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26 White Living Room Ideas
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Always fresh, never boring.
By Hadley Mendelsohn
NICHOLAS GLIMENAKIS
Okay, so here's the thing about a decorating a white living room: It might sound hard to mess up since it's such a simple and neutral go-to backdrop, but that's not always the case. The right approach and eye can make white living rooms some of the most impeccable, forward-thinking, and versatile spaces around, but they also need just as much attention and love as your more maximal rooms to truly stand apart. Otherwise, they easily veer on boring. To make sure your white living room is the best and brightest, find out how top designers decorate white living spaces that are both functional and fabulous. From stark to warm, traditional and formal living rooms to casual country-chic takes and eclectic city dwellings, the potential and possibilities when it comes to white living rooms are indeed endless.
Tria Giovan
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Balance Glam and Casual Touches
A large crystal pendant adds sparkle to the living room of a country estate by Suzanne Kasler. However, the neutral palette, whitewashed stone walls, casual slipcovers, and jute rug help temper the glitz factor, creating a sophisticated result.
Andrew Frasz
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Pick an Accent Color
The staples in this contemporary living room by Bunny Williams and Ferguson & Shamamian Architects are strictly neutral, from the crisp white paint to the cream seating and coffee table. This works with the existing exposed brick rather than clashing with it and allows for new color schemes to come and go with accent pieces over the years. To spice up the color scheme, they added hot pink (a fun warm color to speak to the brick wall beyond) and baby blue for a cool touch.
Nicole Franzen
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Introduce Intrigue With Movement
The organic shapes and silhouettes throughout this neutral living room by Jeremiah Brent create so much movement and visual interest, but in a soft-spoken and soothing way. From the rounded folding screen to the curved sofa, layered rug, and stacked coffee tables, there are plenty of nods to nature but the color scheme remains loyal to the urban backdrop.
Leanne Ford Interiors
4 of 26
Color Block the Walls
Color-blocked walls help warm up the white room while still functioning within a specific and carefully designed white living room by Leanne Ford Interiors.
Werner Straube
5 of 26
Compromise, Compromise, Compromise
It was a challenge marrying the two styles of his clients, designer Corey Damen Jenkins explains. “The wife loved jewel tones and embellishment, while the husband was on the total opposite end of the spectrum—no color, no wallpaper," Jenkins tells us.
So the living room walls were painted in Garlic Clove by PPG, "which has enough warmth to counterbalance the bright white of the often snowy landscape," while a fun velvet sofa gives a splash of vibrant green personality.
MARGARET AUSTIN
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Warm It Up
With the right pairings, white can be super cozy, too. Marigold, lemon, and pale yellow zellige tiles behind a wood-burning stove near a plush sheepskin throw are prime examples. A unique firing process makes zellige tiles super resilient: Designer Eva Holbrook put them around this hearth to protect the wall from heat.
NICHOLAS GLIMENAKIS
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Let the View Do the Talking
This dramatic skyline view in a living room by Ahmad Abouzanat of Project AZ speaks for itself and calls for quieter interiors. But quiet can also mean bold and artful. Abouzanat opted for crisp white walls, a cloud-like carpet, and ultra-sleek and modern furniture that reflects the cosmopolitan landscape behind.
Paul Raeside
8 of 26
Use It as a Canvas
An abstract painting anchors this living room designed by Andrew Flescher, accentuating the green and white bench and jade table lamps.
But this room also proves that you can have more than one statement color without being visually chaotic (a white canvas is the secret ingredient). The houndstooth carpet brings graphic intrigue, while the periwinkle chair encourages romance.
Valerie Wilcox
9 of 26
Honor the Location
A white foundation with pops of blue, light wood, and wicker accents is a natural fit for any coast living room, as exemplified by this Sarah Richardson-designed space.
Nicole Hollis Studio
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Create Contrast, Not Clashing
In this living room designed by Nicole Hollis Studio, an ultra pale pink velvet sofa feels decidedly grown-up and understated paired with a striking metallic silver sclpture, a marble mantel, and a low-to-the-ground coffee table while the casual rug makes the space feel warm and inviting. The dining room behind is almost an inverted version of the living room, a clever and unique way to ensure the jointed spaces flow while also departing from and building off of another to create conversation.
