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Wednesday, April 30, 2014


White space. Are you a fan? 

If I had it my way, my apartment would be a giant sea of white. 
Ideally, you would walk in my front door and instantly be blinded by white walls and white furniture. Nothing says home sweet home like a nice, sterile asylum - am I right? There would be white cabinets in the kitchen, white linens in the bathroom, and white picture frames on the walls. I would sleep on a big cloud of white pillows and sheets and eat my Cheerios out of white ceramic bowls. Actually, scratch that. I would only eat white food! I would be on a popcorn and milk diet only. 

Ahem. 

Oddly enough, J doesn't share my enthusiasm for living in an asylum. 
Slowly but surely we've been trying to turn our apartment into a home, but lately we can't seem to agree on a style. He wants big, bold colors - and lots of them. I want lots of white, open space. According to J, white is boring and unwelcoming. He thinks white space = wasted space. It's usually at this point in the conversation that I jump off the couch and shout, Au contraire! (and then I challenge him to a duel) To me, white space has a very simple kind of charm. After a long day I want to come home to a place that feels calm and clean and elegant. Well. Let's be honest. After a long day, what I really want to come home to is a day spa. Maybe that's why I'm such a fan of all the white? 

And so begins The Great Debate! Whose side are you on? 

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10 comments:

  1. YES! i couldn't agree with you more. we just went through about a bazillion gallons of white paint for nearly our entire house. my man kept saying, but don't we want color?! to which my response was that furniture and floors and pretty green plants offer color! i love white.

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    1. exactly! can you come over and explain this to him?

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  2. i like white space but will definitely need some pop of bright colors.

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  3. I'm totally on your side, that enormous pool of white sound glorious.

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  4. I feel that a white base with bold accessories is the way to go! A touch of bright yellow here, and garden green there. Tell J to go on Pinterest and see what's trending. White open spaces are in. We live in a cluttered world and this trend helps us to simplify and live less manic :)

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    1. i agree 100%! i think you need to tell him yourself - maybe he'll listen to you instead of me!

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  5. At the moment my bedroom walls are all white. I like the idea of having huge white walls with big bold piece of art. But we'll see when I have my own house - for now I just have a photo wallxx

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    1. same here. i want art & decor to do the talking - not the walls. is that so much to ask!?

      i love photo walls. i have a photo-covered-fridge. does that count? :)

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  6. I am loving the room inspiration! I totally agree with you, white all the way :)

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  7. If only I could live here!! So fabulous!!
    xo TJ

    http://www.hislittlelady.com

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