Every once in awhile I come across pictures of homes decorated in all white. These pictures fascinate me - not only because I'm surprise that I find them beautiful (I'm a lover of LOTS of color), but because I can't imagine a world where all-white would work.
In my home, white mutates into grey or beige or splotches of grey or beige way too fast!
Only in a kid/pet/husband/dust free home would all white work, right? But in the text of the magazine article accompanying the beautiful pictures is always this comment, or one very similar to it: "White is actually very family friendly. You can always bleach messes out." Do I sound immature if my reaction to that is "Whateverrrrr!"? I've tried to bleach the heck out of my formerly-white things and they are never the same afterwords - and never really white again either! And what about all those things that bleach won't work on?
Well, I will admit that people seem to manage to keep some rooms pristine and maybe all white decor is possible in guest rooms or formal living rooms, or maybe a master bedroom. But that is it! Certainly no rooms where children go could stay white! Wrong - I've come to learn! There are people brave enough to decorate their kids rooms/nurseries in white!!! The following rooms are decorated in white and I think they are beautiful!
maternityandbabyshoppingmart.com
living etc.
kids love design
homes and garden
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Living Etc via desire to inspire
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tiny decor
A posting on white nurseries with more pictures can be found at ohdeedoh
houzz
Design Dazzle
From tiny Decor
Make Room for Living
Now I must meet the people who use these rooms and see how they manage it (and to find out if they are even from the same planet as us!)
In my home, white mutates into grey or beige or splotches of grey or beige way too fast!
Only in a kid/pet/husband/dust free home would all white work, right? But in the text of the magazine article accompanying the beautiful pictures is always this comment, or one very similar to it: "White is actually very family friendly. You can always bleach messes out." Do I sound immature if my reaction to that is "Whateverrrrr!"? I've tried to bleach the heck out of my formerly-white things and they are never the same afterwords - and never really white again either! And what about all those things that bleach won't work on?
Well, I will admit that people seem to manage to keep some rooms pristine and maybe all white decor is possible in guest rooms or formal living rooms, or maybe a master bedroom. But that is it! Certainly no rooms where children go could stay white! Wrong - I've come to learn! There are people brave enough to decorate their kids rooms/nurseries in white!!! The following rooms are decorated in white and I think they are beautiful!
maternityandbabyshoppingmart.com
living etc.
kids love design
homes and garden
living etc.
living etc.
living etc.
living etc.
Living Etc via desire to inspire
desire to inspire
House to Home
tiny decor
A posting on white nurseries with more pictures can be found at ohdeedoh
houzz
Design Dazzle
From tiny Decor
Make Room for Living
Now I must meet the people who use these rooms and see how they manage it (and to find out if they are even from the same planet as us!)
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