Color Tips
Color is a wonderful tool for creating an effective space in your home. It can help you create an interesting, personal environment that highlights your existing furnishings, artwork and objects of importance as well as develop some continuity in your home from room to room.
When it’s right, it can:
· Modify perceived temperature—make your space feel warmer or cooler
· Transform perceived space—make your space feel larger or more cozy and intimate
· Illuminate dark areas
· Enhance feelings of health and well-being
· Create mystery and romance in dull areas
· Energize static areas.
Before planning color in your personal environment you need to do a little self-analysis. Make a mini-questionnaire and poll yourself and your family. Your answers are 50 percent of the project because your color choices depend on them for direction.
· Where is the room?
· How many windows are there and which direction do they face?
· Is there landscaping outside that will have an effect on the colors in the room?
· Who will use the room, and what will they do there?
· Is it private or community space?
· Will it be a sociable and active place, or a peaceful place?
How do I want it to feel? Amy Roth, ASP, ASIDContact Amy