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CHOOSING THE RIGHT WHITE By Pamela Dalseno LOU LOU LIVING
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ow is everyone? I do hope life has been kind to you. The spring of 2021 is upon us here in Nth Qld, Australia and it yet it really feels like summer. The tropics quickly take on that balmy feel very early. The time and our climate is feeling right to style up our homes, maybe it’s time to give them a fresh new look as this can certainly give more light to our mood and energy and give us enjoyment ahead. The Covid -019 Pandemic is not letting go and we all more than ever are spending more time in our homes. I believe that home beautification sales have soared. From my experience in home styling over the many years there is a favourite ahead of all colours to choose and that is WHITE. It is an amazing base colour to use when painting, choosing and purchasing furniture. Please don’t think that’s simple to choose as there are countless shades of neutral shades of white offering. The thing is how to choose which WHITE! The right WHITE for your needs. Pure white is rarely used and to elaborate on that there is so many tints available. Testing for the exact colour of white on perhaps some swatches with some sample pots of paint and comparing them with a piece of pure white paper may give you ease in selection. Just be sure it’s exactly as you are wanting.
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The colour white has been such a popular choice in request for upstyling of furniture by Lou Lou Living. I do declare it was tricky to find the exact white to offer which would suit and blend with many other colours and the styling of homes of others. As a stylist I feel I have nailed it and what I call the LLL white has been a popular choice. Most modern interiors are usually brilliant white, where bright whites won’t work in traditional homes so a warmer hue of white is more suited. My own home is more earthy and traditional in construction and so it needs a warmer fresh and subdued white however a very modern home build will require one that is more bright and cool. It just seems to work better that way. There are also things to consider about how light fills your space too whether it be natural or artificial light. Light globes can throw such a different light into your space. White is not just white as it can certainly vary.
