Diffa Decor Trend: Black-and-White Tables

Michael Tavano created a fanciful black-and-white garden setting incorporating fabrics from F. Schumacher & Company. Mirrors filled in decorative frames on upholstered screens around the perimeter, and Tavano used black stemware, shiny gazing globes, and two elaborate antique Venetian glass candelabras on the table, which was upholstered with a black-and-white, knot-pattern fabric.

It felt like winter within interior designer Vicente Wolf's dining room, which featured falling (faux) snow. Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia, the table was surrounded by a row of tall birch branches.

Amy Hillsman, a marketing manager at high-end faucet company Brizo, worked with Toronto-based Sealy Consulting to create an ethereal white environment to showcase the brand. Icy-looking clear blocks—meant to convey the notion of clean, pure water—enclosed the space and gave it a dreamy feel; inside, white branches, feathers, and crystals hung over an all-white table.

Fashion designer Naeem Khan created a simple black-and-white dining space illuminated by an elegant crystal chandelier. The visual impact came from intricate embroidery on the white linen chair covers and a highly decorative black linen table covering.