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Alluring All-White Rooms
Whether they're fanciful, sleek or regency chic, all-white rooms deserve a place in the sun in modern home design
I love color. I love it alone or all mixed up. I love it in patterns, blocks and splotches. But I think my first love is the all-white room.
A white room can be modern or cottage. It can look French provincial or Manahattan slick. It can be a blank canvas for other features — maybe color, art or a dazzling view. Or it can be its own centerpiece. White works in every single room, and it is almost never the wrong choice as a wall color.
To me, white is the color of the cleared mind — open, clutter free, spacious and inviting.
A white room can be modern or cottage. It can look French provincial or Manahattan slick. It can be a blank canvas for other features — maybe color, art or a dazzling view. Or it can be its own centerpiece. White works in every single room, and it is almost never the wrong choice as a wall color.
To me, white is the color of the cleared mind — open, clutter free, spacious and inviting.
White floors with white walls really make a statement. The fact that these floors are wood plank keeps this from looking vintagey. Everything stands out in this environment, so choose carefully.
A white room brings out the texture of this floor and works like a spotlight for the colorful art.
Contrary to what you might think, white kitchens look less dirty than kitchens with dark finishes. And white cabinets are beautiful with wood floors.
An all-white kitchen doesn't need to be modern or stark. It can even be a little bit country.
The modern all-white room is like a gallery for things you want to display. Any piece of art, from a modern sculpture to a renaissance portrait, would look great in this room.
White bedding always looks clean, fresh and high thread count.
Even sleek, modern white can feel snuggly. The emphasis in this room is on the light and the view, but doesn't the bed look comfy?
Hollywood regency meets ethnic design. White rooms aren't just blank slates; they can have very intentional styles too.
Mixing unlikely colors — in this case rusty brown and pale pink — works better in a white room because nothing else is competing.
White makes a giant, airy room look even bigger and airier.
A white sofa in a house with kids is not the no-no you might think it is. A pure white slipcover can be washed with bleach, keeping it a lot cleaner looking than other options.
White can be very cozy indeed. Especially with soft lighting.
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Find Your Design Style [With 8 All-White Rooms]
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