Paul Raeside
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Don't Be Afraid to Add Pattern
Layered rugs, mixed patterns, and subtle pops of colorful fabric make this white living room designed by Les Ensembliers an eclectic dream. The angled layout plays up the geometric shapes in the rug and adds an extra element of intrigue.
Romanek Design Studio
12 of 26
Have Fun With It
Nothing ramps up the fun like a playful touch in the living room. This hanging chair in a living room designed by Romanek Design Studio marries the warm wood to the rest of the space and invites fun. It's the perfect blend of cozy and cool.
FRANCESCO LAGNESE
13 of 26
Paint the Floors, Too
When painting the entire room white, including the ceiling, moldings, fireplace mantel, and walls, don't stop at the floors! A higher sheen, like a lacquer or high-gloss, will be more durable for that surface while still creating an art gallery effect. Then, add bright pop art for an unexpected burst of color.
Stephen Karlisch
14 of 26
Opt for Creamier Tones Instead
Not sold on white but know you want a light neutral? Warmer than white but still neutral, cream is the perfect backdrop for an inviting yet formal living room. In this one designed by Jean Liu, the neutral, almost iridescent rug, velvet sofa, and brass accents are reflected by the paint color while the blue throw and white side table contrast with it nicely.
David A. Land
15 of 26
Spotlight Artwork
If you can believe it, this home was full of heavy paneled walls, red-painted surfaces, and lots of curtains before designer Danielle Fennoy was hired to take on the project. Now it's a bright white masterpiece. "We didn't want to detract too much from the girl," says Fennoy of her decision to keep the open and airy living room in this modern home minimal so the impactful photograph by Yael Schachar could loom large and really shine.
James Merrell
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Choose Colorful Lighting
The rich blue accents draw the eye around this white living room designed by Ellen Kavanaugh without overcrowding it.
The warm leather accent chairs speak to the exposed wood beam ceilings.
ANNIE SCHLECHTER
17 of 26
Turn It Into a Gallery
White works in formal settings, too. Aside from the adorable dogs (Jacob and Wylo) cuddled up on the armchair-meets-dog-bed, that gallery wall is the clear statement-maker in sthis white living room designed by Philip Mitchell. Mix and match frames for a subtle nod of personality and incorporate floral patterns in accent seating.
Romanek Design Studio
18 of 26
Work In Bold Decor
Instead of decorating your coffee table with the classic assortment of stacked coffee table books, opt for something quirky and out-of-the-box. Here, Romanek Design Studio covered the surface with a collection of classic pots and planters, which both enhance and juxtapose the formal, traditional elements throughout the crisp white space as well as the more modern.
Eric Piasecki
19 of 26
Make It Refreshing
Though Florida is just the right place to use bright paint colors, Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller of Carrier and Company chose a refreshing shade of white for the sunny living room.
The yellow accessories hint at the color scheme found in the rest of the Naples home.
Bjorn Wallander
20 of 26
Lacquered White
White truly shines in the living room of an Austin home by Nestor Santa-Cruz. The glossy finish reflects light off the walls — and even the ceiling — to make the space feel even brighter.
Annie Schlechter
21 of 26
Let Your Personality Shine Through
Gary McBournie and Bill Richards transformed their 1940s Nantucket beach house into a colorful home away from home. To keep the bold hues from overwhelming the living room, they chose white paint to create a neutral backdrop.
Heather Hilliard Design
22 of 26
Accentuate High Ceilings
A crisp, matte white living room is pristine, elegant, and timeless. Adding glass and metallic features sharpens up the white pieces. Sherwin-Williams Pure White is there for you when you don't just want to experiment with trends anymore.
Christopher Baker
23 of 26
Keep It Traditional
"No fuss" was designer Lynn Morgan's mantra when she decorated the living room of this Savannah, Georgia, rowhouse.
"I wanted it simple, clean-lined, and inviting, with a little bit of glamour and a lot of comfort." An ottoman in Zig Zag by Alan Campbell lends modern oomph between a pair of Louis XV–style bergères. To highlight the architectural details, she painted moldings in high-gloss white. A David Hockney lithograph hangs above an antique mercury glass mirror. Garden stools from Emissary.
