White

These days I find my self drawn to the intentional use of white in decorating. And I don't mean the use of white as a safe default color, I mean a solid commitment to a neutral color scheme.

These are from emmas designblogg, and there's a great set on flickr as well.











Now, you've seen the orange walls in my living room. That's only the beginning. I once likened my apartment to the inside of a Crayola box. Truly, I don't think my apartment would wear white walls very well, and I do enjoy the colorful existence we have going on. But here's my thought. I have a large piece of canvas tacked above my couch in said living room. That canvas has traveled with me since my first apartment, and it's painted in colors from the house I grew up in. But what if I turned it over (it's not stretched) and painted the back white? It would certainly be a conscious, intentional decorative use of the color white, and maybe it would inject some clarity and peace into my otherwise untameable living room. At least it would be cheap, and I could always flip it back over if I'm not keen on the result. Any thoughts?



Ouch, it's such a shock in comparison to the lovely white photos above. Maybe it's time to get on to recovering that couch too. Something must be done. Consider this a before picture!