Creating a tranquil scheme with shades of White
14 Mar 2017, 5:03 PM
One shade away
Creating a tranquil scheme with shades of White
OK, OK we know you
can’t theoretically have a ‘shade’ of white.
Shades refer to
different intensities of colours created by mixing with black so as
much as you can’t have a Pale Black then you can’t have a Dark
White either, because either of those would be called a grey.
And when you mix other
colours with a grey you create a tone.
When you mix other
colours with white, or add white to other colours, what you are
creating is actually a ‘tint’.
So to satisfy the scientists we shall start this article by saying
“there are many Tints of White”
Wessex White, Somerset
White and Gosditch White have the smallest amount of yellow in the
mix to warm them up slightly, you don’t see it unless you put them
side by side with one of the purer whites but it is there
Then for the rest of us
we shall continue to talk about shades, tones or variations as we see
fit, and just assume we all get the gist!
Our whites pallet is
fairly broad but doesn’t even touch the infinite spectrum of
various whites available. let’s categorise the main ones briefly
Lily
White, Dove
White and Millbrook
white are the whitest of the whites in their respective painted
furniture collections.
Then come Chemise,
Pearl, Stone
and Oyster
Grey.
These all start to introduce proper shades, sorry tints,
into the mix.
chemise
Pearl
Stone
Oyster Grey
Warm beige tones, cool greys and soft greens are all
there in different intensities.
Some, like Cotswold
Grey (RGB 205,195,173 on screen!) can be quite a strong green but
it’s still part of the white spectrum.
cotswold grey
All of the greys are
part of the spectrum too,
but
this is about the whiter end of the scale so let’s park the
stronger colours for a minute and talk about White……
FRESH, CLEAN AND TRANQUIL
Is Safe a bit boring?
Classic and Stylish.
Not a chance, if you
ask us safe is a good thing. Want a simple route to creating a
stylish homely look? White gets you there every time, after all a
classic is a classic for a reason.
Whatever your wall or
flooring colours introducing white painted furniture to the scheme is
going to work, you just turn the dial to land wherever you want
between sharp and smart or soft and relaxing.
Take the Island
Breeze Bedroom Collection. Start with Clean White walls, select
furniture in Lily White with a Tudor Oak top to break it up, silver
cup handles or chrome knobs, tie it together by choosing a rich
colour for the bedding, chocolate brown for example and throw a
complimenting plain coloured rug on the floor.
That’s a sharp look, very smart but still warm and inviting.
Want to soften it up abit and pitch for relaxing and tranquil?
Grab some Millbrook
Bedroom in Pearl, select the Grey Oiled tops (super tranquil and
very contemporary) or natural oiled Oak will do just as well. Choose
something Like Farrow & Ball’s Slipper Satin or Skimming Stone
for the walls, plain bedding in soft beige tones, aim for a
cappuccino or Latte tone and you can go far wrong. Looks great with a
dark carpet but also works with a very light carpet or wood floor and
a thick sumptuous rug.
Want some red?
Go for
it
Rich Blues?
Easy peasey, pastels?
Please, as many as you like. It all works.
Oxford Bedroom painted
all over in white?
A great way to bring in a classic regency look
without going all twirley, it’s a modern classic. No doubt.
Personally I like all the Browns with all whites, somebody else might prefer sage tones with white (a good one), or pink and white or even Black and White, although that may give you a headache in a bedroom it looks great in a hall way.
