Splashes of black

When I began looking for spots of black in our home suited to Anna’s photo challenge, I had no idea how many objects I’d find. If you didn’t know better, you’d think my house was something straight out of Gotham City!

Topping off

The panels that accompany this topper were featured in Project Green; the curtains hang both in our kitchen and in the sitting room opposite it.

Blacktop

One of the most daring, dramatic and, thankfully, satisfying home improvements undertaken the past year was painting not one, but two, of our ceilings BLACK (our entrance foyer and downstairs bathroom). Please forgive the dizzifying angle here; it was the best way to give you a peek at the ceilings in context of the room (plus, the walls feature more black themselves!).

My precious

I’m addicted, not proud. Until I sip my morning ritual,
you may not want to run into me.

Night-time sleep aid, may be habit forming

Originally bought to use at the beach when late-night revelers threatened my dreams, we liked it so much it’s come as constant of a companion as Aussie; whose mid-night barking, incidentally, is drowned out, too.

Big Time

No matter where you sit in our kitchen, you’ll always have plenty of time :).

Light shadows

I walked past our dining room one morning and thought the lights were on; I guess they were in a manner of speaking–the sun was peeking in, casting shadows of everything in its path. This is one of a pair of lamps in the room, black with pineapple gold accents.

While I’ve been partying at BlogHop ’08, I’ve missed a few days of writing and finding subjects for my favorite photographic projects. I’ll be back to normal this week (no snark allowed) and I’m please to announce Pensieve’s Poetic License will return. In the meantime, please visit Anna Carson for more Project Black participants or to post your own.

16 Comments

Margaret on at

I have the exact same fan. But I will be getting a Vornado fan for my bedroom. We have one (bigger) downstairs and it is so unbelievably better. My parents got us addicted to Vornados.
Love your walls. How’d you do them?

Michelle@Life with Three on at

I love that window treatment. The fabric is beautiful! And, my precious coffee pot is black, too. 🙂

ellen b on at

I have the same Bunn in black – coffee pot that is. I love the toppers, very pretty…

Carmi on at

You have a cool way of looking at your world, Robin. The last pic of the lamp reached out and grabbed me. Catching the glow in a two-dimensional shot is next to impossible. You make it look easy.

Moriah @ Please Pass the Salt on at

We also have the exact same fan, but it’s currently stashed in the attic. We’ve moved on to sound machines (in the “spa” section at Wal-mart) because they have adjustable volume control.
But I really was commenting because we painted some ceilings (although not in this current house) and I think it’s such a fun idea. Unconventional and never boring.
Oh, and you may not want to run into me before MY morning coffee ritual, either. 🙂

Moriah @ Please Pass the Salt on at

And P.S. I’m also in 10AC. 🙂

Stephen on at

I love these photos, Robin. Especially the black ceiling. When I was a teenager, I somehow convinced my parents to let me paint my room whatever colors I wanted. Yeah, I chose a black ceiling. When I moved out, they decided to paint the ceiling white again. I think it took two inches of paint to hide the black. Yeah, I said inches. We’re talking lots of coats. Did I mention the walls? Bright blue and deep purple. This was during a time when I was a huge fan of science fiction and fantasy.
I miss that black ceiling. It’s a symbol of my youth, of a season in life when nothing was impossible. Say…can I stop by your foyer for a moment of pensive reflection? I’d like to feel like a dragonslayer again, if only for a moment.
Here’s my collection of project black photos. In case you want to visit. Stephen’s Project Black

themotherboard on at

I have the same sleeping addiction. I love it, cause you can hear nothing but the the fan, humming you to la la land!
I would have never thought to paint a ceiling black– its very dramatic and i love it! I need someone to come and tell me how to do my house cause right now the insane asylum white walls are maddening!

Jackie @ Our Moments Our Memories on at

Those are amazing, Robin! My favorite is the picture of the lamp…the colors are so rich.

Gattina on at

I did the same and looked around, but found nothing black except cat Kim ! But if the project would be orange or red, then I could post until the end of my life, lol!

Robert on at

Yellow, red, and black all in the same room. Daring but it works. I think it sounds scarier than it looks (and no, it’s not scary at all to look at). I love all your fun angles here. I love your “precious” title and caption! The light shadows were quite enjoyable. I’d like to see it again without the lamp and table. Are you sorry to see Project Black end so abruptly?