Erica George Dines
24 of 26
Soften Up With Fabric
Dark beams contrast the white ceiling and walls in this genteel Atlanta, Georgia, living room by Shon Parker. The custom sofa is covered in a Duralee velvet; the tusk table and the ottoman, also in velvet, are from Baker.
John M. Hall
25 of 26
Modern Neutrals
In this dramatic and modern East Hampton living room, designed by Kerry Delrose, an Akari light sculpture from the Noguchi Museum Shop hangs above a Luxe console and leather-and-chrome lamps from Ralph Lauren Home.
Francesco Lagnese
26 of 26
Mix Light and Dark
Antique meets modern in the living room of a San Francisco Victorian.
Designer Ken Fulk chose a black and white palette, softened with neutrals and natural textures. The chimney breast is papered with Ralph Lauren's black Yacare Crocodile, and a Ralph Lauren Peyton ottoman sits on a cowhide rug from Frank's Leather & Hides.
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There's so much you can do!
By Erin Cavoto
DAVID TSAY
If you're trying to create the cozy living room of your dreams and have ruled out using white, you might want to think again. This list of gorgeous spaces proves that a white living room can be the most inviting place in your house. It also allows you to be freer with your decorating, whether you'd like to incorporate antique finds, big prints, or plush velvet sofas. Some of these ideas involve going all out, like white painted floors or customizing fireplaces to pop against the bare walls. Others require small touches, whether that's by adorning your walls in an array of bronze mirrors or offsetting the white with a colorful area rug.
Even if you're hoping to implement some rustic living room ideas, this list is a great resource, since many rooms incorporate rustic wood beams, floors, and other accents that look beautiful against the white.
Anyone can achieve these looks, even with little ones running around! Check out all the different ways to create a stunning white living room right here (and don't miss our list of the best living room paint colors).
PATRICK CLINE
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Black-and-White
The black-and-white touches in this room, including the chairs, table, and lamp, elevate its glamour.
SHOP THROW BLANKETS
DAVID TSAY
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Planked Walls
The planked walls in this open, sunny room were painted white to create an airy living room.
SHOP JUTE RUGS
AARON COLUSSI
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Layer Mirrors
White walls are a great background to show off your antique finds, especially a collection of ornate mirrors.
SHOP MIRRORS
DAVID TSAY
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Painted Floors
The white-on-white look of this room that features a painted floor is broken up with antique accents and neutrals.
SHOP WOVEN BASKETS
KIM CORNELISON
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Mixing Neutrals
Hues of brown, gray, and black accentuate this otherwise white living room, making it feel inviting.
SHOP PICTURE FRAMES
Brian Woodcock
6 of 35
Neutrals and White
White walls accompanied by an ivory couch and pair of tan arm chairs allow the homeowner's colorful paintings to be on full display on top of a fireplace built from old paving bricks.
Annie Schlechter
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Clean And Serene
David A. Land
8 of 35
White All Over
The white walls, floors, molding, and furniture in this small Indiana home look stunning when paired with rich and rustic wood accents.
Victoria Pearson
9 of 35
The White Ranch
In this California home, it's all about scale. For example, hefty wingbacks would overpower the room (and break up the visual flow in the open space), but the high ceilings and abundance of white decor makes it feel airy and big.
Victoria Pearson
10 of 35
Calm and Collected
Despite dark hardwood floors and an antique brown leather-studded naval captain's chair, the living area feels light and bright, thanks to tall windows, linen sofas, and a 1900s beadboard jelly cupboard that hides the television in this antique dealer's farmhouse.
David A. Land
11 of 35
A Showcase Space
The owners of this 18-century farmhouse used a mostly white room to perfectly highlight their collection of unique antiques like the pair of French Art Deco chairs in a hardy textile from Mood Fabrics.
Dominique Vorillon
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Neutrals and White
Made of coveted Ojai stone, the fireplace in surround adds a grounding element to this California home's neutral room.
