White, right?

Ok, so the all white thing is not so simple as it seems.  Do you have any idea how many “white” color swatches there are at all the different paint stores?  Hundreds.  Seriously.  Hundreds of swatches that look white or at least white-ish and have “white” in their names.  “Decorators white,” “Ultra white,” “Simply white,” “super white,” and then the more creative ones, “popcorn,” “polar bear,” and my current favorite, “du jour.”  It’s a crazy white world out there.  And speaking of crazy, I must be crazy.  I talked to the painter we have hired to paint the entire house (white!).  After walking him through the house and talking about what we needed done, I mentioned it would all be one color, so a relatively simple job in that sense.  I told him it would all be white.  “White?”  he asked.  “All of it?”  “Really?”  “Pure white?”  “Not cream?”  Ha!  You should have seen the perplexed look on his face.  I think he would have been less shocked if I had said, “Black.  All of it.”  Or even, “Hot pink.  All of it.”  After an awkward moment of silence (well, he was silently pondering my decision and I was actually laughing out loud), he said, “I’ve never painted anyone’s house all white.”  “Well, wait a minute, I take that back.  I did paint one lady’s house all white one time.  But she was crazy.  Really crazy.” 

So, there you have it.  I am crazy.  We are going to try the white, because I just can’t help but be drawn to rooms like this:

And this:

Even kids rooms in white are fun and refreshing.  The toys, books, fabrics add all the color you need

 

 

 

When you come to visit, I think I will have a tally going on the chalk board wall I plan to paint in the kitchen (Aha!  There will be one small wall that is NOT white - it will be BLACK!).  And you can vote for or against me once you've seen the house.  Check "Crazy" or "Genius" when you come. Thanks!