Classic white living room

16 designs for a simple scheme |

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If you think white living room ideas are only reserved for ultra-modern homes, think again. Surprisingly, a white living room scheme will work regardless of your style of home.

Evoking purity and cleanliness alongside confidence and sophistication, white is a wonderfully versatile color for the main room in your home. Our white living room ideas will give you all the inspiration and advice you could need when decorating with white.

White living room ideas

This versatile neutral is one of the most popular living room paint ideas for interiors, and it is easy to see why.

White offers a blank canvas that illuminates dark spaces and can make even small living rooms feel spacious, light and bright.

1. Dress a white living room with neutrals

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Avoid a white living room looking too clinical or sterile by decorating with neutrals . One important aspect to consider when decorating with a white color palette is to bring in as much texture as possible as it creates interest and layers – important factors when strong colors are out of the picture.

Consider using raw materials such as natural wooden elements alongside linens, velvets, sheepskins and chunky knits.

2. Go for a black-and-white living room scheme

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A black and white decorating scheme is a brave choice, as it requires careful editing and a strong design eye. White, black and also gray living room ideas can risk appearing ‘flat’ if you don’t introduce texture and subtle tonal variety. But put together carefully, they are a great way to add drama and style.

A white living room looks elegant and smart decorated in with black accents, but if you are sticking religiously to a monochromatic living room color scheme , it's really important to ensure that you add plenty of texture into the room to ensure it feels warm and welcoming.

3. Warm up a white space with texture

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Texture in interior design is vital, especially if you want to avoid a stark or clinical aesthetic. Quite simply, without texture, a white living room space will fall flat. It's crucial to look at the room as a whole and bring an area together with mixed materials for vibrancy and warmth.

'Texture in interior design is all about creating tactile moments that invite touch,' says Tiffany Leigh of Tiffany Leigh Design . 'It refers to the feel, appearance or consistency of a surface or material. Textures help to keep a space from feeling flat or one dimensional.'

Here, the addition of rough and coarser textures like reclaimed wood, leather and terracotta have 'visual weight' and create a cozy, rustic aesthetic in this otherwise predominantly white living room.

4. Introduce luxury furniture and classic architecture

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White living rooms can work equally well in traditional and modern properties. Here, Katie Harbison of property development and design studio Banda achieves an elegant mix of classic design and mid-century modern living room inspiration in this scheme.

The white paint on the walls allow the room’s beautiful proportions and original mouldings to sing out. Every piece in the room is individual, but together they create a sense of harmony – thanks to the white walls.

5. Open up a small living room with white paint

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If your living room is on the small side, then white painted walls may be your best option color-wise. The shiplap walls in this small, narrow room were painted white to create an airy, open and inviting space.

Long living rooms can feel cold and disunited – however, plenty of texture in furnishings, furniture and even wall surfaces and flooring, can make the space feel like a comfy, cozy living room .

6. Take inspiration from Scandinavia

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Inspired by the timber-clad summerhouses of Scandinavia and New England, this relaxed decorating scheme, which echoes the delicate shades of nature, has been designed to blur the boundary between indoors and out.

Keep colors cool, but use lashings of natural textures and raw materials for an authentic look and feel.

7. Paint a dark living room in pure white

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If you think pure whites are too stark, think again. They work wonderfully in a dark living room . But what colors should you pair with this clinical color?

The color wheel is your friend when it comes to choosing accompanying shades. For a soothing feel, taupe or olive green living room colors are perfect partners. Soft brown and beige living room ideas add elegance, while dusky pinks will add subtle vibrancy.

8. Embrace white in a country home

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Right now, many interior designers are favoring a scheme where white walls are combined with a white ceiling and wooden elements – the perfect canvas for gallery wall ideas .

But if you need to add warmth, or want to add personality to your space, using timber or flashes of strong color will bring vitality to the look. Despite the pure white paint color, this country home still exudes warmth and comfort.

9. Use white to highlight architectural features

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White is a more complex than most people think. As well as providing a clean neutral background, it’s a great color for highlight unusual or visually striking architectural features. As there are no distractions every choice becomes critical.

Unique color combinations can create either a visual tension or harmony – both are equally beautiful. Neutral living room ideas don’t have to be boring.

10. Pair white with vibrant colors

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White is the perfect option for color enthusiasts – yes, really. White painted walls provide the ideal canvas for a plethora of vivid colors. Go wild!

