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Color - Does it Really Affect Your Mood? Part Three: Green, Blue and Purple

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:22:24 -0500

Each color has inherent meaning and evokes a certain feeling when we see it, right? The research shows this is only partially correct. Yes, colors do evoke certain feelings within us but each color does not actually possess a meaning. All meanings assigned to colors are learned, and change from culture to culture, according to Kenneth and Cherrie Fehrman in their book Color, The Secret Influence. In fact, our entire world is colorless. Color is a complete illusion! Yes, everything we see, touch, wear and eat has absolutely no color of its own. We only see color due to light. Each different color has a different wavelength, which causes us to see everything in different colors. (This is a very simplified explanation of course, but it’s enough for our purposes today.) We take most of our color cues from our families, school, television, print media and from our friends. Overall though, these color signals all repeat the same color myths and biases we have been taught since birth. We derive most of our meanings for color from nature. For example, what symbols do you associate with the color red? Generally, red is linked to blood and fire. **End Summary** Topics: color]]> color meanings]]> color and mood]]> home decor]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> About the Author Johanna Uribes is the author of the three-part series on Color - Does it Really Affect Your Mood?, Creating Proportion and Balance in Your Home, Making a Plan for Your Home DÃ©cor Project and Romantic Venice Style. She offers free home decorating advice at D-CORPS Design Tips, Tricks & Solutions. Visit her blog to find out how you can transform the rooms of your home. d-coprs.com or e-mail info@d-corps.com

Color - Does it Really Affect Your Mood? Part Two: Orange and Yellow

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:14:52 -0500

Every color has inherent meaning and evokes a certain feeling when we see it, right? The research shows this is only partially correct. Yes, colors do evoke certain feelings within us but each color does not actually possess a meaning. All meanings assigned to colors are learned, and change from culture to culture. For example, according to Kenneth and Cherrie Fehrman in their book Color, The Secret Influence, blue humor in America denotes comedy that is risqué. Yet in Spain the same type of comedy is called green humor. In Japan it’s called pink humor and yellow humor in Hong Kong. In fact, our entire world is colorless. Color is a complete illusion! Yes, everything we see, touch, wear and eat has absolutely no color of its own. We only see color due to light. Each different color has a different wavelength, which causes us to see everything in different colors. But what meanings do we associate with color today? We take most of our color cues from our families, school, television, print media and from our friends. Overall though, these color signals all repeat the same color myths and biases we have been taught since birth. **End Summary** Topics: color]]> color meanings]]> color and mood]]> home decor]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> About the Author Johanna Uribes is the author of the three-part series on Color - Does it Really Affect Your Mood?, Creating Proportion and Balance in Your Home, Making a Plan for Your Home DÃ©cor Project and Romantic Venice Style. She offers free home decorating advice at D-CORPS Design Tips, Tricks & Solutions. Visit her blog to find out how you can transform the rooms of your home. d-coprs.com or e-mail info@d-corps.com

Color - Does it Really Affect Your Mood? Part One: RED

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:46:02 -0500

Each color has inherent meaning and evokes a certain feeling when we see it, right? The research shows this is only partially correct. Yes, colors do evoke certain feelings within us but each color does not actually possess a meaning. All meanings assigned to colors are learned, and change from culture to culture. For example, according to Kenneth and Cherrie Fehrman in their book Color, The Secret Influence, blue humor in America denotes comedy that is risqué. Yet in Spain the same type of comedy is called green humor. In Japan it’s called pink humor and yellow humor in Hong Kong. Additionally, when you are blue in the United States you are depressed, in Germany you are drunk and in Finland you are just short on money. In fact, our entire world is colorless. Color is a complete illusion! Yes, everything we see, touch, wear and eat has absolutely no color of its own. We only see color due to light. Each different color has a different wavelength, which causes us to see everything in different colors. Enough of the science of color, where did all of those learned meanings come from? **End Summary** Topics: color]]> color meanings]]> color and mood]]> home decor]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> About the Author Johanna Uribes is the author of the three-part series on Color - Does it Really Affect Your Mood?, Creating Proportion and Balance in Your Home, Making a Plan for Your Home DÃ©cor Project and Romantic Venice Style. She offers free home decorating advice at D-CORPS Design Tips, Tricks & Solutions. Visit her blog to find out how you can transform the rooms of your home. d-coprs.com or e-mail info@d-corps.com

