Interior Design Tips - Effective Use of Color Coding

Are you seeing red? Feeling blue? In a black mood?such as an art studio.
Maybe green with envy or preferably, tickled pink?Green - nature's color of choice. Fresh, calming and
Finding words to describe the way we feel evokes arelaxing particularly in living rooms and bathrooms, and
veritable rainbow. So perhaps it won't come as aworth a thought for someone who is inclined to feel a
surprise to learn that the colors we choose tolittle depressed.
decorate our homes with may affect our mood.Orange is a bold and exciting color. It demands
Red is a color that intensifies feelings. It makes a boldattention but it can be warm and welcoming when
statement, can be very passionate and, incidentally, ismixed with a little brown. Consider using coppery
the color most chosen by extroverts! It can also makebrown accessories in a living room.
people feel more hungry so consider using it in theWhatever color you select, don't be afraid to take
dining room - or the master bedroom!chances. Most people don't really want to spend their
Tranquil blue has a cooling effect because it remindstime living in a plain white, grey, or beige home but the
us of water and sky; just the thing to settle a livelykey to being more daring is to concentrate on the
toddler in his room at bedtime.accents.
Are you a morning person? If not, then maybe youEmploy the vibrancy of dramatic touches in
should consider a cheerful buttery yellow for yourmoderation: the more intense the color, the less of it is
bedroom or kitchen.needed for it to be effective. It's easy enough to
Royal purple is rarely found in nature but it can bechange a feature wall or a set of cushions if you tire
calming and enhance creativity. Consider employing theof the color, just make sure your basics are classic.
regal hue in an elegant sitting room or a creative room,