Thursday, February 10, 2011

contrasts: white walls / natural wood

You guys! This entry way stopped me dead in my tracks
Wherever this house is, I want to live in it!
I am realizing how much I love white walls. Not to say I don't love colors too-
but white is just sometimes the perfect clean slate!
My mom always taught me to not gild the lily...fancy talk for don't overdo it... I think these spaces are perfect examples:
cote de texas
Love the unexpected weight of a big heavy black piece in the corner of an all white room:
gingerella
Look at these hardwood floors! And a matching table and hutch--jackpot! But the rooms stays light with the white walls and ceiling...
lovely
gingerella
The trick with white is to pull it off without going too sterile...and I think weighing it down with unpainted (or darkly painted) wood is one way to achieve that.
Someday I'll do it! White walls all over...

5 comments:

Hoon's mommy said...

I have white walls in all my bedrooms but unfortunately no hardwood floors to go with it. I don't think we'll be getting rid of the carpet until all the kid(s) are old enough to not walk like they've had too much whiskey so I find it a bit challenging to make the white walls look chic like your pictures do.

meghan jane said...

you know i love this post. anything with old wood and i'm in :)

JDelthefunky said...

yeah. those rooms are perfect.

The Artisann said...

omg. gingerella room is the best. is that a kitchen or mud room?

Mary said...

Is it just me, or does it seem like we all spent years painting every white wall in site, only to now crave white?!