How to decide on inner wall paint color for your home?
Choosing colours for your home can be a real challenge. You may feel so overwhelmed by the wide variety of colours that you don’t even know where to start, but starting with some basic colour concepts will help you find the right colour. First, let’s take a look at the psychology of colour and how you can use it to make your colour choice easier. When you look at a colour palette, there are warm and cool tones all over the palette. Warm and cool tones evoke certain moods in a room, which are good ground rules to consider when choosing a colour.
Warm tones include reds, oranges and yellows. These colours are energetic, playful and full of action and life. Red, the sharpest of the warm tones, is the most passionate of all colours. Orange is a conversation colour. It is widely used in kitchens and dining rooms. Yellow, a bright and cheerful colour, can brighten up the darkest of rooms.
Cool tones are the opposite of warm tones. These colours encourage relaxation and meditation. They include greens, blues, indigo and violets. Green, the colour of nature, is a cool and relaxing colour, great for bedrooms and bathrooms. Blue, my favourite colour and the colour of the ocean, conjures up thoughts of spas and relaxing places. Purple and indigo are more spiritual and thoughtful. These shades are ideal for meditation rooms.
White represents purity, peace and intellect. Compared to other elements in the room, it is great for office space and areas where you need to think. Blacks and browns are the colours of the earth. These colours are used in various shades throughout the home.
When choosing a colour, we also consider the function of the room. Most houses have the basic spaces we are used to, such as living rooms or family rooms, dining rooms and kitchens or bedrooms and bathrooms. And some larger houses have offices. There are many concepts for colour selection that apply for many different reasons. Several factors can influence the choice of a colour palette dominated by warm, cool or neutral tones. For example, the climate in which you live: warm colours are generally more acceptable in cold climates and cooler colours are generally more acceptable in warmer regions.
The orientation of your windows and your
activity also play an important role. A
southern orientation suggests a cool to
neutral colour preference, while a
northern orientation suggests the use of
a warmer colour. Activity is another
factor. Warmer colours are more likely
to promote activity and stimulation,
whereas neutral and cooler colours are
more likely to promote calmness and
contemplation. These effects increase in
proportion to the intensity of the
colour used.
Individual preferences
are another important influencing
factor. Rooms used by one person will
most likely reflect that person’s
particular tastes, while rooms used by
several people will need to cater for a
variety of preferences. So many people
will stay away from intense colours in
these rooms.
These are general suggestions, not hard and fast rules to follow. Have fun choosing colours and follow your instincts. Follow some of these basic rules to help you create your colour palette with confidence.
Rule number one:do your research. Browse through magazines, get colour swatches and compare the colours of all the pieces in your home, from your artwork, carpets, sofas, fabrics and curtains. Determine which elements are already present in your room that you would consider permanent. For example, check the floors, cabinets, tiles, window treatments and all large pieces of furniture. Note down the main colours that are present in these features and use them as a guide. You can also apply the colours to a photo of an interior room to see how the colour will look in a real environment. And once you have chosen your colour, you can order colour chips online.
Rule number two:pay attention to the lighting in your room. Lighting is often a decisive factor in choosing the right colour. If a room receives little natural light, consider lighting it and painting it a light, cool colour. If a room gets a lot of sunlight and you want to make it quieter, you should paint it a deeper, richer colour.
Therefore, a combination of the above mentioned rules and your personal circumstances will bring you to the right colour.