I still have a thing for predominantly white dining spaces and one of my favorite magazines, VTWonen, shows plenty of them month after month. I think I’ve pinned at least 20 of their rooms on my Pinterest boards! I met the editor-in-chief this summer and felt a bit like a fan girl before the celebrity she so much admires, it was a real highlight for me. VTWonen is my favorite magazine at the moment and I dream to someday have my home in it when it’s finished and even though I cannot understand a lot of Dutch (though my German studies have helped me oddly enough!) I still find it so forward and fresh.
Check out these dining rooms though…Some are a little too white for even my taste, but I do love the sheer pureness of them all, don’t you? They seem so clean and refreshing. I think the only change I would add to these spaces is to add a large wall mural, a gorgeously painted wall or a great wallpaper on a single wall as a feature. Overall though, these spaces really draw me in and make me feel at home. I think I’d also add some brightly colored accent, something that would be a real show stopper — like a canary yellow bright, neon orange lampshade or a hot pink chair.
What do you think? Is a white dining room for you?
(images: vtwonen)
January 4th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
Beautiful images….there is no doubt in my mind that one day I will have a white dining room – to me, that means white walls and floors. I think there is such an elegance to a foundation of white. It seems to make the things put inside the room special! I see that in these images!
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January 4th, 2012 at 10:15 pm
I totally agree – to me these seem like a canvas or a starting point. They’re beautiful, but too much white doesn’t feel lived in. I totally want slightly distressed painted white wood floors though, like the second shot from the bottom, and some accents of color.
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January 4th, 2012 at 11:58 pm
Love the first pic with the rug as a cloth! ::)
January 5th, 2012 at 12:59 am
I agree! VTwonen is also my favorite magazine! And I feel lucky to work there in a few months as an intern :) Not at the magazine but the website, also very cool :) I love your articles btw, they’re always so interesting!
p.s. If you need help with learning Dutch, just give me a call ;-)
January 5th, 2012 at 3:14 am
I love all the images. Well white is not so practical for dining room, especially with Asian cooking, but sometime we dont care about practicality when we talk about aesthetic :).
January 5th, 2012 at 10:59 am
Oh yes! I love white interiors, and ideally I’d like white walls & floors…with some wood to warm up the scheme, and touches of colour in the accessories.
I really like the white dining area with purple/grey tablecloth…and I love the mix of chairs.
Lovely shots.
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January 5th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
VTwonen is one of my favorite too. I feel so happy to living in NL and got the Real magazine :-) and white dining room sounds good. I do have a white kitchen and its a chalenge to keep it clean and fresh . Agata
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January 5th, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Oh yes, I love the pure white look – with a few colourful accessories splashed about. I’m just about to a bold-patterned wallpaper to a white-walled room with wooden floors and furniture. Love that look.
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January 6th, 2012 at 10:42 am
Thank you so very much for taking the time to share…very useful, indeed!
January 6th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
I love the “bulb” lamps in the photo with the linen tablecloth and the two apples. Does anybody know them and where to get?
January 6th, 2012 at 6:38 pm
White dining room is not for me with young kids at home but there are so many other inspirations in these pictures that I can draw from, loving the targeted post :-)
I got your book for my birthday (chirstmas eve) and I am loving it, I know you must have heard it many times but I plan to write my thoughts about your book and share with you one of these days, your story is quite an inspiration :-)
January 8th, 2012 at 10:56 pm
My house had an all-white dining room when I moved in with matching floors, built-ins, walls, and ceiling fan. It really needed to be painted, though, because the last tenant had somehow managed to leave footprints on the walls that we couldn’t completely scrub off. Choosing a color that didn’t clash with the white floors was a lot harder than I’d imagined. I tried all kinds of neutrals but the white made them all look sterile and…juxtaposed in a really awkward way. Finally I found a shade of mint that worked well but I think white (floors in particular) can be really hard to work with when you’re trying to add color. However, I absolutely love that very top left picture. Delicious.
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January 10th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Love the white dining spaces and love pinterest too!
January 10th, 2012 at 6:25 pm
Yes, love the ideas of white dining room,love the pink chair!
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January 11th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
I love the one with the tangerine colored table and the wallpaper. Very cute.