Modern Furniture

Vividly colored accessories give an all-white bedroom fresh appeal. Brilliant red against bright white creates crisp contrast. Even in small doses, bright color can make a big impact.

Adding color to an all-white room is as simple as painting on a blank canvas. By gradually layering elements onto a neutral background, with a single color or a palette of hues, you can see how much color is just enough. Begin with bed linens or small accessories that can be easily changed. Once you have a palette that pleases you, continue to add increasingly larger doses of color a bit at a time: on mouldings, a chest of drawers, or the inside of a closet door.

Choose shades that are in harmony with the tint of white in the room. Bright white is best offset by cool blues and greens, or by very saturated colors. Ivory goes beautifully with warm tones such as amber or ochre.