Colours play an important role in a person’s behaviour, way more than what we are aware of. Certain colours are prone to get a similar reaction from different people. Room colours can influence our mood and thoughts to a great extent. This is why it is so important to choose colours wisely when it comes to decorating your room.
It is important to understand the psychology of colour before implementing it. Choosing a colour based on trends is not the right way. Instead, pick a colour which reflects the person’s preferences and personalities. It is important to have a pleasing colour combination to get the best out of it.
Before implementing, understand your reaction towards each colour, how they influence your emotion, how they help you to make a decision and how appealing it is to you! It is also important to consider your partner’s choice of colours. Hence, the best way is to have a colour combination that compliments the characters of both the people.
Also, not more than three or four colours should be used when trying to get the best colour combination of the choices of everybody in the house. Not only does it upset the look of the room but it can also have an adverse effect on the mood of a person.
There are three basic ways in which colours act: active, passive and neutral. The key is to match the room’s colour to your taste, desire and more importantly to the room’s purpose. Light colours have a tendency to make the rooms look larger and dark colours on the contrary make them look smaller, in a way more intimate when compared. The technicalities of different colours are different accordingly.
Red attributes to raising energy levels and adrenaline in the room. It is a personal choice where do you want the raise in energy. It could either be in the living room to draw more attention or in the bedroom to stir up excitement.
It is considered to be the colour of joy, sunshine and is believed to communicate happiness. On the contrary, it sometimes also stimulates the nerves, which in chromotherapy finds its application in purifying blood.
Blue is believed to slow down respiration rate and heart beat hence, slowing down the blood pressure. It is recommended for bathrooms and bedrooms for its calming and serene tendencies. It is necessary to balance blues with warm hues for the furnishings.
This hue is considered to be one of the most soothing colours for the eye. It combines the joyous character of yellow and refreshing trait of blue. Green is the most suited colour for any room. It is also believed to help in fertility hence, an apt choice for bedroom.
Orange is one of the most energetic colours. While it may not be very suitable for living rooms and bedrooms, it does play a great role where some pumping is required like the in-house gym or the exercise room. It increases the energy levels and also helps in healing lungs.
It has the ability to make some people feel irritable. It can invoke a feeling of rage and hostility hence it should not be the primary colour of any room. Staring at this colour for a longer time is likely to affect the peace and harmony of one’s state of mind.
These are colours that often come in and go out of trend but always remain in a decorator’s tool kit. They act as moderators and can be used to liven or calm things down to the desired extent.
It is not just adequate that you have the colour of the walls according to the desired moods. One should keep the colour of the furniture according to the needs too. The furniture complimentary with the walls’ colours can add to the look or any space and give the desired ambience.
Though ceilings take up very little space in the house, they shouldn’t be neglected but they usually are. In general, lighter colours make the ceilings look higher while darker colours make it look lower.
These tips are great at choosing the wisest colour for your home décor and ensuring the best mood outcome from every member of the family. Good colour preferences make home a happier place, not just by the eye but also by science.