White armchairs: trendy models and furnishing ideas

Furnishing with white is never wrong!

Deciding to furnish your home with white armchairs is the best choice to create a bright, airy and, above all, elegant environment. Total white or, in general, furnishing accessories in white are timeless solutions, precisely because they are capable of conferring extreme refinement.

Using this colour in furnishing means increasing, from an optical point of view, the exposure of natural light that arrives inside the home, thus making the environment brighter and more airy. Furthermore, a room furnished with a perfect white design and well-lit, is able to deceive on its real size, appearing larger. Finally, the colour white is able to spread a sense of tranquillity and peace, making the room a pleasant and welcoming place for everyone.

An increasingly trendy solution in recent years is to opt for total white furniture. Alternatively, it is to include only a few furnishing elements or small decorative details in white, so as to introduce colour into the environment. White and wood, in particular, are one of the most popular pairs suggested by interior designers, as this combination is able to confer maximum harmony, elegance and a sense of cosiness.

Types of white: the advantages

White, among its many advantages, is the neutral colour par excellence, so it can easily be combined and matched with any colour, whether soft or more intense, and any style, whether classic or modern.

Another advantage of the colour white is that it is ideal for any type of environment. It can easily become the protagonist of the kitchen, living room, dining room, bedroom, bathroom and so on.

Moreover, white is a colour that goes perfectly with materials such as marble, wood, stone and steel.

But not all ‘whites‘ are the same. There are many shades of this colour, to name a few:

• ultra-white: made from barium sulphate, a material used in the production of photographic skins;
• wool white: an off-white known in Germany as ‘elf white’ is more cosy than white;
• optical white: this is the brightest and most luminous, it can be perceived as ‘cold’ and used in interiors and can give the idea of an ‘aseptic’ environment.
• pearl white: tends decidedly towards grey, in fact also called ‘pearl grey’ because it contains the reflections of mother-of-pearl.

Other shades of white are milk white, snow white, ivory, cream white, ice white, off-white.

White furniture: types of white armchairs

As already mentioned, to furnish your home in white you do not need to have every piece of furniture in this colour. In fact, it is possible to insert some furnishing elements that recall white to give brightness and elegance to the environment. One of these is the white armchair.

White eco-leather armchairs and white fabric armchairs are most popular in the living room and bedroom. While, Scandinavian-style white armchairs or designer white armchairs fit well in the kitchen and garden.

White bedroom armchair

A bedroom armchair is a symbol of elegance and sophistication. Usually combined with an ottoman, the white armchair can give that extra touch, that sense of warmth and cosiness. White armchairs in fabrics such as velvet or chenille, or simply soft fabrics such as viscose, are preferred.

White office chairs

As opposed to black, white is becoming more common in the office because it is important to provide brightness in this type of environment. In addition to good lighting, office furniture can also help to give light and a sense of cleanliness and spaciousness. Moreover, office chairs with upholstered seats are beautiful to look at and go perfectly with wooden or glass desks.

White garden armchairs

And it is precisely in the garden that white is the most popular colour. Here the advantages are manifold: white, compared to other colours exposed to the sun, does not fade and always looks new.

White garden armchairs come in different configurations, from standard to luminous models, where it is possible to insert outdoor light kits, with cold or warm light. For this type of armchair, white is neutral, almost transparent, precisely to let the light transfer.

White designer armchairs

The world of armchairs is varied, never standardised. Designers do not curb their imagination to express themselves through the creation of ever more innovative design armchairs with new and eco-friendly materials.

Past styles are taken up and revisited in contemporary chave with great ingenuity and skill. Iconic design armchairs such as the Chester armchair or the Bergère armchair are the most imitated models by modern designers.

The white designer armchair is at its best in the modern living room. In the open-plan living area, white modern-style armchairs are the most popular furnishings because they are versatile and the right size for a room that is not too large.