Home Decor: Modern White Decor Shows a Casual Side

Entry #257, August 27, 2010

From as early as I can remember I’ve always thought I would love to have a white formal room in my home.  A room where on Sundays the family would come over and we would drink tea, and eat little cookies, and talk about how lovely the day was… o.k. I may have been 4 when I had these dreams.

In real adult life, with 3 kids, a cat, and a busy lifestyle, the thought of a white ANYTHING is out of my head.  While perusing through a home decor magazine I see a trend towards using white, but in a casual sense. Having pops of color in accessories, coupled with tones of beiges, whites, and greige are a modern way of adding a casual side to white.

Look at these examples of how white decor may make you want to outfit a room in your home sooner than later!

Here are some tips on how to tone down the formality of white:

1. Use small amounts of color to bring new focal points for the eye.
2. Use dark accents like dark wood flooring to ground the room and remove the formality of the stark white color.
3. Use tone on tone variations of the same color. This gives depth to the room and allows for the flexibility of making the space more formal or casual at any time.
4. Paint an accent wall with a bold color to create a specific ambiance.
5. Use bold printed accessories to play against white furniture.

Color can be subtle or more commanding of the accessories

Tone on tone whites are gorgeous

Paint a wall with a bold color!

Use bold prints against white furniture

The next time you are thinking about white furniture with a wrinkled up brow, think again.  It just might be the added lift your home needs!

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