White is the color of purity, virtue, joy. Kohler angels and brides, ice and cold, freedom and peace. It is believed that in nature there is no perfectly white - there are only a few dozen of its shades. But the original design of the apartment in white will appeal to many - it not only creates the impression of amazing cleanliness, neatness, but also significantly expands any available space, filling it with light.
The cold interior of the apartment, fully decorated in white, has various properties that a multi-color room cannot boast of.
Its positive aspects:
visually expands even the smallest room, making it limitless;
It is combined with almost all colors;
gives the room a little aristocratic nobility, sophistication;
makes the apartment brighter as it reflects light;
relevant at all times, for many years does not go out of fashion;
Suitable for most of the famous styles.
Negative properties:
impractical, very frequent cleaning is required - surfaces adhering to a thin layer of dust spoil the whole impression;
it’s difficult to choose a suitable palette of shades, while maintaining a given style;
without at least minimal color accents, such an interior looks uncomfortable, faceless;
any irregularities on the walls, flaws in the furniture are very noticeable.
The complex texture of walls, stucco elements, furniture collects dust and dirt, and it is extremely difficult to wash such surfaces, therefore it is better not to use such details.
The influence of white on the human atmosphere
Only bright, positive associations are usually associated with white - a white dove, a prince on a white horse, a bride's dress. In the mythology of the Russian people, there was a character "belun" - a brownie who brought money to his home. Many people associate color with a hospital.
This color can irritate, tire, although at first it calms, relaxes. The eyes in such a room also quickly get tired, because the pupil, not observing darker shades, remains narrow all the time. In a standard, not completely white apartment, window frames, ceilings, sometimes wallpaper, plumbing, tulle on the windows, bedding, part of the kitchen furniture and household appliances are decorated with this color. Tip: snow-white shades most often make out an apartment where they do not live permanently, but only occasionally.
country - very popular in Europe. In Russia, in the kitchen or in the studio, the central element is the white Russian stove, a lot of bleached linen,rough machined wooden surfaces;
loft - open plan, light brick walls, screens, partitions in shades of silver, steel, with deliberately emphasized rust in some places. Artificially aged furniture, as if from the Soviet past;
minimalism - few objects, a limited number of color accents, almost no decor, multi-level lighting;
hi-tech - a lot of light, steel, silver, glass, straight lines. The most functional furniture, the latest household appliances. On the windows there are bright blinds, on the walls are mirrors, the walls themselves are smooth, bright;
kontemporari - convenience, ergonomic furniture, a combination of various materials. There are relatively many color accents on the walls;
classic - light wood furniture, wall decoration with light marble and silk wallpaper, strict forms, symmetry in everything;
Baroque - the abundance of white stucco on the walls, ceilings, columns, pilasters, in combination with bleached oak furniture will create a unique atmosphere of a real palace;
eastern - low furniture, reed mats on the plank floor, milky-white drapery in the center of the ceiling, duplicated on the windows, mostly warm shades;
Scandinavian - seeming cold, simplicity, rudeness of decoration, while unique cosiness, a lot of warm light;
Art Nouveau - smooth curved lines of furniture, an abundance of plant patterns, including stucco, luxury in everything.
What should be the lighting
White is the color of the midday sun. The smaller the room, the more light it requires. Zoning of the space, one way or another, is carried out in any apartment - each zone is illuminated separately: there is scattered light above the bed, where a person reads, writes, draws, works at the computer, does needlework, the lighting is made as bright or adjustable as possible. The kitchen area is brightly illuminated, and the dining area is slightly weaker. In the nursery, every corner is adequately lit.In the bathroom, you need your own light source above each plumbing fixture. The loggia and dressing room are also equipped with lamps. All large mirrors are illuminated, especially the one located above the dressing table. It is desirable to highlight the perimeter of the floor with LED strip, this is especially important if the family has small children and elderly people - it is difficult for them to navigate in the dark if they had to get up at night.
The warmer the lighting in the room, the more comfortable they are in it. Warm light is associated with the sun, in a "snowy" apartment it requires a lot. Cold lighting is only suitable for the kitchen or hallway.
Do I need accent spots
Accent elements will not be superfluous - without them, the room seems boring, lifeless. Making accents in the snow-white space is much easier than in any other. To the interior does not seem too strict, he adds textures - textile elements, rounded corners of furniture, glass and metal. Indoor flowers, whether it be violets, palm trees, a cactus, well complement the space, reviving it.
Contrast photo murals on one of the walls separate a separate zone - for relaxing, working, playing sports, etc. Draperies on furniture are combined in color with curtains, carpet - with screens or paintings on the walls. But there is no need to create many accents - chaos will arise.
White weakens the effect of most other colors, so their effect will be weak.
