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February 2008 Issue

  • Oh Come on...Does color really affect my mood?
  • Significance of Colors in Feng Shui practice
  • 9 Ways to Create a Mood with Color

Choosing Colors to Create a Mood


ON DESIGN this month describes how color affects our moods, and why making the proper choice is integral to the design schemes we create.  Color schemes can vary depending on lighting and adjacencies.  Other factors play into the appropriate choice such as; age groups, population and geographic location.

To show you more about how color affects us, we've even included  a test this month  that will help you better decide what factors to consider when choosing the "right" colors for your surroundings.

Tish Lewis and the Currier Design Team

 

Oh Come on...Does color really affect my mood? Try this color test to see

Psychologists have long since theorized that people's preferences for color and color mixes have deep psychological affects on you mood or feeling.  In fact, research does suggest that color can affect your being and that your choice of color or combinations of color is significant to your mood.  An example of this is that healthy people will prefer colors and color mixtures that reflect their health both physically and mentally.  Furthermore, your color preferences are not necessarily fixed and that they will vary even within a given day depending on your mood.  Casey Caruso

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Significance of Colors in Feng Shui practice

Have you ever wondered why you have certain feelings?  How do you feel when you look at a bright red rose in the garden?  Imagine if the garden didn’t have colorful flowers but only the green foliage? How would you feel then?  Mirtha Jimenez

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9 Ways to Create a Mood with Color

Ever notice how cozy you feel in a room painted burnt orange or burnished gold? Or how spas are often awash with soothing cream and beige? If you’re looking to create a mood in a room, color is a powerful tool. Applying a coat of paint is the quickest way to alter an ambience, but it helps to understand a little color psychology first. Here’s how interior designers and color consultants choose their palettes.  Melanie Conant

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