We've all heard of “Comfort Food” and the great feeling we get when we eat our favorite foods. It can be seafood, cake, lobster, steak - anything at all!
Now think again about your feelings when I say those foods this way: sexy oysters, rich chocolate, creamy icing, drippy butter, tender steak, succulent lobster - different feeling now right? I'd say!
The same thing goes for color. It's not just a green and brown color combo or pink and green, red and gray, it's more than that! Associate color with a “feeling” you have and get it in your home!
I've read on countless blogs about color and mood and how it makes you feel, to the point where it's very irritating. However, we are talking about our homes here. Don't we want to feel good in our home? Feel relaxed at the end of a long, stressful day? Happy in the morning when we get our first cup of coffee in the kitchen? YES! YES AND YES!
It's one thing to say or write about color and mood but seriously, getting those colors in your home - and it has to be the RIGHT colors, is not that easy.
I've read on countless blogs about color and mood and how it makes you feel, to the point where it's very irritating. However, we are talking about our homes here. Don't we want to feel good in our home? Feel relaxed at the end of a long, stressful day? Happy in the morning when we get our first cup of coffee in the kitchen? YES! YES AND YES!
It's one thing to say or write about color and mood but seriously, getting those colors in your home - and it has to be the RIGHT colors, is not that easy.
What do you want your home to feel like?
DREAMY?
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SEXY?
For instance, I've seen these colors in kitchens:
and this:
and this:
These are all beautiful colors but do they belong in the kitchen? Maybe you really want purple in your kitchen but were thinking along the lines of this lighter hue but chose the wrong tone.
Color can be tricky! There is so much to consider and it's not just pigment - it's feelings. What feeling do you want in your home? Going one step further, how do you get that right tone in your home?
Transforming our homes into the perfect dwelling takes a lot of thought and design. You may need only 3 or 4 colors for your entire home or as many as 12 but they really have to be right on.
~ How I can help you ~
This is what I specialize in! Come contact me and we can talk about these color choices for your home. My office is located in Wesley Chapel, NC and as a Color Specialist in Charlotte, I choose color for most of the South Charlotte area from Ballantye, Blakeney, Marvin and Waxhaw.
Personalized paint color palettes are grossly tied with feelings. Glad you wrote this post. Sexy to dramatic to peaceful - these feelings mean so many different things to different people.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this enlightening blog post. One of many wonderful ones.
I love this and it is so true that the colors chosen set the TONE for the space. Great post. Also I am loving your newspaper thingy!! You are so on top of things!!!!
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