All White Theme

[qiqi 0]

Hihi,

Am thinking of doing a 'all white' theme for my flat? but worry abt maintaince. Has anyone here done all white for their house? any regrets or tips to share?

Thanks very much!

Edited May 19, 2010 by qiqi

[Amy Choon 1]

i haven't done before but i have a friend who did.. she has lived in her current house for almost 8 years, everything white has turned yellow and stained..

[qiqi 0]

Hi Merydith,

thanks for ur reply....

ur fren did glossy white? that's my worry too! if spend too much on the reno, but hv to re-do after a few years...dun worth it, right? but really like white & light color theme....hmmm....

[wonderlee 1]

I'm thinking of having the white theme for our new house too. We are also worried about the stain and the yellowish part. Hmm, now, have to re-consider on the theme unless someone has actually with white theme without much hassle in maintaining them.

[qiqi 0]

going to discuss wif ID on my theme soon....sigh...some said it's okay, since everything will turn yellowish at the same time...but how abt stain? last thing i want, it's paid so much for the hse & reno, but ended up cleaning the hse everyday...haaa

thought glossy white is easier on maintainance....

any existing white hse owner here care to share ur experience?

[TYM 0]

any existing white hse owner here care to share ur experience?

President of USA

[Amy Choon 1]

TYM, haha, that's a good one, but i think Mr President house is only white on the outside, interiors not white ba.

Well, for me, I'm only diligent for the first 2 years in my new house, clean whenever i see small spots of stains. after 5 years, don't really care already la.

if you really like it, i'd say go for it! just try to avoid fixed or commonly used furniture with fabric in white, i.e. sofa, dining chairs... stained fabrics very hard to clean wor.

[qiqi 0]

tks, TYM. will call him when free....haaa

merydith: ya, i really like White. was thinking everything white, except curtain and other accesaries to add some colors. sofa...very hard to decide. its color will change the whole feel...but white sofa definitely hard to maintain lor

[weiwei 0]

hi, i had done my hse in white theme =) my whole kitchen cabinet in pearl white & my living hall tv feature wall & console, even the shoe cabinet too!

i ever worried about the same problem too.. but i like white =P so i go for what i prefer.. ***maybe i just need to work hard on maintainance lo... or maybe can change the laminate after sometime when it turn yellowish lo.. hehe this is what i trying to convince myself =P

hmmm... hav lived for nearly 9mths.. so far so good, ***maybe only 9mths!?? hahaha honestly.. i dun clean it often maybe once a week only..

^o^ --- my advice ... go for what u prefer.. ** since maybe u will regret if u didn't try.. haha I assume that =P

feel free to check out my reno blog lo...=)

http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?au...blogid=602&

hav a nice day

Edited May 19, 2010 by weiwei

[qiqi 0]

Hi weiwei,

Thanks so much for your reply!!!

i really like White!!! think am trying to gather support for me to go ahead...heehee u r rite, i may regret if i dun do want i like now....but im also very lazy to cleanup la...haaa

cant view pics in office pc, will check out ur reno blog tonight... do u also use white solid top for kitchen? any other tips like certain materials for white items for easier maintainance? any others things u would have done differently?

thanks sooooo much for your sharing...

[hcbing 0]

Hi weiwei,

Thanks so much for your reply!!!

i really like White!!! think am trying to gather support for me to go ahead...heehee u r rite, i may regret if i dun do want i like now....but im also very lazy to cleanup la...haaa

cant view pics in office pc, will check out ur reno blog tonight... do u also use white solid top for kitchen? any other tips like certain materials for white items for easier maintainance? any others things u would have done differently?

thanks sooooo much for your sharing...

I'm doing all white. Glossy white mostly for carpentry and wall tiles, matte white for floor tiles. It's definitely not gonna be easy. Kinda unrealistic to expect everything to stay white after a few years of usage. Bound to happen IMHO. Still finding out how to properly care for glossy white surfaces now.

Cheers and good luck!

[Supersimon27 2]

I'm doing all white. Glossy white mostly for carpentry and wall tiles, matte white for floor tiles. It's definitely not gonna be easy. Kinda unrealistic to expect everything to stay white after a few years of usage. Bound to happen IMHO. Still finding out how to properly care for glossy white surfaces now.

Cheers and good luck!

Use those cleanning agent for glass surface. Work well for my kitchen cabinet

[hcbing 0]

Use those cleanning agent for glass surface. Work well for my kitchen cabinet

Haha bro...I know your kitchen still shiny shiny one

[qiqi 0]

I'm doing all white. Glossy white mostly for carpentry and wall tiles, matte white for floor tiles. It's definitely not gonna be easy. Kinda unrealistic to expect everything to stay white after a few years of usage. Bound to happen IMHO. Still finding out how to properly care for glossy white surfaces now.

Cheers and good luck!

hmm...tks for sharing...

ya, another reason i like white is tat white will never looks outdated...but the color itself will...haaa

[Amy Choon 1]

white will never look outdated, that's for sure... but i think after a while, it looks kinda plain and boring la... but that can be remedied easily, just throw in colours and it will look refreshing!

i guess you try to go for glossy surfaces, definitely much easier to wipe down as compared to matte laminates...

really, since you are so keen, just go for it!! it's your house, my dear... just do what your heart tells you to!