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When furnishing a space, several elements must interact in that space to bring about harmony, please and benefit its occupiers. These elements include but are not limited to patterns, textures, styles, etc, but the most impacting is color. For instance, if the fabric choice is right and the color (hue) is wrong, you’ll get a wrong finish. There is a difference between red and burgundy and depending on the intensity or otherwise, it can either enhance or distort your space.
Yes, colors in the home are only surface decoration but they play an important role. Get the colors right and the house is looking glam, get it wrong and the house looks sick, noisy or weird.
Everything has a color that we can describe, so we need to know the makeup of a preferred color and how to best use it to our advantage when we are creating home interiors (and indeed all living spaces).
Did you know that you can use color to make a small space bigger, a big space smaller? Did you know that you can use color to make a space appear higher than it is or vice versa? Did you know that you can get hungry at the sight of certain colors?
I could go on and on but the fact is that it is widely believed that color has an important psychological impact on mood, well being, energy and motivation. Maybe now you can understand why you are unable to sleep in some rooms or why you feel happy each time you are in a particular place.
I loved to go to a particular jazz bar and I soon realized that apart from the nice music, the colors in the space energized me and always left me feeling so alive.
Some colors make it difficult for the body to relax into sleep mode, while some colors make you go out like a light. So what colors do you have in your homes? Why should all your rooms be painted in the same shade of cream? How many conflicting colors are in your sitting room area? When last did you do a color audit?
Before applying color to any space in your home in whatever form, as wall paint, wall paper,sofa color, accessories like lamps and light fittings, curtains, rugs, bedding, etc, give a careful consideration to what the space will be used for.
There is no point putting electric green color in the room where you want to sleep, it might make sleep difficult. You can have green alright but look to the cool hues. And this holds true whether you are talking duvets, sofas or blinds.
A proper understanding of color (known in professional circle as Color Theory) is a vital component of interior design and decoration and it is one of the secrets designers use to achieve balance, aesthetics and harmony in a space.
So, whatever size your space is, it is important to coordinate colour. Match or contrast them but please do not exceed three color tones in a given space.
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