The Best Front Door Paint Colours: Dusky Purples

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's talk house fronts again. Finding the perfect exterior paint colours is sometimes tricky</span><span style="font-size: large;"> but your home's exterior speaks volumes about you so it's worth taking the time getting your house and garden to say the right thing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Who hasn't been seduced by images like this, full of promise and loveliness? Gorgeous, dusky shades, complemented by chalky grey paint and Modern Country planting: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Large scale service door; McAlpine Tankersley" src="http://media-cache-cd0.pinimg.com/736x/f7/ac/15/f7ac1518c1654022562ebcc9f81cec59.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It can be easy to leave this kind of picture feeling down-hearted at the widening gulf between what you love and your reality, but if you'd like this look for yourself then, fear, not! With a little time and a little love, this look can be yours!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Barn doors" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fd/2f/fb/fd2ffbe428640945a0fe1a257a8ad2a1.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">From gently-greyed lavender through to rich damson and darkest, moodiest plum, there's a perfect purple paint for everyone.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Purple front door paint" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/5d/a2/d1/5da2d1fea8027607ebcb155079646288.jpg" title="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before we start, one of the most important things to consider is the material your home is made from. Is it brick? Stone? Weather-boarding? Painted render? This should be your first port of call as it will affect how you carry this look out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Secondly, ask yourself honestly about the visual impact that your home has. You see, carrying out this look on a modern new-build requires a very different procedure than on a converted warehouse, for example.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Keeping in mind these two pertinent pieces of information, let's get on to the exciting bit....how to Make It Yours!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93Ss2MxsMNTaHc3ycrzexrXKED_V89TTfrbLdxuw0ZKqaWCQtXF-QV6wvTuRmkWiHg-EGOl-3n-750HulPMuLPOKHWPCse8IlWi9bDz_JbzfyeTb0SUCHl0xfBRTF2Mw88odq9CLo3uYi/s1600/Modern+Country+Exteriors+Dusk+4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Dusky front door colour" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93Ss2MxsMNTaHc3ycrzexrXKED_V89TTfrbLdxuw0ZKqaWCQtXF-QV6wvTuRmkWiHg-EGOl-3n-750HulPMuLPOKHWPCse8IlWi9bDz_JbzfyeTb0SUCHl0xfBRTF2Mw88odq9CLo3uYi/s1600/Modern+Country+Exteriors+Dusk+4.gif" title="" width="472" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: this aged brick house is set off beautifully by dusky grey paint on the doors and frames, allowing the drainpipe and rendered base to fade into the overall scheme...white hydrangeas and lavender, contrasted against smart clipped box, keep this home looking firmly Modern Country; pick out architectural details on your house front with matching materials, such as this zinc planter; if you don't like the part of your house's exterior, simply hide it with climbing plants that keep their leaves for most, if not all of the year; try a toning palette of Farrow and Ball Cabbage White, Farrow and Ball Calluna, Farrow and Ball Brassica, Little Greene Lead Colour; small touches in nickel, such as these beautiful French handles, keep this scheme from veering into drab in dingy winter months. