While white will always be a safe shade to use in your home, it is certainly not the only route to fresh and calming neutral color schemes.
Personally, I've lost count of how many times a tin of fresh white paint has come to the rescue for me. It's perfect for slathering over the walls of a tired fixer-upper after you first move in and are still deciding what to do with it. Plus, it requires very little in the way of thought when it comes to color pairings.
