Red raises a room’s energy level. Red has been shown to raise blood pressure, speed respiration, and heart rate. Red is a great color for living rooms, dining rooms, and entryways.
Yellow is a joyful, stimulating color that communicates happiness. It’s perfect for kitchens, dining rooms, and bathrooms where happy color is energizing and uplifting. In halls, entryways, and small spaces, yellow can feel expansive and welcoming. Be careful with yellow because its stimulating properties on the eyes can be overwhelming and produce agitation in some people.
Blue is considered calming, relaxing, and serene. Blue has been shown to lower blood pressure and slow respiration and heart rate. Blue is a good color for bedrooms and bathrooms. When going with blue go for softer shades of blue if you want to produce a calming effect.
Green is believed to relieve stress by helping people relax because it is considered the most restful color for the eye. Green is suited to almost any room in the house because it is considered relaxing and pleasant and has a calming effect. In some cultures, green is believed to help with fertility making it a great color choice for the bedroom.
Purple is considered a rich, dramatic, and sophisticated color. It is associated with luxury as well as creativity. Lighter versions of purple, such as lavender and lilac, bring the same restful quality to bedrooms as blue does, but without the risk of feeling chilly.
Orange is an energetic color that evokes excitement and enthusiasm. This color is great for an exercise room. Orange was used in ancient cultures to heal the lungs and increase energy levels.
Neutrals (
black, gray, white, and
brown) are flexible colors. Add color to liven things up, or subtract it to calm things down. Black is best used in small doses as an accent, and some experts believe that every room needs a touch of black to ground the color scheme and give it depth. For decades white has been the popular color for ceilings but that doesn't have to be the case. Lighter ceilings vs. darker walls make the ceilings look higher. Dark ceilings can make a room appear smaller, but it can also evoke cozy feelings.
What colors do you use in your house? What shades of colors do you use? What effects do these colors produce in the daylight and at night when the colors are more muted? What is the best brand of paint in your opinion? Feel free to share your experiences.
Room Colors and How They Affect Your Mood
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