Colour: Crisp White Design Schemes Bursting With Style
Fresh, clean, bright and airy — wonderfully white interiors will help you look on the bright side
Over the last couple of years, dark paint colours have had a bit of a revival, with brave homeowners experimenting with tones of deep grey, ebony and dark aubergine. As a result, crisp white walls have been a little neglected.
But before we take all our half used tins of pure brilliant white to the tip, let us assess this pale shade carefully for a moment. White looks clean, it bounces light around and helps make a small room feel bigger. It’s smart, inexpensive and to top it all off, those undeniably stylish Scandinavians adore it. So let’s not give up on white just yet. Instead, take inspiration from these bleached out interiors, which show just how right white can be.
But before we take all our half used tins of pure brilliant white to the tip, let us assess this pale shade carefully for a moment. White looks clean, it bounces light around and helps make a small room feel bigger. It’s smart, inexpensive and to top it all off, those undeniably stylish Scandinavians adore it. So let’s not give up on white just yet. Instead, take inspiration from these bleached out interiors, which show just how right white can be.
Go foraging!
White makes the perfect backdrop to a collection of objects, helping them to stand out. Use found items such as branches and leaves to create an artistic display and keep the walls and shelves white to ensure that all eyes are on your unique creation.
White makes the perfect backdrop to a collection of objects, helping them to stand out. Use found items such as branches and leaves to create an artistic display and keep the walls and shelves white to ensure that all eyes are on your unique creation.
Create an art gallery
If you own a large piece of art, a simple way to show it off is to hang it in a room decorated with white walls and neutral furniture. In this bedroom, the white scheme and its pieces melt away, letting the canvas become the focal point.
If you own a large piece of art, a simple way to show it off is to hang it in a room decorated with white walls and neutral furniture. In this bedroom, the white scheme and its pieces melt away, letting the canvas become the focal point.
Team with texture
Warm up a white room by introducing some texturally interesting elements. Here, a soft sheepskin throw and a rustic pile of chopped wood bring depth to a snowy scheme.
Warm up a white room by introducing some texturally interesting elements. Here, a soft sheepskin throw and a rustic pile of chopped wood bring depth to a snowy scheme.
Mix up materials
These dramatic glass stairs add interest to a wide white hall. The thick glass has a soft, sea green colour which stands out against the white and adds slices of smooth texture to the scheme, without distracting from the cool and calm palette.
These dramatic glass stairs add interest to a wide white hall. The thick glass has a soft, sea green colour which stands out against the white and adds slices of smooth texture to the scheme, without distracting from the cool and calm palette.
Serve it Scandi style
Make like the stylish Scandinavians and give your white space a blast of texture and warmth by introducing some rustic wood. Here, an original door in these converted stables creates an inviting, warm contrast to the eye-poppingly white and bright scheme.
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Make like the stylish Scandinavians and give your white space a blast of texture and warmth by introducing some rustic wood. Here, an original door in these converted stables creates an inviting, warm contrast to the eye-poppingly white and bright scheme.
Explore 10 inspiring ways to work Scandi style
Create a soothing sanctuary
Turn your bedroom into a zen den by keeping the walls, furniture and even the art all white. After a hard day at the office, there’s nothing more relaxing than resting in a pure white space that does not tax the eye.
Turn your bedroom into a zen den by keeping the walls, furniture and even the art all white. After a hard day at the office, there’s nothing more relaxing than resting in a pure white space that does not tax the eye.
Pop in some pastels
Strong colours will really sing out against a white background and if you are after a more subtle look, opt for pastel tones instead. Here, thrift shop finds in gentle pink and blue complement, rather than stand out, against the white backdrop.
Strong colours will really sing out against a white background and if you are after a more subtle look, opt for pastel tones instead. Here, thrift shop finds in gentle pink and blue complement, rather than stand out, against the white backdrop.
Go for a blend
This geometrical sink might look blocky against a dark background, but when it’s part of a white on white scheme, it looks airy and interesting, blending in with the wall behind, but still operating as a striking feature in its own right.
This geometrical sink might look blocky against a dark background, but when it’s part of a white on white scheme, it looks airy and interesting, blending in with the wall behind, but still operating as a striking feature in its own right.
Layer up the tones
Give your white room a hint of French dressing by adding soft shades that gently knock the austere edges off a snowy scheme. Here, notes of pale pink and some distressed wood in the form of antique doors, does much to set a soothing vibe.
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Give your white room a hint of French dressing by adding soft shades that gently knock the austere edges off a snowy scheme. Here, notes of pale pink and some distressed wood in the form of antique doors, does much to set a soothing vibe.
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