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Nickel Heart Door Knocker and door in Farrow and Ball French Gray." src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/db/ce/ca/dbcecaf4010542d1ed1cde7bcc8d847b.jpg" title="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">See how adding details with silver metals, like chrome or nickel, lifts this door to another level?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCBr1IhovP_6t9QsEkSmV_MOuMM0lOcrNaeO2vX4e07bNdApwz6WkIXKFbSDHlS-wFHCLT-RbwgH_GXU9wOnzE_vLvUC-dHPVbx3cp0sCLps_yvICbIxkaRELeHLryCCCeF-NDQgsgG-l/s1600/Modern+Country+Exterior+Shades+Dusk+3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCBr1IhovP_6t9QsEkSmV_MOuMM0lOcrNaeO2vX4e07bNdApwz6WkIXKFbSDHlS-wFHCLT-RbwgH_GXU9wOnzE_vLvUC-dHPVbx3cp0sCLps_yvICbIxkaRELeHLryCCCeF-NDQgsgG-l/s1600/Modern+Country+Exterior+Shades+Dusk+3.gif" width="448" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: If you live in a building like this incredible converted Country Church, then, frankly, you're in business! Although some paints might look more pleasing than others, the building itself carries such visual weight that the front door paint colour matters less; Feast your eyes on this Modern Country garden: soft lavender surrounds an old stone fountain, and is set off by peonies in soft pink and magenta; on a somewhat smaller scale, topiary box balls will bring a little bit of Modern to your Country House exterior; consider a country-inspired feminine palette of Farrow and Ball Pelt, Dulux Linnet, Farrow and Ball Purbeck Stone, Farrow and Ball Cinder Rose.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="smart London entry front door paint" height="400" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/26/e7/87/26e7871247c0e4a542ff000310b4a377.jpg" title="" width="266" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Painted render can carry pretty much any front door paint colour but these home owners have chosen a divinely muted grey-mauve. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08qu1m2a-PFa7l5UwXBCbpKZ9ARXRf7gj6s0k23i-_XHLbtnC0HAnrB82Q50FSBjPYDjDbRLNtNS-ORJd6ZNO_NvVz93QYVsqjtlVD_GWAb8uZWI_zuF0hB1Dy5FkLoPmEvkg3KJ1ZnnP/s1600/MOdern+Country+Exterior+Shades+Dusk+2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08qu1m2a-PFa7l5UwXBCbpKZ9ARXRf7gj6s0k23i-_XHLbtnC0HAnrB82Q50FSBjPYDjDbRLNtNS-ORJd6ZNO_NvVz93QYVsqjtlVD_GWAb8uZWI_zuF0hB1Dy5FkLoPmEvkg3KJ1ZnnP/s1600/MOdern+Country+Exterior+Shades+Dusk+2.gif" width="448" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: add character to a new build with Modern Country planting - soft layers of white and purple flowers, juxtaposed with evergreen topiary; a muted palette of Little Greene French Gray; Farrow and Ball Brassica; Ralph Lauren Nairobi Dusk; Sanderson Grey Squirrel; warm grey rattan baskets next to a boxwood topiary ball; this house could just as easily be a cleverly thought-out new-build as an old French stately home - don't be intimidated by the seeming inflexibility of a new-build...choose pretty, chalky mauves and greys, and add extra decorative touches such as lanterns and seating in high end finishes...you'll be surprised what you can achieve.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Small Front Garden with buxus boxwood box hedges lavender railings" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ea/5e/7d/ea5e7df5dacf415d639ee8585331e498.jpg" title="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A gorgeous Modern Country front garden. Behind smart cast iron railings, four bay trees stand either side of a black and white encaustic tiled path, leading to a red brick double-fronted Victorian house. Behind them are small squares of lavender, bordered by buxus hedging.