You see, I don't do
much white furniture in my home, but after this challenge, I really should do more.
I have so
much white furniture, blondish wood floors in parts of my house and white woodwork, my house can handle some dark pieces to ground things a bit.
Not exact matches
From collecting ironstone to chalk painting
furniture and decorative accents
white, I am always surrounding myself with as
much white and ivory as I can.
(I can't imagine having
white furniture with no kids at home,
much less with kids...)
Cezanne communicates his struggle as an artist, that we all go through, with such candour, I felt extremely moved by the paintings, all portraits, altho I am not a figurative artist.I must say I got off on the
furniture, draperies and organisation of the whole, as
much as the expression in the faces.An exception is the Courtauld picture with the
white clay pipe, a masterpiece if there ever was one.I breathed in the Cezannes and haven't digested them yet, except to say since the Matisse at the RA, I think this show is second to none.The Cohens were very good also, working across a large room.
Secondly I don't want to change
much of the
furniture I have so would
white walls make my beiges and ivories and dark woods look muddy.
«It may seem counterintuitive to island decor, but I find that a good piece of black
furniture adds
much - needed gravitas, particularly in rooms with lots of
white, breezy elements.
Shades of light gray on the floors, chairs and cabinets pick up the light beautifully without the stark effect that too
much light can have on a room with
white furniture and walls.
Elements in the room such as the wall color, the style of the home, the amount of
furniture, the colors and patterns in a room and within view, the doorways, the windows, and the ceiling height can all impact how
much art and how
much white space will feel right.
I do love how the wallpaper accents the black and
white of the
furniture and throw pillows, without being too
much to overpower everything.
To get the best effect, keep walls,
furniture and bed linen
white, so that you don't have too
much going on.
Metal is often overtaken by oxidation, so remove as
much as possible by scrubbing your
furniture with polishing paste of a one - to - one solution of water and
white vinegar.
In her previous window - filled apartment, Ann Marie had painted
much of the
furniture white, a simple, inexpensive trick that updates and marries unmatched pieces.
Choose
furniture in pale colours that look as if they've been bleached by sun — these creams and buttermilks are softer than pure
white and won't show up marks as
much.
The rest of the walls in his home are
white, while
much of the
furniture is taupe or grey and both of those facts make pink the big twist here.
All the
furniture and decor really stand out against the simple
white backdrop, and our small farmhouse feels
much larger than it really is because each room is kept light and bright.
One way to follow the
furniture idea is to keep your blocks of colour to the carpentry —
much like this Martino Gamper kitchen, which adds colour and life to an all -
white room.
So
much more than a neutral, a
white interior manages to flatter the fabric of the building and shows off
furniture and fabrics at their very best.