White always has a crisp, clean graphic appeal. Cheap woods for instance, take on freshness and charm when painted white. An old wrought iron mirror becomes a touch of luxe in white. If you couple inexpensive painted furniture painted white with ornate, baroque accessories, the look is pure elegance. If you paint a metal thrift-shop bed white and pile it high with crisp, white linens, it becomes a bed of luxury. Unrelated furniture, inherited or picked up at thrift shops, becomes charmingly united when white washed.