White as a decorative color

White. One color and one attitude to life. Provided with contrasts and many facets. In many Far Eastern countries and cultures it stands for grief. In the western world it is a lucky color that symbolizes a new beginning, purity, innocence and virginity. White is a color with its own language. A color with a healing protective function that unites all other colors. A color that radiates light. The Buddhists crowned white the color of enlightenment.

A rustic kitchen with white kitchen furniture and white wooden floors

Blessed with so many attributes, white asserts itself again and again as the preferred interior color. But not all white is the same. More than sixty different names can be found in the specialist literature if you want to define this color more precisely. The palette extends far from alabaster white to blossom white, opal white to wool white, also known as ecru.

In the palette of white tones, everything fits together like in this dining room

White can be both cool and invitingly warm, which is why all four seasons can be illustrated by this color alone when furnishing the home. If you start with indoor flooring, you will find that white plank floors have a warm, inviting effect. White marble, on the other hand, looks rather cool. This effect can also be seen very clearly with structures and textures, because they are, so to speak, the secret of the white interior. In spring and summer, white, fine fabrics such as silk and cotton are preferred. In autumn and winter, on the other hand – the cozy, cream-colored fabrics made of wool and cashmere. And although the selection of white home accessories is very rich, the selection is very easy, because everything fits together in the palette of white tones.

Ceramic owl as a living accessory and side table in white

The world of flowers has also come up with something in this color palette. From the sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) with its lovely scent to the delicately smelling lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) to the exotic fragrant jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum), the range is breathtaking and leaves a lot of freedom to experiment and arrange with the white color in your own four walls.

Cozy beanbag in white

Have you ever let the calming effect of an interior with a white accent work on you? It seems as if the hectic, stress and restlessness of the hectic everyday life have already said goodbye to us as soon as we enter the room. In their place comes serenity. You feel inner peace and can concentrate on the essentials without being distracted. It smells of white flowers and you experience pure pleasure.

Structured appette, side table and floor lamp in white harmonize with other colors

White plank floors harmonize with the white sofa in the living room

White plank floors have a warm, inviting effect

White flowers on the white table complete the overall picture of this stylish kitchen

White can be beautifully combined with silver, as with these candlesticks

The selection of white home accessories is huge