Here, a colorful combination of pink and white is an inspired choice. This controversial color pairing can actually form a reliable living room scheme that channels anything from a contemporary to a classical country-house spirit, as long as you find the right tone for the space and the light.

‘Color is the spirit of a room, and provides expressive power to transform a space with your personal voice, whether you’re painting all of your walls, or just one,’ says interior designer Kelly Wearstler .

11. Add structure with architectural features

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If you love decorating with white, then introducing architectural features such as alcove shelf ideas into a living room is a great way to add form, depth and interest without relying on color, as demonstrated in this space by Four Brothers Design + Build .

'White doesn’t have to be boring or sterile. If you have the right mix of textures, shapes and natural light it can feel cozy and inviting. Here I think the structural coffered ceiling and arches help to ground the room and provide a visual scale which can feel much more comfortable than an empty white box,' says Sondra Zabroske, AIA, Architect + Team Leader at Four Brothers Design + Build.

12. Less is more

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To keep white living rooms feeling bright and airy, interior designer Genna Margolis of Shapeside channels the less is more philosophy, an approach which works particularly well if you're trying to create a Scandinavian look.

'The best way to brighten up your living room is firstly to use a cool color scheme (whites, gray, light woods, silvery/blue tones) and secondly to remember less is more. You don’t want furniture that is going to fill the entire space. You want pieces that that still leave a lot of room so size of pieces should be a little bit smaller than usual to get the look.'

'For wall décor do not over do it. Again you want to have décor on the wall without over covering the wall space,' adds Genna Margolis.

13. Decorate with art and sculptural pieces

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As spaces in frequent use and in which we entertain guests, living and family room ideas make a brilliant place for decorating with art, and keeping the foundation white is a great way to showcase colorful, statement pieces.

'If you have a large sofa with a blank wall behind it, then think about hanging a large landscape artwork as this can add height, depth and a focal point to the room,' suggests Helen Armon-Jones, founder, The Art Buyer . 'For rooms with very high ceilings, try hanging portrait format works, ideally as a pair or even a triptych. Not only will this draw the eye up, but it'll help to ground the space whilst adding that all-important balance and a sense of scale to the room.'

White living rooms are also wonderful spaces to furnish with sculptural pieces. In this scheme a bespoke Lohja pendant light by Cameron Design House forms a piece of functional art which pops against the white walls, while a curvaceous sofa and shapely 637 Utrecht chairs create sculptural focal points beneath.

'This season we’ve seen a growing trend for oversized fixtures and fittings, particularly pendants and lamps. Statement lighting adds a wow factor and in the case of pendant lights, helps to draw the eye up to create a feeling of space and luxury,' says Helen Pett, design ambassador at Arteriors Home .

14. Choose a pale sofa

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Large sofas can look heavy and dominating if covered in dark fabrics, so if you want to keep a light living room feeling bright and open, consider choosing a pale fabric for upholstery as interior designer Julia Dempster has done in this Pacific Palisades home.

'In this living space it was easy as there was a wealth a light from three large windows which allowed the light to flood into the room,' says Julia Dempster. 'The neutral palette was key in making the area feel larger as the space was not broken up by large contrasting pieces of furniture. The punctuation was an accent of cool pale grey and most of the large bulky furniture items were off white/natural, so soothing to the eye.'

15. Combine different shades of white

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If you're planning on having an all-white living room then be sure to combine different tones of white, using a single tone can leave rooms feeling cold and clinical.

'Many people perceive white as the ‘safe option’ because they know it goes with everything. But pure white can be hard to live with, so it is important to introduce shade and tone,' says Simon Temprell, Interior Design manager at Neptune .

'Study the architecture of the room, particularly the way that the light falls against each wall and ceiling, as this will help you design a creative neutral palette for your room. You can create monochromatic harmony by choosing three shades from the same family or you could add a subtle contrast to energize things.'

16. Choose the right shade of white

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There's an enormous array of whites, from bright brilliant whites to warmer shades, plus they will look different depending on the light and orientation of the room, so be sure to take this into account advise when choosing white paint for a living room say the experts at Mylands Paints .

'South facing rooms with plenty of light can take cooler whites with their undertones of blue or green, like Greenwich Time™ No. 8, but we recommend warmer whites for darker, north-facing rooms. We always advise testing paint choices in situ first to see how they appear in different lights throughout the day,' says director Dominic Myland.

