| We all have a favorite color right? Indeed this has | | | | a very 'clean' and formal feel to it. This color |
| become almost a cultural question for many of us. | | | | should be used very sparingly in decorating or |
| We're asked it at some interviews and it's even a | | | | painting projects as it can make rooms feel very |
| question that could be used on a first date to | | | | 'boring' very quickly. |
| break the ice. The question is this - have you | | | | Yellow is a very powerful color. It suggests |
| ever wondered why a color is your favorite color | | | | warmth, richness and happiness and can have a |
| or what impact it might have on your personality | | | | magical effect on a room. A room painted entirely |
| or even on your life? | | | | in yellow is not, however, a good idea. Such is the |
| Let's have a look at how each color can impact | | | | power of this color that it can cause headaches |
| your home decorating projects - both positively | | | | and nausea when used too much. |
| and negatively. | | | | Pink is a very effeminate color so should only be |
| Color can motivate us, change how we view | | | | used in rooms where the desired effect is to be |
| something and even change our moods. | | | | very feminine. Using pink whimsically throughout a |
| White has been the color of purity for thousands | | | | room can quickly make it look gaudy, tacky and |
| of years. It's a color also associated with sterility | | | | cheap. |
| which is why it's used so often in bathrooms for | | | | Green is a very fresh color to use in almost any |
| example. | | | | room. It especially suits bathrooms and childrens |
| Black is a very powerful color and changes the | | | | rooms because of the feeling of nature it gives. |
| whole feel of a room. Decorating a room entirely | | | | Green can have a very calming effect so is also a |
| in black is not a good idea as prolonged exposure | | | | color that could possibly be used, sparingly, in |
| to it can lead to depression. | | | | bedrooms. |
| Blue can be used in any room as long as it's | | | | Orange is vibrant and alive. It's an exciting color |
| contrasted with another color. Overuse of blue | | | | that stimulates the mind. You can use orange in |
| can make a room look and feel very cold. If you | | | | any room that you would like to have an |
| have a home office then blue might be a color to | | | | energetic feel to it. |
| consider as studies show that people in blue | | | | Red is one of the most powerful colors you can |
| rooms are actually more productive. | | | | use. It suggests strength, passion and even has |
| Brown is a very earthy color and its tones | | | | aggressive overtones to it. Ideas for the use of |
| suggest comfort and warmth so it is often used | | | | red include dining rooms and kitchens as the color |
| in living rooms and studies in many homes. A | | | | red has been known to stimulate the appetite. |
| luxurious color that should be used sparingly as | | | | So now you have a better idea of just how |
| too much brown in any room can make it feel | | | | strong the impact of some colors can be. Go |
| enclosed and dreary. | | | | forth and decorate with peace of mind! |
| Gray is a conservative color that can give a room | | | | |