White Walls as Background, Not the Protagonist

A retro French space with plain white walls as the background, not the main focus. The walls, moldings, and ceiling are all painted in the same soft warm white or extremely light off-white, with a matte finish; because even the moldings are the same color, the intricate decorations recede into a shallow relief and shadow, not stealing the show. This white background allows the dark herringbone floor, marble fireplace, and a few pieces of furniture to become the protagonists of the scene. Avoid: painting moldings a different color from the walls to highlight decorations, using colored walls to overpower the structure, using pure white to make the space feel cold, adding wallpaper and patterns to the walls.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個以素白牆面作為背景的復古法式空間。牆與線板、天花全部漆成同一種柔和的暖白或極淺的灰白,霧面;因為連線板都是同色,繁複的裝飾退成一層淺淺的浮雕與陰影,不搶戲。這片白讓深色的魚骨地板、大理石壁爐與少數幾件家具成為畫面的主角。避免:把線板漆成與牆不同的顏色突顯裝飾、使用有色的牆面壓過骨架、使用純白讓空間變冷、在牆上加入壁紙與圖案。