I am moving into an apartment and the walls will be white and I cannot paint them. The carpet will be brown. I would like to do something off-white or cream colored with the curtains or bed, will this look okay with the white walls? will any off-white work with white or should i just stick to white?
2007-08-01 23:29:51 · 7 answers · asked by central_chic 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Well, it'll work, but you may find that if the white of the walls is a true pure white, you may get the impression that the accents you have added in off white look yellowed.... To avoid this, avoid yellowy off-whites and opt for either beige or gray off whites.
2007-08-02 01:16:42 · answer #1 · answered by The ReDesign Diva 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would try beige instead of off-white or a cream. Off-white or cream is too close in color and may just look like a dirty or old curtain.
White walls can look really good, especially if you have a high ceiling. I like using nice big colorful pictures on the wall with a white wall.
You might try a completely contrasting color like black or a nice red. You'd be surprised how great contrasting colors can make a room look.
2007-08-02 10:08:11 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen this done and it looks pretty good: white on white where all the fabrics in the room are different shades of white, off-white, cream or ivory. It's monochromatic and it looks pretty sophisticated. I think you could do that. Maybe lay some area rugs down too that are off white or cream, and pillows in different shades of white, off-white or cream. I think it would look really nice. If you be sure to put some white in your accessories along with your off-whites, I think it will pull in the wall color and make everything look coordinated.
Good luck!
2007-08-02 10:28:01 · answer #3 · answered by martinmagini 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually my kitchen is white with a "cream" colored trim. It looks good in my house, although I am constantly having to wash the walls due to kids and dogs! I think anything goes with white!
2007-08-02 10:44:49 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa T (Stop BSL) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you'd have to be careful about using off-white, it would depend on the shade. I think some shades could make the white look gray. Since brown is really a pretty neutral color, how about another color. Blues like navy or denim would be great or even reds or greens.
2007-08-02 06:37:16 · answer #5 · answered by jingles 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have white walls in my bedroom with beige carpet, cream and blue accents in the quilt and window treatments. It looks very nice.
2007-08-02 07:09:33 · answer #6 · answered by susan 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes white walls goes with any color furniture it's a neutral color
2007-08-02 09:07:20 · answer #7 · answered by @NGEL B@BY 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