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There is no doubt that architectural style and interior design have changed dramatically over the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras. Stylistic evolution over more than two centuries displays a marked change in fashion and taste, but there was always one common denominator: the use of white.
Whether acting as a foil for richer colours, lightening a darker area, or even highlighting a particular feature in a room, the range of whites gave an extra and much valued dimension to the palette of every era.
Whatever the collection of colours in vogue at the time, there was always the need for a range of whites. Examples are readily found within the periods: the buildings of Palladio adhere to this palette of stone shades and off-whites to put over a look of classical refinement and it was towards the beginning of the 20th Century that Charles Rennie Mackintosh experimented with completely white colour schemes, bringing forth the age of the whites palette in its own right. This had a second heyday in the futuristic minimalism of the 1960s.
Today, at the beginning of the 21st Century, this neutral look still gives a completely contemporary feel to an interior, providing a canvas for all furniture and fittings, no matter which era they originally came from.
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