How to use Color Psychology when Painting your Home
Color psychology: Using different hues to create emotion with paint
Do you ever wonder why you feel immediately relaxed when you enter a spa, yet when you enter a gym, you feel alert and energized? The answer can be found in the colors selected to decorate the space. Interior designers can use color psychology to evoke an emotional response, Homeowners can use this strategy to connect colors with emotions and memories to create one-of-a-kind spaces. Color psychology starts by exploring warm and cool hues and then using these different tones to manipulate mood throughout your home. It’s easy to do with the tips below.
Warm color families
Red, orange and yellow are considered warm colors since they are associated with images of heat, like fire or sunshine. Warm families of color are bold and powerful when incorporated into home design.
Yellows
Because yellow reflects light, it’s an excellent choice for foyers and dark hallways. Its cheery nature has the ability to create an uplifting mood in homes. Rich yellows are great accent colors because they catch the eye. A great color to consider is favorite: Butterscotch. This color isn’t for the faint of heart the color features an acidy, deep mustard feel but is a great accent color paired with neutrals. I find its pop can really spark up a room.
Reds
Reds evoke feelings of passion, energy and intimacy, so it’s an excellent color for workout rooms and master bedrooms. Red also inspires the appetite, so is a logical choice for dining rooms or kitchens. Chinese Red is one of the perennial favorites to play off dark stains with its saturated and sophisticated nature, rich in hue as it is in Chinese culture; the harbinger of joy and fortune.
Oranges
Orange has a friendly attitude that awakens and welcomes. Never understated, orange works well in family rooms and is a playful choice for children’s bedrooms or bonus rooms. Orange tones can also integrate into other colors, such as Coral Reef.
Cool color families
Blue, green and violet are considered cool colors because the inherent tones of each shade. Reminiscent of water and the outdoors, cool colors stimulate feelings of peace and tranquility, and are great options for bedrooms, bathrooms and patio spaces.
Blues
Blue is soothing and elicits feelings of relaxation, which is perfect for bedrooms and bathrooms. Alternatively, blues should be kept out of the kitchen because it’s a color that’s associated with appetite suppression. Cool greenish blues are a calming hue that works in virtually every room.
Greens
Green tones provide a feeling of familiarity because they are found throughout nature. Light greens are ideal for living rooms and offices; dark greens are wonderfully rich as accent colors. Vivid greens add unexpected pop and can also work well as an accent color, The deep turquoise tone is associated with parts of the ocean. This would make a great front door color on a white or gray colored house. This color would pair well with some natural stone or brick or wood.
Violets
Purple tones are immediately attractive to children, making them a great paint option in playrooms or bonus rooms. Additionally, violet is also a stunning accent color in bathrooms. Rich berry tone can be playful, this would make a really dramatic accent wall color in any room; this could even be used as a really fresh front door color as well.