Annie Schlechter
13 of 35
Warm Textures
The cream cotton-twill sofa was a no-brainer for the owner of this redesigned grain mill home, who says she easily tires of bolder patterned fabrics. Varying shades of cream and ivory and strategic pops of texture (waffle knit and cable knit) on the pillows and throws keep the room fresh—not sterile.
Brian Woodcock
14 of 35
City Living
The owner of this farmhouse-inspired city apartment used white walls and pieces to make this teeny space feel bigger.
In this room, she used two Ikea twin beds to create a space-saving daybed large enough to accommodate the occasional overnight guest.
Cody Ulrich
15 of 35
Texas Star
It took Dallas designer Paige Morse four months to renovate two sheds into this 250-square-foot, two-bedroom guest house. Plenty of texture and a pop of greenery make this neutral space feel like home.
Keith Scott Morton
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New England White
The living room in this Colonial-era New England home uses soft grays and taupey browns—like the blue-gray hue on the mantel and the tan-and-brown striped area rug—to enrich a white palette.
Victoria Pearson
17 of 35
California Cool
Bright linen-covered cushions soften an antique pine bench in the living room of this California home. The walls are painted Snow White by Benjamin Moore.
Alec Hemer
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Family-Friendly Seating
Shabby Chic sofas square off across a zinc-topped coffee table in the living room of this Texas ranch.
The walls are painted Shaded White by Farrow & Ball.
Victoria Pearson
19 of 35
Cozy White
In the living room of this California home, a slipcovered sofa and chair from Bixby & Ball and neutral curtains provide a cushy counterpoint to Restoration Hardware's industrial coffee table.
John Gruen
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Modern Comfort
In this Massachusetts cabin, a photo by Martin Albert mimics the scene outside. A Room and Board sofa and CB2 pouf gather round an antique pine bench.
Philip Ficks
21 of 35
Shaker Style
The living-dining area in this upstate New York home is furnished with a far-flung mix: Indonesian rush-back loungers, tin sconces from Mexico, and a Persian kilim rug. The farm table and its attendant cane-seat chairs, however, are locally sourced antiques.
Lucas Allen
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DIY Decor
When renovating their North Carolina lake house, the owners relied on tag-sale scores, basic hardware-store buys, and a can-do, DIY attitude.
The results redefine the word "homemade."
Victoria Pearson
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Romantic Living Room
In this Georgia industrial loft, Aidan Gray wingback chairs, upholstered in cotton and burlap, complement a sofa found at a Paris flea market. The owner fashioned the coffee table by cutting a farm table down to size, then painting it warm gray (Gothic Arch by Benjamin Moore). A wooden stool from a Toronto thrift shop elevates a shadow-boxed heron. The Mongolian-lambhair pillow is by West Elm, the tie-dyed cushions by Kevin O'Brien. The walls are painted Creamy by Sherwin-Williams.
Björn Wallander
24 of 35
Old and New
In this Northern California home, a Pottery Barn sofa and custom chairs flank a pine trunk in the living room. The owner shot the feather photo that hangs on one wall, as well as the skull image that adorns a pillow from her company, Archival Decor. The walls are painted Kelly-Moore's White.
Björn Wallander
25 of 35
Updated Minimalism
The decor in this Montana home throws minimalism a welcome curve.
With its rounded arms and turned acacia-wood legs, this linen-upholstered chair from Vagabond Vintage breaks up all the living room's right angles: Bombast's square-backed sofa, a blocky Indonesian wood coffee table from Pols Potten, even the rectangular linen shade atop a lamp by Barbara Cosgrove. The owner's dachshund clearly approves.
Max Kim-Bee
26 of 35
Eclectic Elements
Crafts-store frames and pages from an out-of-date Audubon calendar combine to create a wall's worth of art in the sitting room of this Ohio farmhouse. The slipcovered chaise comes from Ballard Designs.
Max Kim-Bee
27 of 35
White Noise
Custom club sofas flank the living room's centerpiece, an oversize midcentury coffee table fashioned from iron and bleached oak, in this Washington, D.C., home. The antique twist-turned-leg side chairs were found at a local shop, Random Harvest. A collection of old ironstone fills the built-in shelves, and aged finds—like a brass candelabra, globes, and a display of pinned butterflies—lend patina.
