White has become a common color in homes and apartments across America. The color, often considered a blank slate, is the typical default color used to enhance resell value and agree with most tastes. Furniture Decorators strive to learn to control white and use it sparingly, but with greater effect. Here are a few helpful tips for incorporating white into your interior decor scheme with style.
- The highly reflective nature of white makes it difficult to show texture in artificial light, creating an undesirable sterile look.
- If white is your primary color, use natural light wherever possible. You should choose only one accent color, and it should be as vibrant and saturated as possible.
- Remember to use gray in primary white rooms to mask any variations of white from your furniture to your walls and accessories.
- If your theme is country, be sure to include patterned fabrics to contrast your walls and molding.
- A drop of black in a primary white room stands out like a sore thumb. Use this to your advantage.
- White is one of the easiest colors to stain, making it a poor choice for high traffic areas.
- In feng shui, white represents purity, faith, innocence, benevolence, honesty, and grace. It is generally oriented as a south east element of the Bagua that represents helpful people and heaven.
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