High Contrast of White and Dark Wood: The Essence of This Style

A room with only two levels of brightness. The walls and ceiling are whitewashed plaster, bright and flat; the furniture, door and window frames, beams, and floor are dark, almost black hardwood. There are almost no mid-tones between the two, and the contrast is so strong that it looks like a silhouette in a photo. The honey color of rattan and the off-white of white linen are the only intermediate values. This contrast is the most recognizable feature of this style. Avoid: using medium-toned wood and beige walls, making the wood light-colored, adding a large number of mid-tone color schemes, making the walls a colored paint.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個只有兩個明度的房間。牆與天花是刷白的灰泥,亮而且平;家具、門窗框、樑與地板是深到接近黑的硬木。兩者之間幾乎沒有中間調,對比強烈到在照片裡像剪影。藤編的蜜色與白亞麻的米白是唯二的中間值。這個對比就是這個風格最好認的特徵。避免:使用中明度的木色與米色牆、讓木材染成淺色、加入大量的中間調配色、把牆面做成有色彩的塗料。