Colors have many different meanings. Have you ever been in a
blue room, feeling calm and relaxed, and then walked into a red
room and you began to feel chatty and excited? The change in your
mood wasn't just coincidence - it was an actual psychological and
physiological response to the colors of the rooms. When you are
planning to decorate your home, the colors of your rooms should be
one of your first considerations. You want to choose colors that
you're not only comfortable with, but also colors that will create
the right types of moods for both you and your guests in each
room. Flower colors can
also alter your mood.
Let's start with some of the more common colors: Blue is a
calming, relaxing color. The color is good for bedrooms but can
destroy the mood in a dining room as it serves as an appetite
represent. Combined with green, blue exudes a natural atmosphere
in a room. For centuries, green has been representative of life
and birth, but on the flip side, it has been known for jealousy
and inexperience. Like blue, green is a relaxing color. The color
symbolizes a certain harmony both in the world and in life.
Red on the other hand, is an appetite and conversation
stimulant. Red is a fiery color that at times represents both
hatred and passion. Red also represents power; thus the use of it
for celebrities on the red carpet and red ties for powerful
executives. Yellow is also a powerful color. Since yellow is the
color of sunshine, it has a happy, uplifting aura. However, yellow
can also be the color of melancholy and cowardice. Carefully pick
the hue of your paint and decorations, noting the feelings you get
in the presence of those colors.
Pink is a soft color often used in the decorations and room
decor for little girls. Psychological studies have actually shown
that this color causes physical weakness in people. Orange is a
mixture of red and yellow, so it has all the warmth and comfort of
those colors. Some oranges - such as the color of pumpkins and
fall leaves - is a stimulant and good for use in the dining room.
Purple has always been a special color, representing royalty and
spirituality. Purple is known for stimulating creativity in small
doses, but large amounts of purple can cause depression and
moodiness.
Considering the meanings of the different colors is an
important part of decorating your room. You should consider both
the way the colors make you feel - for example, if you fell in a
vat of yellow paint when you were little, yellow is probably not a
cheerful color for you - but you should also take into account the
way that it will make your guests feel. Using blue in your dining
area will likely suppress your visitors' appetites, and despite
how much you may love the color for your dining area, you should
consider their needs and desires as well.
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© 2005, Kathy Burns-Millyard. This article may be freely
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