When it came to choosing paint for her own living room, Julia Lindquist, head of brand and marketing at Mylands explains how she wanted 'a simple, calm look,' so opted for Maugham White No. 2 – a soft white which 'works well with lots of different colors but feels slightly greyer in the evenings.'

'Some people think that any white is white, but that’s definitely not the case – at Mylands we have so many shades to choose from and the variation of it can make a huge difference to the space depending on the play of the light,’ adds Lindquist.

What color goes with a white living room?

The beauty of white is that it will go with just about anything – and everything.

There are a few things to consider before painting your living room white, which could prove vital in helping you choose which of the many white paints on offer to go for.

A south-facing room gets a lot of natural daylight and can often be bathed in golden sunshine for a lot of the day, which means any underlying warm tones in a white paint – like yellow, red or brown – will be amplified, making a seemingly innocuous pale ivory white suddenly look decidedly yellow once on the walls.

North-facing rooms tend to get a lot less sun throughout the day, so are naturally darker and prone to shadows. This means they can reflect back a greater amount of blue and grey tones, so using a pure white or cool-toned white paint can result in the shade looking a lot darker when it’s on the walls – and potentially a bit dismal.

Is white a good color for a living room?

If you're debating whether a white living room is a good idea, a key selling point is its timeless and versatile nature.

The biggest plus point is that white will act as a blank canvas for elsewhere in the living room, enabling splashes of color to be added, perhaps in the form of a couch or soft furnishings – making it easy to incorporate a mix of materials.

How do you style a white living room?

As interior designers know, a white room painted entirely in one solid shade can look flat and featureless. Instead try combining subtle variations on walls, woodwork, cornicing and ceilings to enhance the proportions of a room. Use the brightest white on the ceiling to give an impression of height, and slightly darker shades to pick out interesting details.

‘Identify which colors you are drawn to, then simply work your way up your chosen palette to find an off white tone with a hint of your chosen shade,’ advises Jenny Luck, color consultant at Little Greene. ‘This will give contrast to the wall color whilst having a soft transition from the walls onto woodwork and ceilings. It is also much softer and easier on the eye.’

Jennifer is the Digital Editor at Homes & Gardens. Having worked in the interiors industry for a number of years, spanning many publications, she now hones her digital prowess on the 'best interiors website' in the world. Multi-skilled, Jennifer has worked in PR and marketing, and the occasional dabble in the social media, commercial and e-commerce space. Over the years, she has written about every area of the home, from compiling design houses from some of the best interior designers in the world to sourcing celebrity homes, reviewing appliances and even the odd news story or two.

26 White Living Room Ideas

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Always fresh, never boring.

By Hadley Mendelsohn

Apr 26, 2021

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Hadley Mendelsohn Senior Editor Hadley Mendelsohn is House Beautiful's senior design editor and the co-host and executive producer of the podcast Dark House.

Classic white living room (ideas with photos)

03/29/2017

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Choosing white color for decorating the living room, we strive to make the interior lighter, lighter, airier, visually more spacious and cleaner, which will allow you to relax after working days with family and loved ones. White color harmoniously looks with a classic style. Today we will learn all about white furniture in the living room and what to combine it with.

Classic living room furniture - elegant shapes, fine lines, carvings and shine of expensive fittings. During the centuries of the formation of furniture fashion, it is the classic compositions that remain unchanged and continue to enchant their owners.
The exquisite classic living room "Isotta-mini" in the color "Valencia" shown in the photo is a luxurious example of a unique classic design.

Walls

The smooth lines of a classic living room will stand out beautifully against the background of walls in warm golden, pale pink, cream, olive tones. White walls provide freshness and spaciousness. Wallpaper should be chosen with a vertical pattern in pastel colors. If the interior contains columns characteristic of the classical style, it is better to paint them in beige, blue or cream.

Ceiling

When decorating the ceiling, it is important to consider that it should visually increase the height of the walls, so it is best to focus on light shades. Stucco, pilasters and murals will add elegance to the interior.

Gender

The combination of light walls and dark wooden floors, according to most designers, is considered ideal for creating a harmonious interior. And it’s hard to disagree with this, because this design will “take root” to the interior in any style.

Many homeowners prefer light-colored carpeting, a solution that elevates a room's decor to the peak of cleanliness and freshness.

