In a decoration, white is purity, calm, light. Bright and airy, white opens up the small spaces and gives cohesion to the furniture-filled rooms of the house. It often works as a canvas for the entire decoration of a house, other times it is the color palette itself. Discover ideas to decorate your home with the purity of white.
1- WHITE WALLS OF WHITE TONE
There are numerous shades of white paint. Many of them have in their composition colors like yellow, red, blue,… Although the ink tones are apparently the same, when the light is reflected on them, everything changes. If you want to paint the walls white, and want to lighten and warm a room, then the ideal is to paint it in a shade of white that has a large percentage of yellow in its composition; if you want a calm division, then opt for a white paint that has a large percentage of blue in its composition. In this room, the decoration is all white, but as it is in a room painted in white with a large percentage of blue, it becomes cold. To counteract this, many pillows and a natural floor were placed, essential to provide a feeling of comfort.
2- WHITE AND NATURAL ELEMENTS
White is present in all colors, and in pastel colors (color with a large percentage of white) in greater quantity. Pastel colors make great combinations with white as they don’t create elements that disturb the look or excite the brain. In this case, the colors were kept on the outside, and the neutral and natural on the inside.
3- STAND OUT VINTAGE DESIGN PIECES
The charming colorful design pieces present in this loft give the house a phenomenal originality. White promotes and enhances each piece of furniture with color. A white pallet unifies the different eras of design.
4- A ZEN BEDROOM
A double bedroom should be calm and should convey a sense of serenity, after all, it’s where you rest. A white-on-white scheme can be a good idea to achieve this effect. However, in order not to make the room too white, they should include some natural elements within the same tone, but differentiating, such as the bedside tables that keep the natural look, and that help to build a calm place with no color; a kind of sanctuary to peace.
5- A WHITE COLONIAL-LOOKING CORRIDOR
A colonial-style corridor, covered with white curtains, reflects the light from the windows and leads the gaze to a comfortable corner full of light. If your house has many beams or many details in the construction, you can homogenize everything with a white tone, creating a modern colonial look. Only the floor remains with the natural tone of the wood, enhancing the white tone of the space, everything else blends in a welcoming way.
6- MODERN ANTIQUE WHITE
The antique style of decor in white tones is now anything but antique. Instead of putting pictures on the walls, it is interesting to opt for mirrors, giving even more life to the white color palette. Finally, if you opt for a bed in modern materials, it will give the room an even more modern and, at the same time, original feel.
7- A LUXURIOUS BATHROOM/BATHROOM
A white marble bathroom is an apotheosis of luxury. In addition to conveying a luxurious image, it also conveys an image of purity inherent to white marble.
8- DECORATE THE OFFICE WITH WHITE
Decorating the office with white is almost like giving the brain a blank canvas to build on (this could be the main philosophy implicit in this decor). White can be a creative tone, especially if combined with other color elements that stand out, especially in warm colors like red. In this case, the office corner does not have a very strong delimitation, fitting in perfectly with the rest of the space decoration . The wooden floor gives the necessary relief to the white, and the white gives the necessary relief to the other decorative elements of the space.
9- OUTER NOOK IN WHITE
White is great for decorating a special corner such as an elegant winter garden. If you don’t have a room built for this purpose, you can consider this option for a more protected corner of a balcony, or even a corner in the kitchen by the window, if there is such a space. In this case, as the space does not have much light, white and a color reflecting the warm exterior light – yellow wall, were used to reflect warm light to the place.
10- WHITE ETHNIC STYLE
Whenever you think of ethnicity, you naturally think of color, especially if you think of Moroccan or Indian decor. However, the style can also be defined by the lines and decorative objects, which even in neutral tones give the place a distinct ethnic image. This white ethnic room is an excellent example that the decoration does not only depend on the colors, but on the incorporated details.
11- WHITE HOT
A stark white room can feel cool, but adding texture to that room can turn that feeling around, turning a cool room into a warm room. The incorporation of warm fabrics like furs and plush wool rugs gives a cool white room a new feeling of warmth and coziness.
12- WHITE AND BLUE TO EXTEND THE BEACH
The combination of white with blue accents evokes a very calming maritime decor. If you are lucky enough to have the sea as your backdrop, this could be the perfect palette to decorate a room. You should be careful not to decorate a room in this way, if it is not lit with a lot of direct sunlight, as it can make the room in a very cold place.
13- A BED SNUGGLED BY WHITE
In this room, the bed is the center of attention, as it is draped in white curtains that highlight it and make it a cozy space within the room itself. Regardless of the type of bed, this type of structure can be incorporated into a bedroom, especially if the room has a large ceiling height, as it gives the room a very dramatic air.
14- THE WHITE ON THE GARDEN FURNITURE
White is a great option to use outdoors, especially in garden furniture, as it brings out the green vegetation, giving a very chic air to an outdoor space like this.
15- WHITE FIREPLACE IN A BRIGHT ROOM
A warm decoration can be done on top of a color palette that includes a large percentage of white. The white fireplace serves beautifully as a frame for the fire. The additional use of fur pillows, antique leather armchair, wooden coffee table, … all these elements give this room a warm and cozy feeling, where you want to spend the cold winter days.
16- 100% WHITE ROOM
Choosing to decorate a room 100% in white is a bold idea, and in itself interesting. First, be aware that the place can get a little cold, so there should be plenty of direct sunlight to counteract this trend, and curtains that let in a lot of light. To achieve a white floor, there are high strength resin-based paints to paint the floor that can be used, as done here.
17- BLACK AND WHITE
To place a door or an element highlighted in a white space, it is enough for the element to be black. This black door seems to float in white space just like the chair and the phrases that were placed on the white boards. This is a bold decor, but for a couple full of artistic personality, this can be a very suitable option.
18- MODERN OLD ROOM
To bring an old division into modernity, homogenizing a space through the use of white tone is an option that almost always works. Choosing to paint ceilings and walls in the same tone, emphasizing only the natural floor and a piece of furniture where the eye can stop (such as the black armchair and the table), will immediately create the idea that this space, in addition to being modern, is a resting space, as the chair and the black table are the first objects to be detected by the eye.
19- WHITE HIGHLIGHTS THE COLORED ELEMENTS
White is the ideal tone to emphasize other colors, especially warmer colors like red, orange, yellow… If you want to emphasize some decorative objects or pieces of furniture, white is the ideal canvas. In this case, the books are enhanced by their color, as well as all the pieces of furniture, and of course the entire reading space. In this place there is no doubt that reading is the main pleasure.
20- A MINIMALIST WHITE-LIT KITCHEN
A palette of white tones and the absence of top cabinets help this kitchen to achieve a wide opening, and to become minimalist, but at the same time filled.
