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Colors contain underlying psychological
meanings and evoke particular feelings
when we see them. All of us have
preconceived notions, learned from
childhood memories and family customs
concerning colors.
Since our entire world is actually
colorless, we only see color through
light. Colors are simply wavelengths of
light that we see. Color perceptions,
however, change from culture to culture.
Whenever you want to enliven a space, to
provide a great background for yourself
and your loved ones, or to enhance a
desired emotional atmosphere, you should
turn first to the use of color. Every
color has some sort of influence on our
emotions, either by contributing to an
inherent physiological emotional
response or by triggering a personal
response, based on a person’s past
experience and memories. Learning how
colors work allows you to enhance the
preferred emotional support needed in
every area of your home.
But remember: the interior and exterior
designs of your home are not fashion
statements. Therefore, you'll want to
disregard current color trends, whatever
they may be, and choose colors that are
based upon your own emotional needs.
Above all, never forget that color
design is supposed to be fun, so get
creative, be bold in your color choices,
and live without fear. Understanding how
color makes people, especially with
regard to temperature, will give you
confidence in your choices and help you
avoid costly mistakes.
Colors and Apparent Temperature
Colors seem warm, cool, or neutral. Warm
colors are psychologically associated
with happiness and human comfort, and
produce warm, inviting, and cozy
feelings. They include: red, orange,
yellow, magenta, and yellow-green hues.
But because these warm hues tend to
speed up our perception of time, they
don't feel relaxing. Warm colors,
although considered harmonious, are
often tedious and mind-numbing unless
they're used in combination with
balancing cool shades.
On the other hand, cool colors make
spaces appear slick and professional,
but their coolness calms feelings. Cool
colors, especially light shades of blue,
tend to recede into the distance, which
makes them more suitable for
backgrounds. Cool colors include: green,
violet, blue, light blue, and cyan.
These colors slow down the perception of
time, but without variety, cool color
designs seem lackluster and monotonous.
Neutral colors, such as black, white,
gray, and brown, usually have undertones
that make them not truly neutral,
especially when they're affected by
lighting. Too many neutral colors
without contrasting depth grow
wearisome.
Choosing correct colors is vitally
important for creating a specific look
and feeling in a room, and the ways that
colors affect our perception of
temperature should be one of the first
considerations in a remodeling project.
(c) Copyright 2004, Jeanette J. Fisher.
All rights reserved.
Professor Jeanette Fisher, author of
Doghouse to Dollhouse for Dollars, Joy
to the Home, and other books teaches
Real Estate Investing and Design
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