Inspired by Victoria’s great post about black sofas, I put together a collection of primarily white rooms with black elements in them. This is my favorite kind of atmosphere—ethereal and peaceful; grounded and warm.
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Photo by Per Magnus Persson
In my house: Door Sixteen HQ
From Light Locations
L: Styling by Sofie Andersson; R: From LivingEtc
Interior by Stephen Roberts
From Sköna hem
Interior by Joseph Dirand Architecture
Home of Kristina Stark (via emmas designblogg)
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j’adore. i like the little pots of nature here and there as well as a bit of grey. i dream of having a space like this … but fear the white floors would stress me out as i try to keep them clean.
I like to look at them… but I am compelled to add color. Especially pink or blue.
These are gorgeous images! Anna, do you have white wooden floors in your home? Love this style, seems a bit of Scandinavian :).xo
@Ludmila: The second photo in the set is of my house. 🙂
Hey Anna, I love your blog just had a question tho. I have the same Eames style rocking chair mine is white with stainless steel eiffel legs. Did you paint yours black or did you buy them like that ?
Take care – Kate
Love that grey in photo 3 – it might just be perfect. That Stephen Roberts photo is in my files too – I want to line up logs just like that in my fps. I don’t think the fps have enough depth for that though. Sigh.
@Kate: The wire is black. The rockers used to come with a choice of black or chrome, but I think now they only come with chrome. You could very easily spray-paint the wire, though!
@heather: I would definitely be stacking logs if I didn’t think a certain Chihuahua (who shall remain nameless) would be endlessly trying to snack on the bark…
I love these types of rooms for the same reasons you stated.
visual cues are easily recognized as
“atmosphere is ethereal , peaceful; grounded and warm”
From a set designers POV, the fascinating thing about white rooms is they don’t achieve the same feeling without the warmth and beauty of historical architectural details.
Heather,
You can stack logs in your fireplace, by cutting the pieces short, and hide small nails on the sides so they can lean on each other as you stack them, then they won’t roll.
An alternative is to use huge bundles of dried branches cut in pieces or large twigs, that would also look nice in a fireplace..
@dewi: “the fascinating thing about white rooms is they don’t achieve the same feeling without the warmth and beauty of historical architectural details” — Agreed, and this is one of the (many) reasons why I love older homes.
I just followed you on flickr! 🙂
I love b&w rooms! If I have time (and patience) this summer, I’m going to paint my walls white. I currently have a “tea with milk” kind of color, a little too brownish for me.
I agree with dewi’s point – some architectural detail makes white much more appealing. I love white and black rooms but it’s a hard look to pull off. I always admire them but am not sure I’d have the discipline to pull it off at home. Although I love how cohesive and calming your house is, Anna.
great inspiration! thanks.