White or accent furniture
Advantages of snow-white furniture:
pure color, beautiful shape;
the illusion of space - expands the space, being inconspicuous;
Coziness - conducive to rest, relaxation.
It is better to equip upholstered furniture with removable covers, even if they are white - they are easier to wash than to wipe the stain from the sofa.
Dark furniture against a light background looks no less profitable, but a solid closed dark cupboard or a huge leather sofa is completely unacceptable here - a dark spot will spoil the design idea. Light wraps are then made on upholstered furniture, cabinets are decorated with silver inserts, mirrors.The kitchen set creates the necessary contrast in the room and can become the only color accent on a light background.
Most often, a wooden one is purchased, “wood-like” - stained or bleached oak, cherry, Karelian birch, spruce, light beech, alder, mahogany and others. Plastic, metal, glass, any combination of them also fit perfectly into the interior.
It is desirable that the coloring of the furniture does not merge with the floor - otherwise its beautiful shape will be completely invisible. This does not apply to shelving racks that perform the function of zoning.
The versatility of white, its combination with other colors
White color has many different shades, the following are used in interiors:
alabaster - matte, slightly yellowish;
milk - like cow's milk;
white-yellow - with a yellowish tinge;
cloudy - like clouds;
Marengo Claire - light gray;
amiant - dirty whitish;
beige - has a creamy grayish tint;
pearl - like pearls;
whitish - dull white;
gray - a light shade of black;
platinum - smoky white metal;
snow-white - snowy, bright white;
gredeperl - pearl gray;
ecru - like an unbleached cloth;
smoky white - the color of smoke.
Also referred to as white are ivory, linen, floral white, lemon cream, space cream, ghost white, silver, navajo, linen, antique, purple-white, mint cream, sky blue, etc.
You can combine these tones with absolutely any, but no more than two. Moreover, white should account for 60-70% of the designed space. They usually complement it with one color, which occupies up to 30% of the room, the rest are minor accents.
The most beautiful combination with:
emerald;
Turquoise
pink;
wood;
blue
pale cherry;
lilac;
chestnut;
gray-olive;
pumpkin.
Pure black in snow-white rooms should be avoided, giving preference to its lighter shades, since the black-and-white interior looks more black than white.
Room Interiors
The design project of any interior provides that attention will be paid to each room in the apartment, whether it is “odnushka”, two-room, three-room. A bright apartment looks good, especially if the conceived conceptual style is fully respected. That is, if the bedroom is made in the Gothic style, the living room is not made in grunge style, as is the country kitchen. It is important that the doors for all rooms of the apartment are necessarily made of the same color - wooden, laminated, from combined materials, etc. They should ideally fit into the interior of the rooms, combining in color with the floor, walls or accent elements.
For cramped rooms, combinations with warm tones are preferable; for spacious rooms, colder, darker ones are taken.
Hallway
Silver-colored wallpaper will immediately suggest a luxurious interior. A huge mirror is framed by a frame with several shelves. A beige built-in wardrobe in the corner will hide everything inside that can violate the color harmony of whiteness. Light flooring, but the threshold mat is brownish gray. Several black and white photos in the framework complement the interior.
Living room
One of the walls is decorated with large-format murals depicting white-yellow camellias or roses, a snow leopard or a polar fox, a mountain landscape or a snow-covered birch forest. Light wallpaper with small floral ornaments occupy the remaining three walls. The floors are decorated with gray-graphite laminate, the same doors. In the middle of the room is a snow-white sofa, C-shaped, on the contrary, another logical emphasis - a TV on the console. The snow-white piano in combination with the same fireplace will create an unforgettable atmosphere.
It is preferable to have several sets of sofa covers, curtains, different in color, texture - if one of the options is bored, it will be replaced by another, and you will not have to repaint the entire room.
Bedroom
In ancient times, residents of some countries believed that you need to sleep in white clothes on a snow-white bed - then you will have good dreams. Since white is a symbol of cleanliness, going to bed in a crystal clear bed will be very nice.
The bed is decorated with a milk shade with a lace canopy, and a bed and a dressing table are decorated with a supervision. A fluffy carpet imitating the skin of a zebra will decorate the middle of the room, giving even more comfort. It is desirable to make the floor the darkest part of the room - this will give a feeling of calm. Dark accent elements will be paintings on the walls, local patterns on the curtains.
Kitchen
White is the main color of household appliances, therefore it does not even need to be hidden. The kitchen apron is made out with plastic panels “white brick”, the whole kitchen can be decorated with vertical PVC strips, but not more than one third of the height of the walls. The ceiling is whitened, and street light is allowed to freely penetrate through the window. Light floor tiles with a small number of patterns will add personality to the room, and green plants in flowerpots of cream shades will create the necessary accents. A small embroidered panel over the dining area, embroidered potholders or towels on hooks will complete the picture.