You can often find a snow-white glossy floor covering that visually expands the space.

Sofa

The white sofa is a classic. Such a sofa, in any shade of white, will be correctly placed against the background of walls of a light warm shade, it is perfect for a living room in light colors, as well as in rich and even dark ones. It is important to pay attention to the quality of the upholstery fabric.

Making a living room is a very exciting process, because we all dream of returning from the hustle and bustle to a special place and spending time with family. Imagine, and we will help organize comfort in your home.

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When Kanye West and Kim Kardashian showed the "crystal white" interior of their house in early 2020, it caused an avalanche of conflicting responses. Someone was delighted with the design decision, someone called the space lifeless. This is the paradox of white in the interior: it makes the house luxurious and attractive, but as soon as you cross the line of what is permitted, monotony and boredom appear. But designers have long "tamed" this color, in particular, for decorating living rooms. In this article, we will talk about how an attractive white living room is and how color affects its character.

Contents

1. What white color says
2. Five virtues of a white living room
3. From classic to modern: timeless white living rooms
3.1. The elegance of a white living room in a classic style
3.2. Minimalism white in modern style
4. White living room: choose the shade of furniture
5. Setting the accents
5.1. Attention to bright shades
5.2. Stylish black and white living room design
6. The subtleties of the design of the hall in white
7. Contrasts in the interior of a white living room
8. Features of finishing white living rooms
8.1. Walls
8.2. Paul
8.3. Ceiling
8.4. Lighting
8.5. Decor
9. Selection of curtains for a bright living room
10. Source of comfort and warmth: white fireplace in the living room

What white color says

One of the advantages of this color is that it gives the living room an aristocratic look. The established opinion in the impracticality of the white tone makes it necessary to abandon it in favor of beige or brown, "to wash less." This is not the only thing that is interesting about white. The psychological component is no less curious.

Psychologically, white is the color of calmness, openness, perfection and something new. No wonder life begins with a clean, that is, white, sheet. A living room with a predominance of, for example, ivory shade gives a feeling of calm and freedom, inspires new achievements.

Five virtues of a living room in white

In terms of visual perception, white helps to change and even adjust the space.

It makes the living room illusory larger. If we add large windows with access to the sunny side to the cream-colored walls, we get a spacious room filled with air.
The white room in the apartment is an ideal backdrop for art objects, oil paintings, and Art Nouveau furniture. It does not allow details to be lost, making art objects expressive and bright. That is why the walls of many museums are painted white.
A versatile color that pairs well with other hues, with ornate classic furniture, minimalist glossy tabletops and loft-style brickwork. White is all right.
Living room in white color - room for creativity and design experiments. This is a canvas for sophisticated graphic and minimalist interiors.
The kitchen-living room in bright colors changes its character depending on the time of day and season. At dawn, it is painted in warm colors, and at sunset it invites you to a romantic dinner. In summer, such a living room is cooler than outside, because white reflects the sun's rays, and does not absorb like black.

From classic to modern: timeless white living rooms

Classic white living room elegance

The columns in the background make this room in white tones an example of a classic style interior.

White tones help emphasize the luxury and richness of a classic interior. They are combined with parquet made of expensive woods and marble slabs on the floor. Exquisite coffee tables with carved legs, sofas with a carriage tie and smooth shapes also look noble surrounded by milky or pearl-colored walls.

A light sofa in the interior of the living room is complemented by a matching dining group

The classic interior is remembered for its characteristic decor. These are bas-reliefs and stucco molding along the perimeter of the ceiling, moldings in the design of walls and columns. Made of white materials, these details recreate the atmosphere of French and Italian palaces, when snow-white tones were another sign of the family's aristocracy.

Completed projects of living rooms in classic style from our designers:

Tashkent Apartment. Living-dining room in white shades;
LCD "Barcelona". Living-dining room in delicate shades;
LCD "Dostoyanie". Kitchen-dining room in modern classics;
Classic house. Living room in white on an area of 89 m2.

The white living room in a modern style does not lose its charm, despite the lack of sophisticated decor.

White minimalism in modern style

Modern style in the interior of the living room is a story about practicality. Sofas of simple geometric shapes, coffee tables made of glass and metal, glossy facades that open with a simple touch - in each of these elements one can read the fast pace of time and the desire to live life to the fullest. Not the last role in this is played by white shades. Especially in the living room, decorated in a minimalist style.

