywhere. I think it’s just that the personal homeowners effects are not in the pictures, but I think the kitchen is super inviting, even if uber-styled. Thanks for your comment @Terry!
Beautiful dark and mysterious home. Love it!
Thanks @Nadia, glad you like it too!
The photos are exquisite. That kitchen! However, having lived in Belgium for a number of years, I cannot imagine having black walls or a black ceiling. In winter, the sun rises so late and sets so early and the clouds are so thick that it feels like eternal dusk, or Bladerunner. Maybe they do what I used to: vacation on the equator every February to get a little sun therapy.
Woah, sounds like a rough life you had while living in Belgium @Taste of France. Slightly jealous :-))
Yes I agree with this. Also I am starting to need glasses, I find that if things, spaces, surfaces are too dark I find it hard to see things. Sadly…