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It's all subjective. Colours make me happy. I feel sad when I see an older place (pre early C20th) done entirely in white, but I'm sure plenty people would think my every-room-a-different-colour vibe fairly tasteless. Paint is also fairly cheap and easy. I don't really have 'good design choices' to showcase and I haven't done any work on the house, so paint it is.
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It's all subjective.
That is true. But I don't believe this
I don't really have 'good design choices' to showcase
I'm not talking about spending big money or 'design centric' stuff or whatever, just nice things. Thoughtful touches. Restraint. I refuse to believe that there are no good design touches in your house.
:P
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Totally disagree with this. I'd say that sometimes the choice of more 'interesting' or 'bold' colours is actually compensating for a lack of good design choices in the rest of the room.
As @dbr says white puts more focus on the floor and the content of the room. I think some people avoid white because their stuff can't stand the scrutiny.
Also 'complex'/'clever' colour choices often look awful, or at least are VERY subjective/personal.
Don't get me wrong I don't like the place @chrisbmx116 posted, it's too white, too cold and the flooring is horrid. Lots of white and poor choice of materials is a bad combo.