White Walls and Bright Coloured Decor
The other day, I finally take the plunge, and painted one of my wall yellow. Everywhere in the house the walls have been white so far, I made that concious decision because:
1. The idea of ‘feature colour wall’ annoys me. Why? Because when a lot of people (not all but a lot) shows me their supposedly-fun-part of their house wall it is either a dull colour or a hideously-bought-cheapest-soon-to-go-out-of-date wallpaper.
2. My house stuff are in bright colours and patterned prints, that white wall will not clash with them.
3. I was preparing to sale and move house as soon as I can afford a better located house.
Here are the other rooms with its white walls.
To be honest, it is not that the house is not colourful at all , the kitchen and the bathroom walls do have tiles on them, but those are also on two toned tiles only. I chose these for my bathroom tiles because not only it has wonderful patterns but also because the collection is called Java, hehehe.
Not to forget my stairs.
Finally here is the yellow wall on my living room. I love it. I am kind of thinking of filling some of the white spaces with black stripes or dots.
This post was inspired by Eva’s update on Scandinavian Design and her home. Whilst I share her love of white walls, and Scandinavian designs, the things in my house is a combination of items from IKEA, Indonesian design, second hand shops, DIY results and others. In this picture the cabinet is second hand for £20, love this kind of 50s style.
What are your walls and house like? What kind of design do you like?
I was thinking. But I am not sure now. I don’t know, I quite like it. Hahaha.
oooh, definitely add black & white stripes to the “blank” space! 😀
sukaaaaaaaa banget rumahmu, keren banget perpaduan Scandinavian & Indonesian-nya, karena cocok tema warnanya (item putih kuning). and when i see your living room… i kind of feel like seeing a super homey bookstore. ❤ love it!
aren't you going to have a hard time selling this house now that you've put so much effort to it?
I knew you would approve! I am crazy about Camille Walala! Have you seen her work? I have not shown you the other side of the sofa, there are two book cases with fire place in the middle.
a fireplace??! oh my goodness. and you’re going to sell your place? are you kidding me? 😀
i hadn’t heard of Camille Walala’s work until you told me, and now i’m again wondering where i’ve been all this time.. :p it’s so you! (and me, too!)
Rumahnya bagussss bgt!!!! 😍 liat ini aku jd ngga sabar pengen tinggal sendiri dan bebas ngatur dekornya sendiri (skrg masi numpang ortu hehehe)
Terima kasih Christa. Sebenernya ini trick kamera hahaha. 🙂 wah kalau aku hidup di JKT pun gak akan bisa punya rumah sendiri. I am sure you could though. Gambatte!
Amiiiin! 💪🏼
I like the bold yellow! It gives a spark to your living room. Oh, and those java tiles are lovely, wondering if I can order it from here.
Thanks. Me too! I am pretty pleased with it. 😄 it might be too heavy. I think there is more of tiles option in New York than in the UK. Not very often we get affordable nice ones. There are other lovely tiles but they tend to be really expensive, the brand is called ‘Fired Earth’
But the Java pattern is beautiful. Did you install them using grout? I’m thinking of something light and subtle for my kitchen backsplashes.
yes, grout, is there any other way? glue? oooh, it has uneven surface though, so might be too annoying to clean for a kitchen.
There are some tiles that you can just cut and paste with special glue. It’s ok for back splash it doesn’t have to be even.
Jadi pindah Nih?
Gak, masih cari2 tempat pindah yg cocok. Hihihi
what a lovely crib Ndien, ini pasti laku banget kalau masuk ke AirbNb hahahah
dan itu satu lagi, bbrp foto di atas bisa bgt buat jd brand ambassador nya Tulisan 🙂
Thanks Fe. Wah, di Airbnb-in? Mmm gwnya tinggal dimana dong? Kalau pake foto muka gw orang pada kabur… hahahah
Ih keren rumahnya Andine… apalagi tiles Java yg di bathroom.. unik yaa ada motif batik2 modern di luar negeri…
Makasih Shin, ini sebenernya kayaknya keajaiban foto aja… hihihi.
yang penting instagramable 😀
Lovely! I have no courage yet to paint my walls yellow but I did paint my kitchen walls red in my previous apartment.
Thanks! I have got a lot of red things, that I think would clash should I choose to have red wall.
beneran kak suka bgt dengan dekorasi ruangan kakak
Ah Terima kasih Winny. Aku juga lagi suka rumahku saat ini.. rumahmu seperti apakah?
rumahku masih yang zaman dulu banget kak khas padangsidempuan 😀
Wah baguuus dong? Kalau jaman dulu modelnya? Ada fotonya kah?
rumah panggung kak, tp gk ada photonya ntar pas pulkam aku ambil kak
Love your house, Andine!! Great pics too! I love white walls so I can have colourful or pattern decorations, like cushions, throws, lamps, etc. My walls are white with some coloured feature walls in the living room, boys’ room, study, and master bedroom. Same like you, I have couple IKEA stuff, Indonesia ones, and secondhand/flea market junk (as my husband called them😜) plus some stuff from my parents in law from the olden day at the farm. I like your Jave tole in the bathroom, love your house!😘👌🏻
Thank you mba! Kita sama bener yah seleranya? Hihihi. Aku intip foto2 rumah mba yg di Instagram, memang aku suka banget, my kind of house. 🙂 xx
Hi 5 Ndine!😜