Decor Ideas for a White Comforter

Rustic Contrast

• The color white can bring an eye-catching contrast to rustic or primitive touches in your bedroom design. Contrast a white comforter against a wall of exposed brick for an urban look. A headboard or bookcase-turned-headboard with distressed paint or a worn finish can evoke a shabby chic or country touch, depending on whether you use light neutrals or bolder colors like blue and green. A white comforter also adds an elegant touch to industrial decor like a bed frame made from silver piping and other accents with sleek lines and metallic finishes. To further soften rustic and primitive styles, use a comforter with ruffles, tufting or lace. Comforters made from suede, brushed cotton and other luxurious fabrics also add texture to the room.

Going All White

• For an extremely classy room design, accent a white comforter with a completely white room. Whites come in a wide variety of shades ranging from yellowish creams to whites with cool blue undertones. Your choice depends on your personal taste and the size of the room as well as how dramatic you want the white to appear. Regardless of the type of white, breaking it up with texture ensures an inviting room instead of a stark, drab feel. Place a mirror above the bed with a wooden or metal scroll-work frame painted white, or add a soft headboard with button tufting. Wood paneling, white chandeliers or floor lamps, plush rugs and white floral arrangements help add texture and shape to bring variety and depth.

Spots of Color

• Large areas of white can bring out small spots of color well. Pair your white comforter with bold-colored pillows, a bright green headboard or a metal frame and headboard painted deep teal. You can also keep all the bedding and bed furnishings white and use spots of color in other areas of the room. Place a bold pink accent chair in one corner, or place an orange bench at the foot of the bed. Floor pillows, accent rugs, pendant lights or chandeliers, and even wall hangings can all serve as spots for bursts of color.

Dark and Deep

• Instead of having a light and bright room, use your white comforter to create negative space in a room with darker colors and tones. A dramatic room with different blacks on the walls, floor and furnishings can open up with a white cotton comforter bedding. Offset a small room with turquoise walls with a white comforter and bed pillows. Accent pillows with white and turquoise tie the two colors together as do white furnishings or accent pieces and a turquoise rug or lampshade.