Bright Idea: A built-in ledge, painted the same color as the wall, offers an unobtrusive workstation.
Andrea Wyner
28 of 35
Warmed-Up White
Wood warms up even the most sparsely furnished white room. Wood creates movement—it starts to feel like a print—just a very subtle one. Other low-key ways to add interest and depth: Fabrics with woven tone-on-tone chevron or herringbone patterns, marble countertops, and antique rugs on the reverse (just flip the rug over so the muted side shows).
William Waldron
29 of 35
Cozy White
People tend to believe that white creates cold spaces. To prevent this: Avoid hard, modern pieces and use fluffy cushions and distressed finishes—so you still get that airy feeling, but with warmth to it.
Bjorn Wallander
30 of 35
Wonderful Walls
Take full advantage of vertical space. These custom bookshelves in the living room create a display space for a collection of American art pottery.
Here's how we recommend keeping the arrangement interesting:
• Group similarly shaped items (fluted vases, trophy-like urns) together, but stagger heights and mix various creamy shades.
• A few wild-card components, such as shells, architectural remnants, and tarnished silver vessels, prevent a monochromatic collection from becoming monotonous. Just keep them all muted, so they don't hog the spotlight.
• Stacked books make great risers—providing the height needed to help fill up a tall shelf.
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White color attracts with its lightness, purity and showiness.
It always looks good in the interior and gives a lot of opportunities for design experiments. It was especially popular in the 20s, embodying the traditions of aristocracy, and in the 60s modern minimalism began to emerge and take shape, in which it acted in a completely different capacity. Comfortable, calm and natural, white is actively used in interiors that gravitate towards natural materials. For the design of the living room, this is a win-win base for the implementation of creative ideas.
Interior styles
White is the basis of most styles. This applies to both classics and modern trendy trends. In addition to the sterile hospital shade, there are many variations for any interior. This is a range of ancient temples, marble sculptures and luxurious palace stucco, the conciseness of the Japanese and Scandinavian style, high-tech manufacturability and the elegance of Provence. The white living room is comfortable, cozy and bright. It is pleasant to spend time in it in the evening, relax from worries, relax and meet guests.
Modern White Living Room
It is difficult to find something more versatile and practical for decorating modern living rooms. High-tech, minimalism, modern, and current pop art are based on light shades. Now they are all closely intertwined. The basic principles remain common: functionality, simplicity and comfort.
Artificial materials are actively used: plastic, chrome steel and glass. Glossy surfaces are combined with mirrors, metal and spotlights. Almost always assumes the presence of a multifunctional work area. A lot of technology is used, complex lighting, space zoning. In such a living room it is equally pleasant to read a book, watch a movie or sit at a laptop.
Provence white living room
The style of the French province is very different from the American country and the usual rustic style. This is elegance, lightness and openwork decorativeness.
Provence is an abundance of white color and light, delicate pastel shades, floral motifs, natural textures.
The main colors are lavender, mint, olive, pale pink, diluted yellow and blue. Light wood, woven elements, linen and cotton, elegant lace are used. These are elegant furniture, sofas and chairs with legs, decorative pillows, classic chests of drawers and glazed sideboards. Houseplants and flower arrangements look good in such a living room.
Art Deco White Living Room
Art Deco is one of the most complex and elaborate styles. It is suitable for large spacious living rooms with wide windows and plenty of light. Due to the monumentality and a large number of details, white is especially important in such a living room. It creates a neutral background and allows you not to overload the interior.
The most important part of art deco is the play of light and the abundance of mirrors, and white is the best color for this. In addition, it visually enlarges the space of the living room. In such an interior, not a pure sterile shade is used, but more complex variations: ivory, creamy, powdery, cream.
Antique White Living Room
Antique style in the interior of the living room is difficult to create, but it looks original and unusual. The style of Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece requires space and monumentality. Natural stone is actively used, especially marble. It is suitable for finishing the floor, window sills, fireplace and other elements.
You can ennoble the walls with frescoes and stucco. Space and budget allow, complex coffered ceilings are created. But you can also stop on a stretch canvas, decorating it with an ornamented cornice. Furniture with gilding is actively used. If it is a tree, then it is carved.
