When Ginger Curtis, owner and principal designer at Urbanology Designs, was tasked with elevating the interiors of this Dallas, Texas home, she knew she’d be drawing elegance out of the most simple monochrome of all. She wondered, “How do we take a black-and-white palette and elevate it so that it’s beautiful, but also very on-brand?”

For this particular project, the idea of remaining on-brand was crucial. Her client, Ashley Robertson, is the founder of lifestyle and beauty blog, The Teacher Diva. Marrying her client’s established public persona with the design of a practical space for a family of four remained top-of-mind throughout, but especially in the living room.

“One of the things that I was really aware of and thinking through for each angle of that room is that she’s an influencer and this is her home, and every part of her life is her business,” Curtis shares. “I really wanted to make sure that that every angle of that room...