White Chic Done Right
The Classic Background Color Is Not Just a Canvas Anymore
Take a look at the number of ideabooks Houzz participants have created about various aspects of the color white. It's clear many of us want to use white as a touchpoint for creating a chic and Euro-inspired svelte dwelling that is also liveable and inviting.
White is so incredibly versatile that is has often been misinterpreted as safe, clinical. Bland. Yet white can be exciting! It can be a canvas—and more than that. It can be the focal point, the central theme that makes the space.
Going with white doesn't have to mean sticking to all white. This color has the unusual ability to simultaneously exude refinement and a sense of exploration. These designs use white beautifully, and in their own way.
White is so incredibly versatile that is has often been misinterpreted as safe, clinical. Bland. Yet white can be exciting! It can be a canvas—and more than that. It can be the focal point, the central theme that makes the space.
Going with white doesn't have to mean sticking to all white. This color has the unusual ability to simultaneously exude refinement and a sense of exploration. These designs use white beautifully, and in their own way.
White paired with beautiful wood always offers a starkly beautiful combination. The sculpture adds texture and movement without disrupting the color scheme.
This modern stairwell offers a similar combination of dark wood flooring, and movement with this chandelier.
This unusual choice of painting solely the banister handle creates a shockingly strong slanted line and draws attention to the shapes and direction of this entire little space.
Warmer white offers relaxed refinement in this classic bedroom, allowing for subtle neutrals to enter in.
Here white offers a palate for the many details in this small corner, helping the accentuate all that is happening, frame it all with white, and tie it all in together.
This kitchen and living area remains light and open thanks to this white in all of the details throughout.
This white chic space is saved from feeling too pristine with the wood structures and flooring.
White in the kitchen is also chic, especially when stainless steel appliances have been installed. Even white dishes can be layered and paired to create a unique kitchen.
Soft whites throughout this room help keep things from feeling too cluttered. A soft yellow enters into the white, creating a light buttery scheme to pair with the dark and varied furniture throughout.
Similarly, this open and casual living room uses white as a calming and simplifying agent. Note how well the roof and those dark concrete floors balance the room.
Yes, white can offer a canvas for what you want your guest's eyes to roam to every time.
White offers a fantastic contrast against wood throughout a room, such as this raised ceiling (and great flooring).
Going white does not mean sticking to ALL white, but using it as the light and classy baseline.
In a much different bedroom, a similar use of white as a baseline allows for a stark contrast of black and mustard.