This is important to know. White blends harmoniously with modern materials, reflecting glossy surfaces, glass and metal. Due to this, the space acquires volume and lightness, filled with air.

In minimalism or hi-tech, decor is reserved for details. Textures fade into the background, allowing designers to play with the mood of the living room with the help of shades. And here white shades give a choice: to make the space calm or a little rebellious in the spirit of eclecticism and modernism. Let's talk about how the white living room changes depending on the shade of the furniture.

Modern living room projects where white is the main color:

Zelenina 2. Kitchen-living room with white finishes and furniture ;
Welden. White living room with fireplace.

White living room: choosing the shade of the furniture

The design of the hall with white furniture may include textiles in a contrasting shade.

The white living room asks for a leather sofa a tone darker or lighter than the main color scheme of the room. This move is logical: furniture designed in the same palette as the interior helps to create a harmonious and calm environment. Such living rooms are designed for secluded relaxation with a book and a cup of hot coffee.

Tables and poufs with wrought iron legs in the color of the main palette will continue the mood of such an interior. A white oak tabletop will complete the aristocratic entourage of the interior, given by the furniture. It remains to add contrasting textiles in the form of sofa cushions and bedspreads to make the interior richer in detail.

Setting the accents

Focus on bright colors

White room in the house, diluted with furniture in bright colors

Green furniture brings freshness to the interior of the hall in white tones.

A blue sofa in a white interior will complement the living room in a classic style

More photos of the living room from the last picture you will find in the project:

Kutuzovskaya Riviera. Living room in modern classics.

White will pair with any other color. In such a living-dining room, you can put even exquisite ruby-colored armchairs in a neoclassical style, even a light green or blue dining group. Contrasts will do their job: the space will sound with the voices of the selected tones. Therefore, talking about accent furniture is, first of all, a story about the mood that you want to create.

Blue and black armchairs near the fireplace bring a sense of calm. Green upholstery will refresh the interior, set you up for an easy and relaxed conversation. Orange and yellow tones will make you smile even on a cloudy day. And what about black?

Stylish black and white living room design

The predominance of light colors and high ceilings make the space of this black and white living room limitless, you can even do without curtains.

The duet of black and white in the interior is a sign of good taste and style of the owners of the house. This is a universal design that is in demand in modern styles due to conciseness and minimalism.

Black is used in wall and floor decoration. It emphasizes the strict form of tables and chests of drawers, the curves of corner sofas and armchairs. Black can be used in the form of small but interesting details: openwork furniture legs or metal shades.

To add graphic character to the interior of the living room, designers use black elements of regular geometry. Thus, straight lines of dark marble outline the floor of the room, and moldings on the ceiling make the space visually longer and more beautiful. White furniture against the background of such a floor will add elegance to the living room.

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The subtleties of the design of the hall in white

The choice of palette dictates a simple percentage: 60-30-10. 60% is allocated to the main color, 30% to additional, and 10% to accents. So that interior items are not lost against the background of snow-white design, accents are needed. What can be distinguished from them?

In the living-dining room, a blue or purple dining group will immediately mark the place for a dinner party. Cinnamon-colored flowerpots, set on the sides of a sofa or armchair, emphasize the elegance of white furniture.

Accents help to attract attention, highlight objects against the general background, and create a visual picture that is pleasing to the eye. Not the last role is played by contrasts. Let's talk about them.

Contrasts in the interior of a white living room

Long curtains and a symmetrical pattern on the marble floor make this black and white room look sophisticated and memorable.

A question that logically arises: why bring bright color accents to a snow-white living room? The answers are simple.

Contrasts make a space visually appealing. The combination of dark and light tones brings movement - the interior seems more dynamic.
This is an opportunity to zone the premises. With purple or black furniture, you can highlight a seating area, divide the space of the living-dining room, or designate the front door to the room.
Bright spots on a white background help to emphasize the character of the owner of the house. Decorating the walls with dark oak wood panels makes the interior brutal and sophisticated, and lemon curtains interspersed with turquoise or celestial glaze bring lightness and immediacy.

Any interior element is suitable for creating a contrast: from finishing materials to decor.

Things to remember. For those who like to bring something new into the interior, contrasts should be created on the basis of decor. These are pillows, art objects, dishes, flowerpots. If desired, they can always be replaced with objects of a different shade and bring a different mood to the white living room.