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Monochrome minimal

Black, white and grey, nothing extra.

Black, white and grey only, in a few strong pieces. It needs discipline, and rewards it with a very calm room.

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A living room in monochrome minimal: pale grey walls, a charcoal square sofa, a black low table and a floor of large grey tiles.Illustration

Colours · 60 / 30 / 10

  • Rice paper · 60%
  • Monsoon · 30%
  • Black pepper · 10%

Our own colour families, not a paint brand's. Take the swatch to a paint shop and ask for a match.

Materials

  • Concrete look
  • Black metal
  • Grey wool
  • White lacquer

Shapes

  • A square sofa
  • A low rectangular table
  • A single frame
  • Clean lines

Belle's three rules for this look

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  1. Three greys at most, plus black and white.
  2. Texture instead of colour: wool, concrete, matte metal.
  3. Hide everything you don't use every day.

Ben and Belle are AI · lines written from our data

Where 60 / 30 / 10 comes from

A floor for it

Homogeneous tiles

Large grey tiles give few joints and nothing extra.

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Sources

  1. 1Apartment Therapy, The 60-30-10 rule, explained, 28 Aug 2025A rule of thumb many designers use: about 60% main colour, 30% second colour and 10% accent.