White walls: stressful or energizing?

Tan from Squirrelly Minds is taking over the blog today while I’m on a brief maternity break!

There’s something about Scandinavian design that sets my heart a flutter with its crisp lines and bright white walls. Sadly, this style will not be a part of my home.

While I feel white walls simultaneously calms and brightens a space, my husband feels stressed out and as if he’s in an institution. Others feel the same way, believing white walls to be clinical, basic, and void of emotion. I disagree.

Sure, an all over white space might feel a bit clinical, but when paired with warm wood tones and bright colors, it can be energizing. White is the perfect backdrop for making furniture, art and accents stand out, and just always feels oh so Scandanavian, which is a good thing in my books.

What’s your take? Do white walls scare or energize you?

(images via: My Scandinavian Home, Stylizmo, Design Attractor, Rumhemma, Fjeldborg, Jelanie, Stadshem, Paulina Arcklin, The Style Files, Bolig Magasinet)