“White can be a little gray, and black can be a little brown” when the stone comes out of the ground, he notes, so he frequently picks up on those colors in other elements in a space, such as ...

The black-and-white marble floor of this client’s Westchester County home had great potential, Esmond Rubinov felt. To help it shine, Rubinov selected pure, clean whites for walls, countertops ...

Add white marble and matte black hardware, even a noir commode. Up the glamour quotient with crystal sconces. Bold black-and- white patterned wallpaper transforms the small space further.