Romantic Venice Style

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:23:13 -0500

Venice is a city that lies somewhere between water, land and sky. Canals ribbon past palaces and homes to reveal a sensual place of secret opulence, theatrical modesty and lyrical whispers. The Goddess Venus herself named this place, so romance permeates the air. She is connected to everything associated with the senses and sees beauty everywhere. Enjoy the feelings she will evoke as you create your own ambiance of Romantic Venice style. Colors to Captivate Your Visual Sense Romantic Venice Style takes its color scheme from the golden glimmer of sunlight on a canal, the terra cotta of ancient stonework and the marshy, briny waters. The Romantic Venice color scheme is anchored by its main color, a rich turquoise that leans toward sea green. As the foundation of this color scheme and the suggested wall color, sea green turquoise takes its cue from the waters of Venice. The next four accent colors; dark turquoise, warm brick red, pale grass green and rich, warm coral, work best for window treatments, rugs, throw pillows, anywhere you want to add a bit of warmth or color focus. The three remaining lighter colors; **End Summary** Topics: Venice Style]]> Home Decorating]]> Interior Decor]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> About the Author Johanna Uribes is the author of the three-part series on Color - Does it Really Affect Your Mood?, Creating Proportion and Balance in Your Home, Making a Plan for Your Home DÃ©cor Project and Romantic Venice Style. She offers free home decorating advice at D-CORPS Design Tips, Tricks & Solutions. Visit her blog to find out how you can transform the rooms of your home. d-coprs.com or e-mail info@d-corps.com

Creating Proportion and Balance in Your Home

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:15:41 -0500

An interior is the projection of the soul. - Coco Chanel Our homes say a lot about us. Think about this as you move through the different spaces of your home. What are you saying about yourself through your interior spaces? Are you pleased with the messages you get? If so, wonderful! If not, look over the areas that you're not happy with. Is there anything - a color, texture or object - that feels emotionally jarring or out of place? There are 2 main things to consider when you review your interiors: Proportion and Balance. Your room will feel out of proportion if the furniture and accessories you put together do not maintain a sense of appropriate scale to each other. For example, if a tiny bouquet of pink rose buds is placed in the center of an enormous dining room table, or if an extremely small, dark wood table is placed next to a large, brightly colored, overstuffed sofa, these elements will look and feel disproportionate to each other. Use items that will have a pleasing sense of size relationship to each other. **End Summary** Topics: proportion]]> balance]]> home interiors]]> interior decor]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> About the Author Johanna Uribes is the author of the three-part series on Color - Does it Really Affect Your Mood?, Creating Proportion and Balance in Your Home, Making a Plan for Your Home DÃ©cor Project and Romantic Venice Style. She offers free home decorating advice at D-CORPS Design Tips, Tricks & Solutions. Visit her blog to find out how you can transform the rooms of your home. d-corps.com or e-mail info@d-corps.com

Making a Plan for Your Home Decor Project

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:04:59 -0500

Your house is a place to keep your stuff, while you go out and buy more stuff. - George Carlin Over the years, George Carlin's words have taken on a weighty truth. We just seem to accumulate more and more stuff! Then we have to buy storage containers to keep all of that stuff. Sometimes we even rent storage spaces outside our home and pay a monthly rental fee to store all of that extra stuff that no longer fits in our home. If you're feeling overwhelmed by all of your stuff, perhaps this is a good time to sit down and take a look at your living environment. Do you see unnecessary clutter? To decide what's really important and what's not, begin by sorting everything into 3 categories. Category 1 Which things do you use every day or are necessary to your daily existence? Category 2 Which things have so much meaning that you must keep them? Category 3 Which things do you see and wonder why you still have them? Quick, put them into catagory3! Then divide them into two piles: A. usable for Goodwill or local second hand shop B. **End Summary** Topics: plan sketch]]> interior decor]]> interior style]]> interior design]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> About the Author Johanna Uribes is the author of the three-part series on Color - Does it Really Affect Your Mood?, Creating Proportion and Balance in Your Home, Making a Plan for Your Home DÃ©cor Project and Romantic Venice Style. She offers free home decorating advice at D-CORPS Design Tips, Tricks & Solutions. Visit her blog to find out how you can transform the rooms of your home. d-corps.com or e-mail: info@d-corps.com