White White and More White

Happy Monday and Happy St. Patty's day!

I suppose in light of the holiday I should have entitled this post 'Green Green and More Green' however I generally prefer to use green in small doses. As my taste and style has developed over the years, I have transitioned from thinking that white walls are boring to incredibly chic and eye-catching. Every time I had the opportunity to redecorate a room, I always felt like I had to come up with a striking color to paint the walls and develop my design with that color as a starting point. Growing up, my bedroom went from pink, to canary yellow, to oxblood, to blue-grey. I had fun with each of these but grew tired of them after a short while. The best part about white walls is that if your style changes, you can switch out furniture, textiles, and accessories a lot easier than repainting the entire room.

My favorite inspiration images encompass bright white walls and sometimes floors with eclectic, industrial, and unique accessories. I'm moving toward a much simpler 'less is more' type mindset as opposed to my previous obsession with 'organized clutter'. So how do you achieve this effect? Well, to start, paint your walls white. There are tons of different 'shades' of white, but for this particular look you want to go with a bright white without any hints of yellow or cream in it. My recommendation would be Benjamin Moore's Super White or Sherwin Williams High Reflective White If I had the option, I would paint my floors white too to get the full effect, but sadly I'm a renter. :(

Next, you will want to carefully select your accessories so as to not overwhelm and lose the effect of simplicity. If you are doing a bedroom, I recommend sticking to white bedding also with maybe a throw pillow or neutral throw blanket. My absolute favorite accessory to add to an all white room is some sort of indoor plant. I love love love fiddle leaf figs, they just look so classy:

Architects and designers alike love this 'superwhite' and for good reason. It is best used in minimalist eclectic rooms where the eye focuses on the objects and accessories in the room and gives a sense of calm. Here are some of my favorite inspiration images: