White walls are basics that fit most of home décor styles and give you a blank canvas that can be filled with anything you want. But plain white walls look rather boring and they won’t give a character and won’t set a tone in the space. Avoid that using some cool textural materials in white – bricks, stone, wood and others, take a look at the ideas we’ve gathered below!
Bricks
Bricks are very popular for home decor now, they can easily fit any space from a rustic or industrial to a glam one. A white brick wall is a great way to add texture and interest to any room, and if you want a rawer look, go for shabby whitewashed bricks.
A white brick wall is a great solution for this boho chic nook and it looks very organic and natural here.
White brick clad can fit any style, here it's chosen for a mid-century modern space and looks totally fine.
White bricks bring a soothing and peaceful touch to the bedroom, it's a great idea for such a space.
White brick walls look very textural and brign an edgy feel to the space at once.
A modern farmhouse living room with white brick walls and touches of turquoise and teal.
White brick walls make the living room feel airy and relaxed and gives a neutral backdrop.
Wood
Whitewashed wood is a popular idea for coastal, beach, vintage, shabby chic and rustic interiors. Rock some whitewashed wooden walls as a statement or make all of them whitewashed, it’s up to your space. You may give the wood a neater look painting the wood in white, not just whitewashing, such an idea will work nice for a rustic space.
A minimalist space with whitewashed wooden planks on the wall and ceiling.
A statement whitewashed wooden wall highlights the rustic feel of the space.
White wooden plank walls create a relaxed and fresh feel in the bedroom and make it bright.
White wooden plank walls contrast dark wooden beams creatign a welcoming farmhouse bedroom.
A bedroom with wooden walls clad in a herrignbone pattern and whitewashed for a nonchalant and chic look.
A cozy rustic living room done with white wooden walls and a dark wooden ceiling with beams.
White shiplap walls and naturally stained wooden shelves make up a chic and cool farmhouse kitchen.
Paneling
Paneling is a hot trend in decor, it’s used not only in refined vintage spaces, it’s widely applied to modern, minimalist, glam, contemporary interiors, the more the contrast between the molding and the decor is, the cooler is the result. Apply some molding to your walls or keep the existing molding and add a refined feel to it. If you want more molding ideas, head over to our wainscoting roundup.
White paneling makes the bedroom super refined and chic at once, just add some furniture to this backdrop.
Elegant white paneling highlights the farmhouse style of this entryway and helps to avoid boring looks.
A contemporary dining space with white molded walls for a refined touch and simple furniture.
Chic and elegant molding on the walls is complemented with refined modern furniture.
Molding on the wall and ceiling make the bedroom sophisticated and very eye-catching.
White walls with paneling up to the ceiling, which brings a chic and refined feel to the space.
Tiles
You may spruce up your bathroom or kitchen with cool white tiles in different shapes and looks. These can be long and narrow tiles, trendy subway tiles, hexagon tiles and many other tiles in white that you like, and if you take plain ones, they can be clad ina very eye-catchy pattern. Highlight your tiles with contrasting grout, black, red or even pink, and you’ll get a very cool bathroom or kitchen space. Enjoy!
White hexagon tiles are highlighted with black grout in this minimalist bathroom.
Long white subway tiles with black grout and black hexagon ones on the floor with white grout.
White penny tiles with black grout create a very textural look and contrast sleek white cabinets.
White tiles clad in an eye-catchy pattern and highlighted with black grout for a wow effect.
Oversized white tiles paired with black grout that accents them and make them look cooler.
Popular subway tiles are paired with a black wall and highlighted with black grout for a cool look.