Children
White and pink children’s room is the little princess’s real dream. Its design is associated with the ice castle of the Snow Queen or some fabulous Snow White. Here at any time of the year there is a place for snowmen made from cobweb balls or cotton wool, polar bears made of fur, paper pigeons or swans made using the origami technique. But if the child does not want or cannot monitor the cleanliness of his room, preference should be given to darker shades, leaving only some of the elements of the decor pure white.
For the boy, white-blue tones, a marine theme are suitable.You can put a bed in the form of a ship with snow-white sails painted on the wall, decorating other walls with murals with sea views or pirate maps. A round long-naped rug in the middle of the room, imitating waves, will complement the interior.
Bathroom
A snow-white bathroom is a model of cleanliness. Smoky floor tiles and platinum wall, light cabinets, plumbing fixtures. The curtain or glass partition that separates the shower stall is decorated with a “frosty pattern”. All the excess will hide in the cabinet under the sink. On the wall opposite the mirror is a bright accent of colored mosaics depicting an abstract plot that is partially duplicated in two different places.
Conclusion
A completely white apartment, even when it is a one-room “Khrushchev”, miniature studio, looks very beautiful and expensive. Snow-white apartments will allow only a person with good taste, able to constantly maintain the perfect cleanliness in it. In the old days, only the richest had such interior decoration - the less affluent hard workers did not have time to carefully monitor the house, the servants did this for the upper classes. Modern designers love this color, and most importantly, they know how to handle it correctly. Therefore, if there are some difficulties with the color scheme of the room, professionals will always come to the rescue.
White is the color of purity, virtue, joy. Kohler angels and brides, ice and cold, freedom and peace. It is believed that in nature there is no perfectly white - there are only a few dozen of its shades. But the original design of the apartment in white will appeal to many - it not only creates the impression of amazing cleanliness, neatness, but also significantly expands any available space, filling it with light.
Content
Pros and cons of a white interior
The cold interior of the apartment, fully decorated in white, has various properties that a multi-color room cannot boast of.
Its positive aspects:
Negative properties:
The influence of white on the human atmosphere
Only bright, positive associations are usually associated with white - a white dove, a prince on a white horse, a bride's dress. In the mythology of the Russian people, there was a character "belun" - a brownie who brought money to his home. Many people associate color with a hospital.
This color can irritate, tire, although at first it calms, relaxes. The eyes in such a room also quickly get tired, because the pupil, not observing darker shades, remains narrow all the time. In a standard, not completely white apartment, window frames, ceilings, sometimes wallpaper, plumbing, tulle on the windows, bedding, part of the kitchen furniture and household appliances are decorated with this color.
Tip: snow-white shades most often make out an apartment where they do not live permanently, but only occasionally.
Stylistic solutions for white
Most favorably looks in the following styles:
What should be the lighting
White is the color of the midday sun. The smaller the room, the more light it requires. Zoning of the space, one way or another, is carried out in any apartment - each zone is illuminated separately: there is scattered light above the bed, where a person reads, writes, draws, works at the computer, does needlework, the lighting is made as bright or adjustable as possible.
The kitchen area is brightly illuminated, and the dining area is slightly weaker. In the nursery, every corner is adequately lit.In the bathroom, you need your own light source above each plumbing fixture. The loggia and dressing room are also equipped with lamps. All large mirrors are illuminated, especially the one located above the dressing table. It is desirable to highlight the perimeter of the floor with LED strip, this is especially important if the family has small children and elderly people - it is difficult for them to navigate in the dark if they had to get up at night.
Do I need accent spots
Accent elements will not be superfluous - without them, the room seems boring, lifeless. Making accents in the snow-white space is much easier than in any other.
To the interior does not seem too strict, he adds textures - textile elements, rounded corners of furniture, glass and metal. Indoor flowers, whether it be violets, palm trees, a cactus, well complement the space, reviving it.
Contrast photo murals on one of the walls separate a separate zone - for relaxing, working, playing sports, etc. Draperies on furniture are combined in color with curtains, carpet - with screens or paintings on the walls. But there is no need to create many accents - chaos will arise.
White or accent furniture
Advantages of snow-white furniture:
It is better to equip upholstered furniture with removable covers, even if they are white - they are easier to wash than to wipe the stain from the sofa.
Dark furniture against a light background looks no less profitable, but a solid closed dark cupboard or a huge leather sofa is completely unacceptable here - a dark spot will spoil the design idea. Light wraps are then made on upholstered furniture, cabinets are decorated with silver inserts, mirrors.The kitchen set creates the necessary contrast in the room and can become the only color accent on a light background.