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcK-ZYfE0nBEKlhqdpzrnCQ7W5gpqX3fL5A7b-fKf9sZ2iO_jhd4scuULotU2lgp3GWYHHAyd1e6XqQfWSGDFIwLPNqbdtZd_83GWWYHt0YFMJk8_EnieUArCO2MCWOFJ-lmyvUs0pw9f6/s1600/Modern+Country+Shades+Dusk.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcK-ZYfE0nBEKlhqdpzrnCQ7W5gpqX3fL5A7b-fKf9sZ2iO_jhd4scuULotU2lgp3GWYHHAyd1e6XqQfWSGDFIwLPNqbdtZd_83GWWYHt0YFMJk8_EnieUArCO2MCWOFJ-lmyvUs0pw9f6/s1600/Modern+Country+Shades+Dusk.gif" width="448" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: you can add colour into predominantly brick houses but the hue of the bricks should determine the strength of colour you choose for your front door paint. Here, with creamy-brown bricks, the owners have gone with lilac paint for the door surround, with palest grey front door paint; consider introducing colour via planting, lavender is heavenly to brush against on a warm summer's day; for this look, try Little Greene Juniper Ash, </span><span style="font-size: large;">Zoffany </span><span style="font-size: large;">Sung Mauve, Fired Earth Sea Lavender, Fired Earth Gentian Violet; a beautiful Modern Country planting scheme with four clipped box hedges enclosing swathes of lavender, and boxwood balls nestled within each quadrant; red brick can often be too strong a colour to start </span><span style="font-size: large;">competing </span><span style="font-size: large;">with loud front door paints so </span><span style="font-size: large;">consider </span><span style="font-size: large;">a warm grey, and pick up the purple </span><span style="font-size: large;">theme </span><span style="font-size: large;">with rows of lavender leading to two half standard privets standing sentinel-like either side of your front door.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Lanterns and white/green planting" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b2/2d/69/b22d69a9c12af610161a3b0243cf2c89.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If the material that your house is built from feels unbearably over-bearing, then consider painting it white and choosing the front door colour of your dreams, here a washed-out dusky grey.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The best front door paint colours are more intense than you might expect, in order to take the strong daylight that they'll receive. These are my perfect exterior paint colours for front doors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmLoPPqzgwA0XEmRlHIz78GTz1-vCn_qJsQmf93JHK4ysvMNRPz3Po22ivIyZr0l-gS1-OPQ9BKtc5-trFioo4HlEP5Zln3-ACCncthN_DlSKsFWTSJVPw0VHVDCSSQUYIWXMSuTMtexr/s1600/The+Perfect+Dusky+Exterior+Shades.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Best front door paint color colour" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmLoPPqzgwA0XEmRlHIz78GTz1-vCn_qJsQmf93JHK4ysvMNRPz3Po22ivIyZr0l-gS1-OPQ9BKtc5-trFioo4HlEP5Zln3-ACCncthN_DlSKsFWTSJVPw0VHVDCSSQUYIWXMSuTMtexr/s1600/The+Perfect+Dusky+Exterior+Shades.jpg" title="" width="448" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Choose one of these four perfect front door paint colours and, combined with the front garden schemes I've picked out that combine topiary and lavender, you'll be well on your way to your dream Modern Country Home! </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;">Images via: flickr, Vaucelleshof, Farrow and Ball, MCS Moodboard 1 (Via Revedeco, Pinterest, sbdigs, My Design Chic), Farrow and Ball, MCS Moodboard 2 (A Breath OF Fresh Air, Nicola Stocken, unknown), residential search, MCS Moodboard 3 (unknown, johner, unknown), Belderbos, MCS Moodboard 4((5thandstate, Greensandberries, Houzz, Fleaing France)), Tierlantijn, MCS Moodboard 5</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

