The White Home: Inspirational Ideas for Calming Spaces

The White Home: Inspirational Ideas for Calming Spaces

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  • Create Date：2021-08-18 08:54:44
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Chrissie Rucker
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Summary


"The thing about white is that it goes with everything， it is a canvas for life， whoever you are and whatever your tastes。 You just can't beat it。" - Chrissie Rucker
Whether you live in a tiny city apartment， a rambling country cottage or an elegant town house The White Home offers the definitive book on decorating with white and neutral tones。 From room schemes for light， bright family kitchens and calming bedrooms to the all-important details - including lighting， display and window treatments - this is a book to be inspired by again and again。
Organized into three sections - White Homes， White Rooms and White Living - to provide both inspiration and the practical advice needed to fully transform your home。

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Helen ，

A bit of escapism， really - a view into some very expensive houses and a glimpse of how the other rather less than half live。 The three homes of the owner of The White Company with some others - all featuring mainly white accessories and furnishings with a very little colour to soften the impact。 These are not homes designed for very comfortable living， really （how does anyone with a large family keep everything so clean and neat？！） and they certainly wouldn't work for me， but then fashionable i A bit of escapism， really - a view into some very expensive houses and a glimpse of how the other rather less than half live。 The three homes of the owner of The White Company with some others - all featuring mainly white accessories and furnishings with a very little colour to soften the impact。 These are not homes designed for very comfortable living， really （how does anyone with a large family keep everything so clean and neat？！） and they certainly wouldn't work for me， but then fashionable interior design and reordering of houses is not usually done with people with physical limitations in mind。 （When they reach that stage of life themselves I daresay they will all realise how very impractical those big deep free-standing baths are！） You might get some inspiration from some of the general principles， though， and there was one kitchen idea which I already do （and it does work quite well）。 One can but dream of having so much room that you can have space for food storage， laundry， muddy boots all out of sight and not in the way， not to mention separate dressing rooms for clothes storage。 I don't think my home will ever be an inspirational calming space， but I certainly might try for some rather less mis-matched things like towels in the bathroom and a few simple kitchen items。 I think I like the lighthouse best， of the houses shown。 。。。more

Lucy ，

Yes white goes with everything， but it isn't nearly as calming for me as they seem to think it should be。 I find this much white to be cold， hard， boring， and all looking alike。 It can also be blinding in bright sunlight。In some rooms here there's some neutral things like wood， but too often everything is white: walls， rugs， furniture， curtains and other fabrics。 Even much of the artworks and decorative objects are white。 Sometimes even the wood is deliberately toned down， grayed out if not pain Yes white goes with everything， but it isn't nearly as calming for me as they seem to think it should be。 I find this much white to be cold， hard， boring， and all looking alike。 It can also be blinding in bright sunlight。In some rooms here there's some neutral things like wood， but too often everything is white: walls， rugs， furniture， curtains and other fabrics。 Even much of the artworks and decorative objects are white。 Sometimes even the wood is deliberately toned down， grayed out if not painted white。There's so much emphasis on natural light that they seem to forget that part of all days there isn't any outside light at all。 Many rooms， at least what shows in the pictures， seem to have a limited amount of lighting for those dark times。 Does everybody go to bed at sunset？There's a love for low seating， supposedly comfortable。 This forgets about people who may have trouble getting up from low chairs or sofas: the elderly， those with hip or knee problems， the uncoordinated， those who are actually disabled。 Do they discourage those people from visiting？ What happens when the people who live there fall into one of those categories？There's also a fondness for long benches next to long dining tables。 This would be awkward。 Does everybody sit down and get up at the same time？ Does everybody have the exact same preference for distance from the table？ Doesn't anybody want a back to their seat？Having white linen upholstery looks okay at first， but at least one specifically mentions having throws available to protect the white linen， and there was no mention of pets or children。 This is not a house to be lived in; it's a showpiece。I could not possibly live in any of these houses， and if I happened to visit， I would find myself wearing red or purple or bright blue just to remind myself that there is color in the world。 。。。more

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