Most often, a wooden one is purchased, “wood-like” - stained or bleached oak, cherry, Karelian birch, spruce, light beech, alder, mahogany and others. Plastic, metal, glass, any combination of them also fit perfectly into the interior.
The versatility of white, its combination with other colors
White color has many different shades, the following are used in interiors:
Also referred to as white are ivory, linen, floral white, lemon cream, space cream, ghost white, silver, navajo, linen, antique, purple-white, mint cream, sky blue, etc.
You can combine these tones with absolutely any, but no more than two. Moreover, white should account for 60-70% of the designed space. They usually complement it with one color, which occupies up to 30% of the room, the rest are minor accents.
The most beautiful combination with:
Room Interiors
The design project of any interior provides that attention will be paid to each room in the apartment, whether it is “odnushka”, two-room, three-room. A bright apartment looks good, especially if the conceived conceptual style is fully respected. That is, if the bedroom is made in the Gothic style, the living room is not made in grunge style, as is the country kitchen.
It is important that the doors for all rooms of the apartment are necessarily made of the same color - wooden, laminated, from combined materials, etc. They should ideally fit into the interior of the rooms, combining in color with the floor, walls or accent elements.
Hallway
Silver-colored wallpaper will immediately suggest a luxurious interior. A huge mirror is framed by a frame with several shelves. A beige built-in wardrobe in the corner will hide everything inside that can violate the color harmony of whiteness. Light flooring, but the threshold mat is brownish gray. Several black and white photos in the framework complement the interior.
Living room
One of the walls is decorated with large-format murals depicting white-yellow camellias or roses, a snow leopard or a polar fox, a mountain landscape or a snow-covered birch forest. Light wallpaper with small floral ornaments occupy the remaining three walls. The floors are decorated with gray-graphite laminate, the same doors. In the middle of the room is a snow-white sofa, C-shaped, on the contrary, another logical emphasis - a TV on the console. The snow-white piano in combination with the same fireplace will create an unforgettable atmosphere.
It is preferable to have several sets of sofa covers, curtains, different in color, texture - if one of the options is bored, it will be replaced by another, and you will not have to repaint the entire room.
Bedroom
In ancient times, residents of some countries believed that you need to sleep in white clothes on a snow-white bed - then you will have good dreams. Since white is a symbol of cleanliness, going to bed in a crystal clear bed will be very nice.
The bed is decorated with a milk shade with a lace canopy, and a bed and a dressing table are decorated with a supervision. A fluffy carpet imitating the skin of a zebra will decorate the middle of the room, giving even more comfort. It is desirable to make the floor the darkest part of the room - this will give a feeling of calm. Dark accent elements will be paintings on the walls, local patterns on the curtains.
Kitchen
White is the main color of household appliances, therefore it does not even need to be hidden. The kitchen apron is made out with plastic panels “white brick”, the whole kitchen can be decorated with vertical PVC strips, but not more than one third of the height of the walls. The ceiling is whitened, and street light is allowed to freely penetrate through the window. Light floor tiles with a small number of patterns will add personality to the room, and green plants in flowerpots of cream shades will create the necessary accents. A small embroidered panel over the dining area, embroidered potholders or towels on hooks will complete the picture.
Children
White and pink children’s room is the little princess’s real dream. Its design is associated with the ice castle of the Snow Queen or some fabulous Snow White. Here at any time of the year there is a place for snowmen made from cobweb balls or cotton wool, polar bears made of fur, paper pigeons or swans made using the origami technique. But if the child does not want or cannot monitor the cleanliness of his room, preference should be given to darker shades, leaving only some of the elements of the decor pure white.
For the boy, white-blue tones, a marine theme are suitable.You can put a bed in the form of a ship with snow-white sails painted on the wall, decorating other walls with murals with sea views or pirate maps. A round long-naped rug in the middle of the room, imitating waves, will complement the interior.
Bathroom
A snow-white bathroom is a model of cleanliness. Smoky floor tiles and platinum wall, light cabinets, plumbing fixtures. The curtain or glass partition that separates the shower stall is decorated with a “frosty pattern”. All the excess will hide in the cabinet under the sink. On the wall opposite the mirror is a bright accent of colored mosaics depicting an abstract plot that is partially duplicated in two different places.
Conclusion
A completely white apartment, even when it is a one-room “Khrushchev”, miniature studio, looks very beautiful and expensive. Snow-white apartments will allow only a person with good taste, able to constantly maintain the perfect cleanliness in it. In the old days, only the richest had such interior decoration - the less affluent hard workers did not have time to carefully monitor the house, the servants did this for the upper classes. Modern designers love this color, and most importantly, they know how to handle it correctly. Therefore, if there are some difficulties with the color scheme of the room, professionals will always come to the rescue.