The Best Front Door Paint Colours: Dusky Purples

Let's talk house fronts again. Finding the perfect exterior paint colours is sometimes tricky  but your home's exterior speaks volum...

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Get The Look: Softly White Interiors

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aren't white interiors calm and serene? </span><span style="font-size: large;">Just my cup of tea.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>{Though having our five kiddiewinks might have something to do with craving soothing schemes</i>!}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, white on white on white on white can look sterile and soulless. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Too much white and you feel that doctors' surgery vibe yet use too little and you'll lose the effect.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="640" src="http://www.interiorjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Beeld-45.jpg" width="426" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I vote we have a little sideways-step post on How To Get The Look of the White Home Tour I shared on Friday. Are you with me? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's break down three slightly different ways of doing the Modern Country White Look into easy-peasy steps...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Firstly, White interiors with a touch of Country....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuflsoGPFLFp-E06gBJwnMF8mgk29RRKVgJo0BcLK2Fx2DVd4mSfrjp-mqrYvsSQ0D88JYV6JehK5ADtBsvd_IeCO4eVwWBraaiMM7aNomFhIyy5BaDYIhSeVpuDuKKWQDe_00dGgJZpl/s1600/Modern+Country+White+Interiors.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuflsoGPFLFp-E06gBJwnMF8mgk29RRKVgJo0BcLK2Fx2DVd4mSfrjp-mqrYvsSQ0D88JYV6JehK5ADtBsvd_IeCO4eVwWBraaiMM7aNomFhIyy5BaDYIhSeVpuDuKKWQDe_00dGgJZpl/s1600/Modern+Country+White+Interiors.gif" width="448" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Clockwise from top: The key to this look, as you can see from this gorgeous Border Oak white living room by adding lots and lots of gentle texture. Beams and exposed brick in the inglenook fireplace add new layers of natural colour. And don't you love that huge sofa from Bailey's Home and Garden?; I love this soft paint palette: Little Greene Mid Lead, Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back, Farrow and Ball Pavilion Gray and Dulux Linnet, against a sisal rug from Zebra Home; Leather chairs just get better and better, and always pop against white walls (unknown source); Pile up knitted throws and blankets for instant snuggle factor (unknown source)... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="." src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/66/66/3c/66663c48b7a6e01f3cb26e8abfc4f393.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">How's that image for showing how white can be snuggly? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cerrrr-yute!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The second look is Light And White Interiors....</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eigGOsWOVtSluBYTuWcKNjfFJZFKv2jmL6-dRFjAYeRezMtWkUns4GZGWhdF9P-vicnA2KpHnuAwZo6_rkRSwz9lBZu0pyAd7kU5Y8mLUwZTpfhOLBm_YTkiYchFNzqT7r_bjBd4pgMQ/s1600/Modern+Country+White+Interiors+2+copy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eigGOsWOVtSluBYTuWcKNjfFJZFKv2jmL6-dRFjAYeRezMtWkUns4GZGWhdF9P-vicnA2KpHnuAwZo6_rkRSwz9lBZu0pyAd7kU5Y8mLUwZTpfhOLBm_YTkiYchFNzqT7r_bjBd4pgMQ/s1600/Modern+Country+White+Interiors+2+copy.gif" width="448" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: If your kitchen gets massive of natural light pouring in, then consider making the very most of the airy loveliness and going white. This kitchen was featured on Remodelista, using units from Ikea and adding new doors painted with Farrow and Ball Pigeon; bring depth to an all-white room with Annie Sloan Paris Grey, </span><span style="font-size: large;">Benjamin Moore Black Knight, </span><span style="font-size: large;">Farrow and Ball Blue Gray, Dulux White; the kitchen was also given marble worktops with grey-green veining; these divine oak bar stools from Cox & Cox will complete the look.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="640" src="http://www.fabritiusinterieur.nl/files/galleryZo/1024x768/2012/03/691.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" width="425" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you find all White living rooms a bit too much then this third look is for you...</span><span style="font-size: large;">White with a Modern Country palette.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfP3M2jZq-TbTCWFaYuZHVwghh5lW2g9JqCxeJ53nZs2x9f86Bm3idT67vYVpHgymYp8kyxOcQVEPzfAea4aMS-4R43ERpZdGIrc1tYEStvW1SfBIYIFY68Igm6q4Ii1eOZuFZ_O-xSTYx/s1600/Modern+Country+White+Interiors+3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfP3M2jZq-TbTCWFaYuZHVwghh5lW2g9JqCxeJ53nZs2x9f86Bm3idT67vYVpHgymYp8kyxOcQVEPzfAea4aMS-4R43ERpZdGIrc1tYEStvW1SfBIYIFY68Igm6q4Ii1eOZuFZ_O-xSTYx/s1600/Modern+Country+White+Interiors+3.gif" width="448" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: white walls come alive with little touches of near-black, found via Elisabeth Heier's beautiful blog; these throws from Ottamania introduce soft colour, while still keeping on the white theme; look how much colour this seemingly white living room has.....the rattan basket, the oak flooring, the accent walls and the seating shade; Start with a base of Farrow and Ball All White, and then introduce chalky putty shades on the accent walls, try Farrow and Ball Bone, or Zoffany Half Pebble, introduce a couple of pops of Annie Sloan Graphite, against this beautiful Limed Oak floor by The Solid Wood Flooring Company.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Retro Steel Mini Jug in Gooseberry at Garden Trading" height="640" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6c/20/e8/6c20e8a76fdc3f9ed01ca86dd0496fcb.jpg" width="446" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">See how easy it is to put together Modern Country Softly White Interiors? </span><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that gives you lots of lovely ideas for your home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And now? Back to our quest to find perfect front door colours!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Images via: Ivory Cashmere, Modern Country Style, huamao, <span style="background-color: white;">Modern Country Style, fabritiusinterieur</span><span style="background-color: white;">, </span><span style="background-color: white;">Modern Country Style, Garden Trading</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Get The Look: Softly White Interiors

