11 Reasons to Love White Interiors

Many people are afraid of white color in interior design, considering it «sterile», impractical, and unexpressive. Nevertheless, many designers successfully use snowy white and its shades in decorating living spaces, giving credit to its undeniable advantages.

We made a shortlist of 11 main benefits of white color in interior design and nearly half a dozen bright examples of its use by domestic designers.

Plenty of Light

White is ideal for underlit rooms. It reflects sunlight and makes the space significantly brighter, which helps almost any interior design.

Design: Break and Build

"Weightless" Wardrobes

It's probably easier to match large wardrobes and storage systems in white or similar tones to create an effect of «weightless» furniture.

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"Weightless" Kitchen Cabinet

The same applies to kitchen cabinets: choosing white as the main color for walls and furniture can visually «dissolve» the cooking area into the space.

Design: Maria Dadiani

Combination with Natural Wood

Natural materials never go out of style, and white color perfectly combines with any shade of natural wood. This allows easily creating a harmonious and timeless stylish atmosphere.

Design: Maxim TikhonovDesign: FLATSDESIGN

...and also with Natural Stone

For those who like a more rugged interior style, there's also a bonus: white shades harmonize beautifully with natural stone, visually balancing its heaviness.

Design: Vladimir Berezin

Wide Range of Decorative Accessories

For those who like to personally decorate, change, and enhance interiors, white color is a real find. Modern manufacturers offer a wide variety of decorative accessories in its shades.

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Many Simple Ways to Add Coziness

White is a flexible color solution for interior design. It works well for restrained minimalist interiors as well as for spaces filled with cozy details.

It's easy to add volume and expressiveness to a snowy-white setting: simply turn to beige, milk, or light gray shades and carefully, in moderation, introduce them into the palette.

Design: Ekaterina LogvinovaDesign: Ekaterina Logvinova

Sense of Cleanliness

White is strongly associated with cleanliness for most people. Still, maintaining order in a bright interior isn't harder than in any other.

However, when choosing floor covering or other highly visible surfaces, it's better to go for beige, light gray, and other similar tones. This won't ruin the overall impression of a snowy-white interior but will make life easier for you.

Photo: Yuriy Grishko

Perfect Background for Bold Accents

White interiors by definition are ready for changes. Moreover, giving a bright setting a new mood is quite simple: just a few bold accents and now you're looking at a completely different space in character.

Photo: Yuriy Grishko

Ability to Adjust the Color Temperature of the Interior

Interiors decorated in white color are quite flexible in terms of color temperature. Adding decorative accessories in warm beige or cool gray and blue tones can radically change the overall look. The same effect can be achieved by choosing lamps with warmer or cooler light.

Photo: Yuriy GrishkoDesign: Natalia Medvedeva

Convenience in Choosing Household Appliances

If you've decided on a white interior, there will be no problems finding large household appliances in matching tones: white models are available from any manufacturer. Bonus: blending with snowy white walls, these bulky items of furniture visually dissolve into the space.

Photo: Yuriy Grishko