YellowRose on at

Very nice photos! I Love your wall treatment! The black ceiling is very cool and, the colors on the wall, remind me of a Mary Engelbreit painting!
The last photo of the lamp, it won me over, the shadows and light, amazing!
Glad you got in at the end of Project Black, I have my last one up today!

Shelly W. on at

I love the diamonds on the wall–absolutely gorgeous. Your home is beautiful.
No sound machine or fan for me–I’m an earplug gal. I’ve used them for many, many years now and could not sleep without them.

Dianne on at

what a great tour using some lovely photos
the lamp shot is amazing!! I love light play and shadows and deep color.

Jeanne Damoff on at

I love the lamp shot! Awesome, Robin.

Pamela on at

If you could have captured my mood…………..

Margaret on at

I have the exact same fan. But I will be getting a Vornado fan for my bedroom. We have one (bigger) downstairs and it is so unbelievably better. My parents got us addicted to Vornados.
Love your walls. How’d you do them?
Michelle@Life with Three on at

I love that window treatment. The fabric is beautiful! And, my precious coffee pot is black, too. 🙂
ellen b on at

I have the same Bunn in black – coffee pot that is. I love the toppers, very pretty…
Carmi on at

You have a cool way of looking at your world, Robin. The last pic of the lamp reached out and grabbed me. Catching the glow in a two-dimensional shot is next to impossible. You make it look easy.
Moriah @ Please Pass the Salt on at

We also have the exact same fan, but it’s currently stashed in the attic. We’ve moved on to sound machines (in the “spa” section at Wal-mart) because they have adjustable volume control.
But I really was commenting because we painted some ceilings (although not in this current house) and I think it’s such a fun idea. Unconventional and never boring.
Oh, and you may not want to run into me before MY morning coffee ritual, either. 🙂
Moriah @ Please Pass the Salt on at

And P.S. I’m also in 10AC. 🙂
Stephen on at

I love these photos, Robin. Especially the black ceiling. When I was a teenager, I somehow convinced my parents to let me paint my room whatever colors I wanted. Yeah, I chose a black ceiling. When I moved out, they decided to paint the ceiling white again. I think it took two inches of paint to hide the black. Yeah, I said inches. We’re talking lots of coats. Did I mention the walls? Bright blue and deep purple. This was during a time when I was a huge fan of science fiction and fantasy.
I miss that black ceiling. It’s a symbol of my youth, of a season in life when nothing was impossible. Say…can I stop by your foyer for a moment of pensive reflection? I’d like to feel like a dragonslayer again, if only for a moment.
Here’s my collection of project black photos. In case you want to visit. Stephen’s Project Black
themotherboard on at

I have the same sleeping addiction. I love it, cause you can hear nothing but the the fan, humming you to la la land!
I would have never thought to paint a ceiling black– its very dramatic and i love it! I need someone to come and tell me how to do my house cause right now the insane asylum white walls are maddening!
Jackie @ Our Moments Our Memories on at

Those are amazing, Robin! My favorite is the picture of the lamp…the colors are so rich.
Gattina on at

I did the same and looked around, but found nothing black except cat Kim ! But if the project would be orange or red, then I could post until the end of my life, lol!
Robert on at

Yellow, red, and black all in the same room. Daring but it works. I think it sounds scarier than it looks (and no, it’s not scary at all to look at). I love all your fun angles here. I love your “precious” title and caption! The light shadows were quite enjoyable. I’d like to see it again without the lamp and table. Are you sorry to see Project Black end so abruptly?
YellowRose on at

Very nice photos! I Love your wall treatment! The black ceiling is very cool and, the colors on the wall, remind me of a Mary Engelbreit painting!
The last photo of the lamp, it won me over, the shadows and light, amazing!
Glad you got in at the end of Project Black, I have my last one up today!
Shelly W. on at

I love the diamonds on the wall–absolutely gorgeous. Your home is beautiful.
No sound machine or fan for me–I’m an earplug gal. I’ve used them for many, many years now and could not sleep without them.
Dianne on at

what a great tour using some lovely photos
the lamp shot is amazing!! I love light play and shadows and deep color.
Jeanne Damoff on at

I love the lamp shot! Awesome, Robin.
Pamela on at

If you could have captured my mood…………..