Cleaner Look
Like freshly washed laundry dancing on the line on a sunny day, this season's white decor is a welcome sight. Just when we're ready to fling open the windows, shake out rugs and scrub the memory of winter away, stores are responding by stocking tabletop accessories, throw pillows, furniture and more in crisp whites and soothing creams.
A few white accents make an enormous difference, so you don't have to spend a lot on this update.
Change out dark lampshades. Replace jewel-toned throws for nubby vanilla ones.
Store away the heavy window treatments, and put up snowy voile curtains or sleek white blinds. Give the room trim a coat of bright white.
Pull off winter's heavier slipcovers and rugs, and substitute white canvas and cotton. You'll see your rooms “open up” as the light values change. Plus everything just looks cleaner, and isn't that what spring is all about?
Inexpensive vessels, serveware and baskets are a great way to add some white touches; use them as countertop fruit and snack containers, key and wallet holders, magazine drops.
Homegoods has a pretty laser-cut side table. White ceramics include a cutout, deco-style lamp and an elegant textured vase, and there are several painted wooden candlesticks that would look great with sleek white or candybox colored tapers.
Gift retailer Two's Company offers the Victoria collection of lacy, pierced-edge porcelain plates threaded with sage ribbon. La Vie en Blanc artichoke sculptures are elegant, as are ceramic tabletop nautilus shells and Reef coral, all rendered in white.
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