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Guest Picks: 20 Beautiful White Accents
Every room could use a hit of white. Here, 20 options to add the non-hue to your home
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It's no secret that I love decorating with white. I may be seduced by color from time to time, but I always come back to white — it's calming, it clears the head and it makes art look great. The important thing is to choose pieces with sculptural shapes and tactile textures that bring interest to the scheme. Here are 20 finds in white that do just that, from serious bargains to the investment pieces you'll want to keep forever. Enjoy! — Laura from Lolalina
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I just about fell over when I saw this great big ruffled beauty from Ballard Designs. I swear I remember seeing a mirror just like this in a design magazine for about five times the price.
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This Moroccan-style leather ottoman from Rachel Ashwell has me completely gobsmacked. If I were furnishing my dream home (with an unlimited budget!), this would be at the very top of my list.
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This Barbara Barry–designed lamp has such a beautiful shape, it would up the style ante anywhere you put it. Plus, I love the chic, matte plaster finish.
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These chunky little white birch coasters would add a pleasingly rustic, tactile touch to a modern space.
by Burke Decor
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You can't go wrong with thick, luxurious towels, and ribbing adds a nicely textural note.
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This stone lamp has great texture and a classic shape that could fit in just about anywhere. And it looks more expensive than it is!
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I love the dreamy, ethereal quality of this horse print from photographer Irene Suchocki. It would look great in a slim silver frame with a linen mat.
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Potter Frances Palmer makes stunning heirloom-quality pieces like this classical vase, all by hand.
by Jayson Home
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I would use these lovely porcelain trays to hold earrings on my dresser top, but they look gorgeous without anything in them at all!
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I can't get over how cool this tape is: It has the same easy appeal of Japanese washi paper tape, but it's made from cotton! Use it along with a set of alphabet stamps to make super-chic labels for anything and everything.
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This cute little handmade storage bin would be just right for holding your knitting supplies or that stash of international decor magazines.
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This evocative art print from Papermoth Illustration would add a rich, earthy note to an all-white room.
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One of these big Noguchi-inspired paper lanterns would be beautiful hung in a simple bedroom — like a big moon! Plus, you can't beat the price.
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These glossy white candlesticks have a traditional shape that would look great on any table or mantle.
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London-based artist Annette Bugansky crafts these cups by hand, using knitting patterns to create reliefs on the surface of porcelain. So lovely, and truly useful as they can be used for hot drinks, flower vases or even to hold a tea light.
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An amazing hand-sewn creation in white and cream from Alabama Chanin, this is sure to last for generations to come.
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This Chippendale-style chair in glossy white could work equally well at a fancy desk or in a casual, beach-y living room.
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If you're renovating a kitchen or bath, you can't go wrong with white subway tile. This version from American Olean is a classic at a great price.
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This lovely cast iron headboard from Sundance would be such a treasure for a little girl's room.
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I am a huge fan of Benjamin Moore Natura paint; I used this zero-VOC formula to paint while I was pregnant, and it went on like a dream. Decorators White is THE classic white paint.
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Comments
nanaanne I love the aran cup -- great idea combining a knit pattern with clay. Lovely!
20 months ago · Like
designchallenged i love white. thx for the ideas.
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Pangaea Interior Design, Portland, OR One of my latest passions are pieces made from matte finish white porcelain -- like the feather trays. I have several of these matte white porcelain leaf bowls. All white makes just about any object suddenly appear so sculptural. And the silhouette looks great against a dark or colored background. 
19 months ago · Like
Camille Pretty and fresh. I particularly like the white lanterns. I feel the same way about adding black to a room too! Every room could use a hit of black.
19 months ago · Like
Trina McNeilly Love the angel wings print + well, all of it! Great picks!
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