CHOOSING THE RIGHT WHITE

By Pamela Dalseno

LOU LOU LIVING

How 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. 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.

In our home the white of our painted furniture by Lou Lou Living of course is a warmer white which I describe as a light stone coloured white. It works well with our natural slate floors and the use of natural stained timbers of the construction. Our walls are mostly white except for a feature wall. This white is one I have used in our last two homes as the build of both of them being more rustic and traditional. Overall our home presents as a very neutral colour scheme, it’s definitely relaxing, charming and comfortable which is our desire. I love the lived in look of styling where you can sit relax, look out at to the view of our tropical gardens which we are fortunate to have and feel blessed. There is no fight against the colours of the beautiful tropical foliage outdoors, so WHITE is perfect.

Coastal, Hamptons, City Chic homes all look fabulous with interiors in whites as do many more styles of homes. In using white it allows for accessories to create the mood of how your home will style. Add your botanicals, add your cushions, add your throws and your treasure and before you know it that white you have chosen as your base colour is alive with love for your space. The trick with using white in your home or space is that it firstly gives the optical illusion of having more space. It is a known fact it does just that. This will also be achieved if your furniture is of a lighter colour and particularly if it is larger pieces of furniture that are in the white tones. Once upon a time our home furniture was all natural timber, stained and polished but much has changed since once upon a time and we love our variation of white now to suit our spaces.

The trick with using white in your home or space is that it firstly gives the optical illusion of having more space. It is a known fact it does just that. This will also be achieved if your furniture is of a lighter colour and particularly if it is larger pieces of furniture that are in the white tones. Once upon a time our home furniture was all natural timber, stained and polished but much has changed since once upon a time and we love our variation of white now to suit our spaces.

Time ahead is all a balance of our own input of love and care within our surroundings. Have you now thought of your own and any changes that you feel might just suit for you? Wishing you wellness in health and happiness ahead for the remainder of 2021, keep safe and let us all look forward to 2022 being more improved in many ways of love, health and success for all of us.

Love, Pamela D. xx

Pamela Dalseno

LOU LOU LIVING