| From all the rooms in a house, perhaps living room | | | | that blue, either pastel blue, Mediterranean azure, |
| is the most important one. We can think of it as | | | | turquoise or navy, is a color which generates |
| being the axis of a home, its center. This is the | | | | extremely happy emotional responses. However, |
| place where the family gets together at the end | | | | if our living room has a more traditional décor, |
| of the day or where we entertain our guests, | | | | maybe it would not be such a good idea to |
| relatives and friends. It is no wonder then that we | | | | choose a shade of turquoise blue which suits |
| would want for our living room to send the right | | | | better the design of modern living room furniture. |
| message. It should be the kind of room where | | | | The second choice of a color to be used in a living |
| everybody feels comfortable, relaxed and | | | | room is green, the color of nature and growth. |
| welcomed, but also to reflect our own personality | | | | Just like blue, green is also a color which produces |
| and style. | | | | a feeling of mental tranquility, but used in a living |
| Fortunately, we are not alone in this. These days, | | | | room it creates a fresher and more energetic |
| it is not only interior designers that we can rely on | | | | atmosphere. Green is most popular with interior |
| for advice, but the psychology of color as well. | | | | designers nowadays as it is easy to be used in |
| The main idea behind this new approach is that | | | | various color schemes and goes great in |
| colors have psychological effects on the people in | | | | combination with neutral colors and deep shades |
| a room. And, since we are dealing now with the | | | | of brown. Yet, good for eyesight as it may be, |
| living room, the core of a house, the colors we | | | | green should be used only to emphasize certain |
| use are essential in evoking the right mood. Either | | | | elements and definitely not for all there is in the |
| cool or bright, colors can make a person feel calm | | | | living room. Various shades of green, such as |
| and relaxed or, on the contrary, excited. Among | | | | mint, olive and exotic jade, can bring some |
| Americans there are two colors that seem to be | | | | freshness and an air of spring into our living |
| preferred when it comes to their living rooms. | | | | rooms. |
| The first of these is blue, a cool color usually | | | | When we put it that way, we feel tempted to |
| associated with a sense of calm and the ocean. | | | | forget that paint stinks. And why wouldn't we? |
| By choosing blue, we bring a plus of elegance into | | | | We have got used to the idea that painting a |
| our homes and, due to its numerous shades it | | | | house can be an unpleasant business and it does |
| has, we can also play around with the idea of size | | | | not even cross our minds that things can be |
| and space. For instance, we should keep in mind | | | | made in a different manner nowadays. The colors |
| that light shades of blue are perfect for smaller | | | | and ideas come in a great variety and by making |
| living rooms because they make them seem | | | | up our minds to use them we can change our |
| larger. This is probably why these lighter blues are | | | | home in a way we would not have dreamed |
| also the most popular ones. The important thing is | | | | about before. |