Nolver's Theme Designs: Theme: Black Is Beautiful

Make a powerful statement and celebrate classic elegance with 'Black Is Beautiful'! This stunning, full-page layout gives your blog a sleek, monochromatic makeover, featuring a sophisticated palette of shimmering silver, crisp white, and deep black. From the beautifully framed header accented with sparkling gems to the neatly organized sidebar and elegant black floral details on the footer, every element is designed for a cohesive, polished look. Complete with a striking centerpiece and a subtle repeating watermark background, this theme creates an empowering and stylish atmosphere that delivers a chic, sophisticated aesthetic from top to bottom. ✨💎🖤

The font that is used for this theme is Bookman Old Style. Download the font for this theme here.

Download the XML file here and open it.

The AI version of this theme can be found here.

Instructions for installing a theme using XML, can be found on this page.

If you're only interested in the CSS codes, copy the codes below:

/* Black Is Beautiful theme, ©November 2012, designed by Nolver®, all rights reserved (http://nolversprettytags.com) */
/* Photo credits and tags: Nolver */
/* This theme may not be edited, altered or modified and I'm not giving any permission! */
/* You are free to use this theme anytime, for more info and themes, visit me on http://nolversthemedesigns1.blogspot.com */

/*******************************************************************************************************/

body {
background: url(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8480/8201467659_bd727d28d6_o.jpg) repeat fixed 0 0 transparent !important;
color: black;
font: 20px Bookman Old Style;
padding: 0 220px 0 220px;
cursor: url("https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7939594/Cursors/Grey%20cursor.ani"), url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/7378837656_f53c6f73c0_o.gif"), pointer;
}

body:hover {
background-image: url(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8482/8202560664_fa85ba1b75_o.jpg) !important;
}

.body-fauxcolumn-outer .cap-top .cap-left, .body-fauxcolumn-outer .cap-top {
background: transparent none;
width: 100%;
}

a, a:link, a:visited {
color: #212121;
cursor: url("https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7939594/Cursors/Grey%20cursor.ani"), url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/7378837656_f53c6f73c0_o.gif"), pointer;
}

a:hover {
color: white;
text-decoration: none;
cursor:url("https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7939594/Cursors/Grey%20cursor.ani"), url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/7378837656_f53c6f73c0_o.gif"), pointer;
}

/* Top frame */
header {
background: url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8070/8202560286_6186fe9b83_o.jpg") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
height: 236px;
margin: 0;
position: relative;
right: 95px;
width: 1100px;
z-index: 1;
}

.Header h1 {
bottom: 138px;
color: #808080;
font: 46px Bookman Old Style;
left: -30px;
position: relative;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 5px 5px 5px grey;
width: 790px;
z-index: 1;
}

.Header h1 a {
color: #808080;
}

.Header h1 a:hover {
color: #212121;
}

/* Removing the lightgrey transparent background */
.header-outer {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
}

/* The tag */
.header-inner .Header #header-inner {
box-shadow: 0 0 20px 3px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 3px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 3px black;
background: url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8068/8201967879_e24c84b05a_o.jpg") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
height: 566px;
margin: 0 auto;
overflow: visible;
position: relative;
top: 272px;
width: 790px;
z-index: 1;
}

/* Title of the tag */
.Header .description {
border: medium none;
color: #808080;
font-family: Bookman Old Style;
font-size: 25px;
font-weight: normal;
height: 50px;
line-height: 50px;
margin: 0;
overflow: auto;
position: absolute;
right: -2px;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 5px 5px 5px grey;
top: 585px;
width: 790px;
}

/* Middle frame */
div.main-outer {
background: url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8068/8202560398_38306af706_o.jpg") repeat-y scroll 0 0 transparent;
margin: 0;
padding-bottom: 500px;
position: relative;
right: 95px;
top: 0;
width: 1100px;
}

/* Equivalent: div#page_start */
div.columns {
left: 100px;
padding-top: 1250px;
position: relative;
}

div.columns img {
max-height: 400px;
max-width: 400px;
}

div.columns embed, div.columns object, div.columns iframe, div.columns video {
max-width: 300px;
}

a.quickedit img {
width: auto !important;
}

.post-body img, .post-body .tr-caption-container, .Profile img, .Image img, .BlogList .item-thumbnail img {
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 3px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 3px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 3px black;
background: url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8482/8202224975_f2567b98ef_o.jpg") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 2px outset white;
padding: 20px;
}

div#sidebar-right-1 img {
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 3px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 3px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 3px black;
background: url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8482/8202224975_f2567b98ef_o.jpg") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 2px outset #FFFFFF;
margin-bottom: 10px;
max-height: 150px;
padding: 10px;
width: 150px;
}

div#sidebar-right-1 img.profile-img {
height: 135px;
left: 17px;
margin-bottom: 17px;
margin-top: 12px;
position: relative;
width: 135px;
}

div#sidebar-right-1 embed, div#sidebar-right-1 object, div#sidebar-right-1 iframe, div#sidebar-right-1 video {
width: 194px;
}

div.widget-content img {
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black;
}