Don't forget about the main element of antique style - columns and figurines. You can limit yourself to their decorative imitation and busts. Of the accessories, vases and amphorae decorated with mythological motifs are also actively used.
Scandinavian white living room
Scandinavian style in the living room is lightness, simplicity and comfort.
Its conciseness fully reflects the laconicism of the northern people. In the classic Scandinavian style, the trends of the century before last are traced, and in the modern direction, functional minimalism is in the lead. White is everywhere.
Scandinavian interior embodies all current eco-trends. These are exclusively natural materials and deliberate rudeness when choosing the texture of wood and textiles. Bulky furniture is not used, only light functional shelves and prefabricated sections, most often birch or pine. There is no complex fittings and an abundance of decor here. To give comfort, woolen blankets, decorative pillows, candles, aromatic lamps are suitable. Companion colors are warm, saturated, but not too bright: brick, mustard, sand, chocolate.
Finishes and materials
White color in the decoration of the living room has two main advantages. Firstly, it allows you to combine any colors. This is a universal background and the same universal companion for classic shades, and for delicate pastels, and for bright neon.
Secondly, white allows you to endlessly experiment with textures and textures. In addition to boring whitewash, there are embossed plasters, wallpapers for every taste, natural and artificial stone, tiles, paints and enamels, bleached wood, a huge selection of textiles and many other alternatives. This allows you to make any interior unique and inimitable, and with a minimum of effort and expense.
Floor
A white floor is always tricky because it gets dirty easily. White slabs and stone are most practical, but they are rarely used in the living room. A convenient option is a white laminate. It is wear resistant and easy to clean. For rough styles, like a loft, a self-leveling floor is suitable. Whitewashed wood is in harmony with classic interiors or Provence. Carpeting on the entire floor can be not very convenient, because it is difficult to clean. But a small fluffy carpet in the recreation area can always be washed or dry-cleaned.
Walls
The walls of the white living room can be covered with wallpaper.
So that they are not too boring, pay attention to floral and floral ornaments, stripes, geometric patterns, ethnic motifs. When choosing a pure white finish, pay attention to the wallpaper for painting. The white color is easily soiled, and at any moment it will be possible to correct the situation without effort.
Textured plaster of varying degrees of relief also looks interesting. It can also be decorative finishing plates, paint and any other materials. An interesting solution is a mosaic or natural stone inserts, an untreated but painted brick wall, marble trim, stucco molding. Neutral white allows you to experiment with different textures and their combinations.
Bright accents look stylish on a white background. It can be a decor or an entire wall painted in a rich and rich color.
Ceiling
When decorating the living room ceiling, there are two main options: classic whitewash or stretch construction. The paint is suitable for perfectly flat surfaces.
She saves space. Stretch ceilings, on the other hand, allow you not to worry about alignment, but at the same time hide part of the communications inside and build in fixtures. White stretch ceiling can be matte or glossy, almost mirror-like.
Furniture
White furniture is a stylish modern trend. It looks bright and solemn, despite its simplicity. It's always elegant. For its manufacture, wood, MDF and plastic are used. When choosing, consider the color scheme of the walls. A dark background will give a feeling of rigor and clarity, a light background will give airiness and elegance, and a rich contrast will suit lovers of bright creative solutions.
White furniture with untouched wood texture will perfectly fit into traditional interiors together with a white grand piano. White lacquered - in complex styles, like art deco, and plastic in combination with glass shelves and chrome fittings - in a modern style.
For white upholstered furniture, it is better to buy bedspreads or removable covers right away.
Light upholstery quickly gets dirty, and the skin shines. The covers can be washed as needed. In addition, they can be supplemented with curtains or other details of the same shade and texture.
Decor and lighting
The white living room is the perfect base for any decor. Such a background will allow you to embody any style, so the decor can be as diverse as possible. For lovers of home plants, it is difficult to find a better option. The walls are decorated with paintings and paintings. Almost any manufacturer has white appliances, and independent white accessories never go out of fashion. The embodiment of the hearth will be a real or electric fireplace.
