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Choosing Colours

Colour is a very important part of the design of your home. Colours can effect your mood and emotions. There are certain triggers from colour that can give a big impact on your room, and overall design of your home.

Before you begin to think about colour, first look at the room in question:

• What is the function of the room?
  
  
• How much light is there in this room?
  
  
• How much space is there?

Taking these points into consideration when choosing your colour scheme can help you to get the results you are looking for.

Colours & Mood:

White:
White typically depicts innocence, purity and light. It evokes a feeling of cleanliness, peace and hope. It is a widely used colour for interiors. As a cool colour, it helps to create the illusion of space, and make a room appear larger. It is also used in combination with accent colours (either through furnishings or an accent wall) to accentuate the other colour themes in your room.

Black:
 As with white, black naturally evokes many emotions, usually stemming from cultural associations. Black can help define a sense of power and modern sophistication in interior design. Its inner strength can be used to accentuate bold colour accents. However black is usually used in accents only, as the colour can also provoke lethargy and depression when used in excess.

Red:
This vibrant colour is usually associated to our most passionate emotions; love, romance, hate, anger and danger. Of course, another symbolic and important tie to this colour is blood. Quite interestingly, it is the colour red that most quickens our heart rate and raises blood pressure (and therefore not advised for the bedroom, unless you are willing to trade passion for sleepless nights and restlessness!). This warm colour works well in the dining room, as the colour can stimulate good digestion and appetite.

Pink:
This toned-down version of red has the inherent warmth, and yet the cool pink can be more restful and innocent. It can also be used more extensively as a room’s colour, as it is less overpowering. However, again cultural associations can play a very large role with pink, as it is often associated as having a feminine quality, and is commonly used decorate for baby girls.

Yellow:
 Yellow is the happiest and most lively colour. It is officially the first colour that we see – so therefore the most eye-catching. Yellow is a warm, fresh and bright. It inspires new ideas, encourages communication and creates open friendly atmosphere. Like its cousin red, it stimulates the digestive system and circulation. However it is one of the most diverse warm colours, able to pair with many cool colours to create different design moods. For instance, it can be paired with white for a clean and warm atmosphere; by pairing with a bright yellow with its primary counterparts blue and red, the effect is one of vivid sh innocence and is therefore commonly adapted within many nurseries. However the colour yellow is most suitable for the sociable rooms, such as the living room or kitchen.

Orange:
 Orange is a very vivid and bright colour that like yellow stimulates feelings of warmth and happiness. It is a very social colour also, and when teamed with other citrus colours can present a fresh design, or when combined with earthy tones create a warm and homely atmosphere.

Brown:
 Brown is earthy and has many associations to nature for us. This colour stimulates the rustic and carefree atmosphere when used diligently, however overuse can cause problems of making a room appear dull and lifeless. Using brown on an accent wall in the living room can inspire a sense of casual sophistication.

Green:
 Green also represents nature, however this cool colour can mix better with other colours for a natural and calming effect. This colour is used often as it is well known to reduce stress and stimulates creativity and peace.

Blue:
 As a cool colour, blue is used often as it inspires a fresh, clean tranquil atmosphere in rooms. Blue has associations to loyalty, authority and honesty. It can promote feelings of serenity, peace and sadness. It lowers the heart rate blood pressure, making it a good colour to use in the bedroom as it promotes feelings of calm and well-being.

Purple:
 As a mix between both warm and cool colours, this colour is adaptable and powerful. Purple is associated to royalty, magic, sensuality and mystery. It is known to promote creativity, philosophical thought, ingenuity and spirituality. Depending on the hue, purple can be used as accents to create a warm regal design styles, or in its cooler light hues, like lilac, this can be used on larger spaces.

Perhaps by choosing the function of your room, in addition to your character and the atmosphere you would like to create, you can get a good idea of the colours you should look for in your room’s design.

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