.column-center-outer {
max-width: 589px;
width: 100%;
}

/* Bottom frame */
footer {
background: url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8343/8202560452_454efeeb38_o.jpg") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
height: 384px;
margin: 0;
position: relative;
right: 95px;
top: 0;
width: 1100px;
}

/* Removes contentwrapper background color */
div.content-inner {
box-shadow: none;
-moz-box-shadow: none;
-webkit-box-shadow: none;
background: transparent none;
margin-bottom: 200px;
position: relative;
top: 100px;
width: 1000px;
}

.content-outer {
box-shadow: none;
-moz-box-shadow: none;
-webkit-box-shadow: none;
margin-bottom: 1px;
}

.fauxborder-left, .fauxcolumn-right-outer .fauxcolumn-inner, .fauxborder-right {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
position: relative;
border: none;
}

/* Equivalent: itemboxsub */
h2, h2.date-header {
box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px black inset;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px black inset;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px black inset;
background: url("https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3363/5821147192_23c326e9ce_o.png") no-repeat scroll 11px center lightgray;
border: 3px inset white;
color: #212121 !important;
font-family: Bookman Old Style !important;
font-size: 25px !important;
font-weight: bold !important;
height: 69px;
line-height: 1 !important;
margin: 20px -2px 20px 0 !important;
padding: 5px 10px;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px black;
text-transform: capitalize;
}

.date-header span {
color: #212121;
font-family: Bookman Old Style;
font-size: 25px;
line-height: 1;
margin: 20px -2px;
padding: 5px 10px;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px black;
}

/* Equivalent: cattitle */
h3.post-title, h3.post-title a, h3.post-title a:link, h3.post-title a:visited {
color: #212121;
font-family: Bookman Old Style;
font-size: 25px;
font-weight: bold;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px black;
}

h3.post-title a:hover {
color: white;
}

/* Equivalent: itembox/itemboxalbum */
.main-inner .widget h2 + div, .footer-inner .widget h2 + div, div.post-outer {
box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px black inset;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px black inset;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 2px black inset;
background: url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8482/8202560664_5320a6c06f_z.jpg") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 3px inset white;
color: #212121;
font-size: 22px;
font-weight: bold;
margin-bottom: 20px;
padding: 5px 5px 30px;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 1px 1px 5px black;
}

div#LinkList1 div.widget-content {
text-align: left;
}

div.date-posts {
box-shadow: none !important;
-moz-box-shadow: none !important;
-webkit-box-shadow: none !important;
background: none !important;
border: none !important;
}

div.widget-content {
font-family: Bookman Old Style;
font-sizze: 15px;
}

/* Equivalent: itemshadow */
.main-inner .widget, div#date-outer {
box-shadow: 5px 5px 30px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 5px 5px 30px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 5px 5px 30px black;
background: url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8482/8202224975_f2567b98ef_o.jpg") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 3px outset white;
margin: 20px -16px;
padding: 22px 22px 50px;
width: 537px;
}

/* Setting the width and the position of the widgets from the sidebar */
div#sidebar-right-1.sidebar .widget {
left: 21px;
position: relative;
width: 210px;
}

.post-footer {
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #212121;
border: 2px outset #FFFFFF;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-family: Bookman Old Style;
font-size: 22px;
margin-left: 23px;
margin-right: 23px;
padding: 14px;
position: relative;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #000000;
top: 8px;
}

.post-footer a {
color: white;
}

.post-footer a:hover {
color: lightgrey;
}

/* Credits */
div#footer-3.foot {
bottom: 167px;
color: #212121;
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: bold;
left: 125px;
position: relative;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px black;
width: 800px;
}

div#footer-3.foot a {
color: #212121;
}

div#footer-3.foot a:hover {
color: white;
}

div.feed-links, div.feed-links a:link, div.feed-links a:visited {
color: white;
font-size: 20px;
font-weight: bold;
text-align: center;
text-decoration: none;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px black;
}

div.feed-links a:hover {
color: #212121;
}

#blog-pager {
box-shadow: none;
-moz-box-shadow: none;
-webkit-box-shadow: none;
border-radius: 0 0 0 0;
-moz-border-radius: 0 0 0 0;
-webkit-border-radius: 0 0 0 0;
background-color: transparent;
border: none;
font-size: 120%;
margin-top: 1em;
padding: 15px;
}