Aren't white interiors calm and serene?  Just my cup of tea. {Though having our five kiddiewinks might have something to do with craving...

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Home Tour: The White House

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, not <i>the </i>White House but, a white house...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's have a li'l break from all the paint deliciousness that's been going on to take a tour around this scrumptiously divine home...in WHITE! White walls a-gogo!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Dining room | All-white extended cottage | Real Home | Livingetc house tour | PHOTO GALLERY | Housetohome" height="640" src="http://housetohome.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/96/00000f26d/c869_orh550w550/Dining-table-Livingetc-house-tour.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Kitchen-diner | All-white extended cottage | Real Home | Livingetc house tour | PHOTO GALLERY | Housetohome" height="640" src="http://housetohome.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/96/00000f26f/2757_orh550w550/Kitchen-diner-Livingetc-house-tour.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Living room | All-white extended cottage | Real Home | Livingetc house tour | PHOTO GALLERY | Housetohome" height="640" src="http://housetohome.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/96/00000f271/8cc7_orh550w550/Living-room-Livingetc-house-tour.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Second living room | All-white extended cottage | Real Home | Livingetc house tour | PHOTO GALLERY | Housetohome" height="640" src="http://housetohome.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/96/00000f26e/c6ce_orh550w550/Living-room-sofa-Livingetc-house-tour.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Open fireplace | All-white extended cottage | Real Home | Livingetc house tour | PHOTO GALLERY | Housetohome" height="640" src="http://housetohome.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/96/00000f273/b09e_orh550w550/Open-fireplace-Livingetc-house-tour.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If your brain has been frazzled by all the coloured paint choice of the last few posts, then feast your weary peeps on the charms of this chalky paleness. Notice how the owners have stopped the house looking boring by including lots of natural texture. It makes all the difference. Leather, wood, metals, glass and wicker....perfect ways of bringing a bit of Modern Country magic to your home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Hallway | All-white extended cottage | Real Home | Livingetc house tour | PHOTO GALLERY | Housetohome" height="640" src="http://housetohome.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/96/00000f268/7d18_orh550w550/Hallway-Livingetc-house-tour.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bedroom | All-white extended cottage | Real Home | Livingetc house tour | PHOTO GALLERY | Housetohome" height="640" src="http://housetohome.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/96/00000f267/1976_orh550w550/Bedroom-Livingetc-house-tour.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bathroom | All-white extended cottage | Real Home | Livingetc house tour | PHOTO GALLERY | Housetohome" height="640" src="http://housetohome.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/96/00000f26a/e3db_orh550w550/bathroom-Livingetc-house-tour.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The right paint choice can make such a difference....so if you're in the middle of a paint quandary then hang on in there!! It's totally worth taking the time to work out what's going to make your home look AWESOME!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Images via Living Etc</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Home Tour: The White House

Well, not the White House but, a white house... Let's have a li'l break from all the paint deliciousness that's been going on to...

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