White textiles are both natural cotton and expensive, elegant materials like silk and satin. In expensive and elegant styles, natural white leather is used. For simple minimalism, white blinds or Roman blinds are suitable. White upholstery and bedspreads look stylish. But keep in mind that this is one of the most capricious colors for textiles.
It requires constant and careful care.
The choice of lighting for a white room allows you to play with its hue once again. You can get a softer and warmer interior or a cold and defiant one. The most convenient is multi-level lighting, which allows you to zone the space and adjust the required amount of light. The white itself is a good reflector. For bright accents, you can use colored LED backlighting. In modern styles, for example, neon is now actively used.
Small white living room
White is the best choice for a small living room. It visually enlarges and expands the space, raises the ceilings, adds light. For sunny and hot rooms, cool shades are suitable, under gray or blue, which will give a feeling of freshness; for north-facing living rooms - white with cream, beige and other warm tones.
Modern minimalist or high-tech living rooms look perfect. Conciseness and functionality are the main criteria when planning the interior of a small room.
It is white that underlies these styles. You can experiment with Provence and other areas. The main thing is to avoid an excess of decor, heavy textures and not overload the space.
For zoning, use light partitions or translucent structures. If the layout allows, a small living room is perfectly combined with a kitchen, hallway or balcony. Sophisticated multi-level lighting will allow you to achieve maximum comfort, and glass and mirror surfaces will further enhance the effect.
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The atmosphere in the living room should be conducive to rest after the day.
Therefore, it is worth carefully approaching the choice of colors - white. A light palette uplifts the mood, and a visual expansion of the space of the room will be a nice bonus.
For small rooms, white is a real lifesaver. A white-style living room will hide all the flaws, visually increase the space and create a happy atmosphere for an unforgettable pastime.
Most housewives do not favor the use of white for walls, floors, furniture, because they consider it impractical. But if you approach the problem from the other side, then the white color:
- soothes the nervous system;
- gives a feeling of peace, freshness and purity;
- charges with positive emotions.
In order not to become a slave to pure white, it is allowed to use some shades of white from pale beige to white-blue. If you want to create a detached atmosphere, then white with a hint of blue or green will suit you. To create a worldly environment, you can add shades of beige and yellowish.
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Wall decoration
Undoubtedly, the walls in the living room should be decorated in light colors. You can choose any method of finishing: wallpapering, decorating with wall panels, painting or plastering the walls of the living room. Below you can see photos with examples.
Tip! If you want to visually increase the height of the room, then place the wall panels vertically.
To create an accent wall, you can use the same material as on the others, only with some pattern applied. You can also use wallpaper with photo printing, the picture can be anything from nature to photos of your family. The main thing is that the drawing does not contradict the design of the room and your family likes it.
A brick wall can also become an accent wall if painted white.
Ceiling
White living room means that the ceiling will be in the same color. A white ceiling makes the room look taller, relieves pressure from the walls in a confined space, and hides all the features of the building. Alternatively, you can make stretch ceilings.
Floor
Some homeowners want light colored carpeting. In recent years, glossy coatings have become popular. The advantage of gloss is that the space visually expands, but the minus is the additional load during cleaning. Dirt and dust are visible on light shades, but all prints are reflected on a glossy surface - from animal paws to bare foot prints.
White tile flooring is less common. But coolness comes from it all year round, so you can’t do without carpeting. The combination of the dark color of the flooring with the light tones of the room is considered ideal. You can see a photo of the white living room below
What should be highlighted in the snow-white design?
All-white furniture in a living room can give the impression of a hospital room, so bright colors should be used in the furniture to avoid this atmosphere.
You can choose only one shade from the color palette and that will be enough. But keep in mind that a bright color will be very noticeable, and it will automatically become the center of attention. If you originally planned that another object would become the center, then remember about the contrast effect.
A large pot with a decorative tree or any other plant, even a small pot of flowers, will be a great accent in a white living room. Choose yourself!
The contrast of the sofa with the white living room looks great. You will add variety to the room, as well as get rid of the constant worry about the white material of the sofa. For most owners, this option is a lifeline, as many families have small children and four-legged pets.
