Color
is generally the most exciting, the most immediately noticeable
and the least expensive element in decoration. It
arouses strong emotional response, affects the proportions
and light in a room, and can make the same space seem cool,
warm, restful or stimulating – depending on the color
choices we make.
We turn to color to brighten our moods, to get us out of the
doldrums, to inspire us, to make us feel safe and secure.
We see or perceive colors differently based on many factors – family
history and traditions, religion, ethnicity, physical age.
Where we live also plays a role in how we see and select the
colors we have around us.
We want colors that fit our moods, realizing that our mood
may change by tomorrow! We want colors that make us feel good,
secure and happy, that help us forget the outside world.
We can change our relationship to color frequently, realizing
that selecting colors for our home is not a lifetime commitment
but a statement of style that evolves as we grow.
Color has the power to alter our moods. It soothes, it excites,
it calms, it provokes, it stabilizes, it creates havoc. Playing
with color is playing with emotions!
Don’t be afraid of color – be inspired by the
colors around you! Notice how colors are displayed in stores.
Learn to use different combinations of colors. You know what
colors look best on you as clothes – apply the same rules
to your home. Experiment – Visit our Virtual
Decorator to see the many colors available.
If you don't like the results, change them until you find the
colors made just
for you.
« More Ideas and Solutions
|
