COLORS:   What kind of mood do you want to create within your home? Whether the mood you desire is serene, cheerful or dignified you can create these moods with color. Colors have a profound impact on how we feel. They have psychological effects and emotional responses. Artists have long created diverse moods and emotions through the use of color. With these helpful tips you can create your own effect in your home.

PRIMARY COLORS:   We will begin with the primary colors: red, blue and yellow. These are the purist colors.

RED:   Roma tomatoes, ruby red lips, cherries, garnets, Boston Red Sox, vino rosso, chili peppers, hot, little red corvette. Red will create a bold, strong feeling within a room. This is a warm color that is usually guaranteed to liven any mood, adding spice and festivity to your color scheme.

BLUE:   Blueberries, the sky, the ocean, sapphire, turquoise, lapis lazuli, first prize, feeling blue, Chinese porcelain, blue jays. Blue is a cool color that appears to push walls back by giving an impression of space and coolness. It has a dignified and serene feel. It is associated with sophistication, elegance and can have a calming effect on our mood.

YELLOW:   Lemons, bananas, squash, yellow roses, jasmine, daffodils, lemonade, the sun, stars, fire, Van Gogh’s "Sunflowers", smiley face, fireflies. If you want to achieve a room with a cheerful ambiance yellow should be your first choice. Yellow adds brightness and warmth to your home. What happens when you add a little lemon to your water of tea? You spice it up, right? So do the same within your home. Add some yellow flowers, furniture or fabrics to a room. All of these will provide a sense of liveliness.

SECONDARY COLORS:   Green, orange and violet. Secondary colors are those made from primary colors. Blue and yellow make green, red and yellow make orange, and blue and red become violet.

GREEN:   A meadow, the RainForest, palm trees, astroturf, green peppers, cucumbers, celery, mint, pure olive oil, jade, emeralds, four leaf clovers, grasshoppers, plants. What better way to bring life into your home than with green. Green is associated with life. It is considered to be a soothing, restful and fresh color. Plants and flowers are a pleasant way to liven up any neutral colored room.

ORANGE:   An orange grove, apricots, cheddar cheese, a summer sunset, Tuscan villas. This is an attention getting color. It can add excitement and activity to a room. Rich oranges like a burnt orange or earth colors suggest warmth. Pale tints like peach suggest softness and delicacy.

Violet:   Violets, pansies, purple rain, lavender, royalty. Violet has the reputation of being the most mysteriously romantic of all the colors. It is a cool color the gives one similar moods as blue would. Pale tints are delicate and fragile while deep purples are rich and connote power and emotional strengths.

NEUTRALS::   A sandy beach, shells, pebbles, twigs, a wood pile, herbs, coffee, Stonehenge, the Pyramids. Look at nature. Check out a Mediterranean painting, a burnt orange villa with a terrace full of red flowers sitting by the blue sea. Look at the foliage from trees up against a clear blue sky. Look at the colors pouring out of a sunset or sunrise. Image yourself on a beach; how many different colors of rocks are there. How do their colors play up against the ocean?

Neutrals can be used to tone down any rich color or used alone to create simple elegance. Lighter shades make a space appear larger while deep browns or black make a space seem smaller and closed in. Neutrals can range the gamut from a purist white to the deepest brown or black. They can have an amazing calming affect. Often, neutrals are used as a backdrop for more dramatic or intense items.






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