.blog-pager-older-link, .home-link, .blog-pager-newer-link {
background-color: transparent;
color: white !important;
font-weight: bold;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px black;
}

.blog-pager-older-link:hover, .home-link:hover, .blog-pager-newer-link:hover {
color: #212121 !important;
}

.cap-top, .cap-bottom, .cap-left, .cap-right {
background-repeat: repeat-x;
height: 0;
position: absolute;
}

/* Divider */
.tabs-outer {
background: url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8477/8203160808_97056eb7c7_o.png") no-repeat scroll center 0 transparent;
left: -35px;
padding-bottom: 145px;
position: absolute;
top: 1017px;
width: 1000px;
z-index: 2;
}

/* Buttons */
.tabs-inner .widget ul {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: medium none;
height: auto;
left: 50px;
margin: 0;
position: relative;
top: 274px;
width: 900px;
z-index: 3;
}

.tabs-inner .widget li.selected a, .tabs-inner .widget li a, .tabs-inner .widget li a:hover {
background: url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8487/8202560544_67d7ba5824_o.png") no-repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: medium none;
color: #212121;
float: none;
font: bold 16px/17px Bookman Old Style;
height: 69px;
margin: 0;
padding: 25px 26px 0 20px;
position: relative;
text-align: center;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 7px black;
width: 150px;
}

.tabs-inner .widget li.selected a, .tabs-inner .widget li a:hover {
color: white;
}

.tabs .widget li, .tabs .widget li {
height: 94px;
list-style-image: none;
margin-bottom: 10px;
margin-left: 10px;
width: 200px;
}

li {
list-style-image: url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8343/8202560242_f26a273a27_o.png");
}

.widget .zippy {
color: #212121;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

h3.post-title, .comments h4 {
color: #212121;
font: bold 25px Bookman Old Style;
margin: 0.75em 0 0;
}

/* Owner's reply */
.comments .comment-thread.inline-thread {
box-shadow: 0 0 20px 3px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 3px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 3px black;
background: url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8482/8202224975_f2567b98ef_o.jpg") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 2px outset white;
color: white;
}

.comments .comments-content .comment-replies a, div#bc_0_0T_box.comment-replybox-thread a {
color: white;
}

.comments .comments-content .comment-replies a:hover, div#bc_0_0T_box.comment-replybox-thread a:hover {
color: lightgrey;
}

.comments .continue {
border-top: 2px solid white;
}

li.comment {
box-shadow: 0 0 20px 3px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 3px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 20px 3px black;
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #212121;
border: 2px outset white !important;
color: white;
font-weight: bold;
list-style-image: none;
margin-top: 20px;
padding: 10px !important;
}

div.comment-header a, span.item-control a, .comments .comment .comment-actions a {
color: white !important;
}

div.comment-header a:hover, span.item-control a:hover, .comments .comment .comment-actions a:hover {
color: lightgrey !important;
text-decoration: none !important;
}

.comments .comment-block {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 transparent !important;
margin-left: 48px;
position: relative;
}

/* For when the feed is turned off */
#comments .comment-author {
border-top: 2px solid white;
}

/* Removing the border from an avatar */
#comments .avatar-image-container img {
border: medium none;
}

textarea {
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black;
background: url("https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8064/8202560590_1c2512345c_o.jpg") repeat scroll 0 0 transparent;
border: 2px outset white;
color: white;
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 20px;
font-weight: bold;
margin-left: -4px;
margin-right: -4px;
padding: 2px;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px black;
width: 350px;
}

/* Error message */
.status-msg-body {
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 black;
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #212121;
border: 2px outset white;
color: white;
font-size: 20px;
font-weight: bold;
position: relative;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px black;
}

.status-msg-body a {
color: white;
}

.status-msg-body a:hover {
color: lightgrey;
}

.status-msg-border {
border: medium none;
opacity: 0.4;
position: relative;
width: 100%;
}

.status-msg-bg {
background-color: transparent;
}

/* Credit box */
div#editor div {
box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px black;
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #212121;
border: 2px outset #FFFFFF;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-family: Arial;
font-size: 17px;
margin-bottom: 20px;
margin-left: 30px;
margin-right: 30px;
min-height: 130px;
padding: 10px;
position: relative;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 5px #000000;
}

/* Scrollbar */
html {
scrollbar-face-color: #212121;
scrollbar-highlight-color: white;
scrollbar-3dlight-color: white;
scrollbar-shadow-color: white;
scrollbar-darkshadow-color: white;
scrollbar-arrow-color: white;
scrollbar-track-color: lightgrey;
}
*/ End */

Instructions for installing a theme using CSS, can be found on this page.

You can also use the theme image for your welcome box.

Copy the embed codes below:

Enjoy the theme!

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