You're building a new home. That's great! Once you've selected the location, hired a builder and decided on a floor plan, you'll begin working on the interior design of your home. The colors you choose to adorn your walls will play a major role in the overall look and feel of your home.
Colors can have an amazing effect on our physical and mental well-being. In most cases the impact is subconscious. Whether you're planning your new home or painting a home that's new to you, colors are important.
I should note, if you're preparing a home to sell, stick with very plain, neutral colors and let homebuyers choose their own favorite accents. You never know when a color may evoke the wrong emotion in a home shopper.
Before you decide on paint colors, take these factors into consideration:
emotional appeal for which you are striving in each room, sometimes called the room's "mood."
lighting styles, sources and intensity
carpeting color and texture
What Mood are You In?
Different colors have different effects on individual, but some pretty good generalizations can be made about many. The mood can be intensified or diluted with various shades.
Looking for tranquility? Try blue, a color that can actually slow your pulse rate and lower your body temperature. Some claim blue can even reduce your appetite.
Other words associated with the color blue are:
Harmony
Unity
Loyalty
Security
Confidence
Cold
And . . . sorry, depression
Be careful how you use blue. You'll want to stay on the lighter side of things to avoid unintentionally bringing people down.
Ready to kick in some high energy? Look to red. Can't imagine painting a wall red? Reconsider.
Red evokes a sense of high energy in some and warmth in others. Used correctly, red can create feelings of:
Love
Speed
Strength
Desire
Overdone, red can also evoke a sense of:
Danger
Anger
Violence
Did you know the Chinese consider red to represent luck? This probably isn't the best color for a hyper-active child's room. Painting a work-out room? Pump it up with red.
Do you love nature and the environment? Green is a great color to put you at ease with its calm, cool appeal.
Green can evoke feelings of:
Health
Youth
Spring
I don't want to lead you astray, so I should add that green has a tendency to inspire jealousy and envy too.
Simplicity and harmony are best represented by white. Never discount the power of white when choosing colors for your home. White is clean, peaceful and innocent.
White can be boring if its overused and improperly complemented with home décor - so don't go crazy with white, but use it where you are looking for a sense of purity such as in a nursery or cleanliness in a laundry room.
You Choose the Colors and Make Your Choices Consciously
There are so many, many colors from which to choose. Do a little of your own research and find out what a color can do for you. If you consciously choose colors with a goal in mind, you're more likely to stir in yourself and your family members the emotions and feelings you want to have in your home. Consider researching different colors' meanings as they apply to your own religion and beliefs.
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