Home Color Design

<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ixWhoasxmXo/S49kjs9VMEI/AAAAAAAAA1g/RYwez4w3bwA/s1600-h/H1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444681039040819266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ixWhoasxmXo/S49kjs9VMEI/AAAAAAAAA1g/RYwez4w3bwA/s400/H1.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" /></a><br />The colors we use in our home reflect our individual personalities. Colors affect our everyday lives, and even if you�re color blind, the ambiance created by the colors around you can influence mood, productivity, health, and happiness. Many researchers have even assigned personality traits to each color, or to the people who chose them as favorites or who revile them as the least interesting colors of the spectrum.<br /><br />At home, you want to be comfortable with your color choices and you want the home colors to reflect your personality. Are you a red or a peach person? Do you prefer violet or green? Check out the clothes in your closet, the posters on your wall, the pillows on the sofa, and the large pieces of furniture, as well as the walls, cupboards, and carpets that surround you.<br /><br />Look around your home. Do you find the same color used repeatedly throughout? Does white or beige dominate with a few accent colors? What you do and think and feel about color also influences how comfortably and happily you�ll be at home and whether you�ll feel like relaxing and reading, sleeping, eating, talking, or working out on the exercise bike.<br /><br />Choosing interior colors is not easy in today�s market. There are many paint manufacturers and thousands of colors. So, how do you start? Look at the room you want to paint. Is there a predominate fabric on the furniture? Or maybe a favorite piece of artwork. If so, go with shades of the predominate color.

Home Color Design

The colors we use in our home reflect our individual personalities. Colors affect our everyday lives, and even if you�re color blind, the am...

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Home Color Design

<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ixWhoasxmXo/S49e0fkWBCI/AAAAAAAAA0I/BmuBFkwiupk/s1600-h/H1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444674730434364450" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ixWhoasxmXo/S49e0fkWBCI/AAAAAAAAA0I/BmuBFkwiupk/s400/H1.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><span id="articlebody"><p>Why do we choose particular colors for our home? It is because we either like them or have seen them in a magazine or someone's home. Most times it is because we have a favorite color deep in our mind and may not even be aware of it. But, some of us have trouble deciding on which colors we really want to use in our own home. So, what do you do?</p> <p>Let's take it step-by-step:</p> <p>1. Look around the room and see if there is a color you like in the items present.</p> <p>2. Take the item (or a sample) to the paint store and choose some color samples that work with your item.</p> <p>3. Tape the samples to the wall in the room you want to paint.</p> <p>4. If you are happy with the sample you should only purchase a quart at this time. Why? It is hard to make a decision from a small paint sample. Or, ask the paint store if they can provide larger paint samples.</p> <p>5. Paint a 5' x 5' square and live with it for a few days or more. Now you can place other items and fabrics near the color to see how they coordinate. Also, you can view the color during the day and at night when colors change due to the lighting.</p> <p>6. If you're satisfied you can purchase the paint, pick the sheen and paint the walls!</p></span>

Home Color Design

Why do we choose particular colors for our home? It is because we either like them or have seen them in a magazine or someone's home. Mo...

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