Elwin and I have been debating what color we should paint our new rec room and that got us thinking about the effects you can create using color in your décor. Elwin is convinced that we should go with bold, dark tones for our space. He likes to throw elaborate parties for our friends and he feels that a deep scarlet or midnight blue would make a dramatic backdrop to his little soirees.
While I agree that WOULD make for exciting parties, I plan to use our rec room a lot and I wonder if such dark shades would feel too heavy for me to be around all the time. I plan to use the room for crafting and reading and if I had to sit in a dark room every day I think that would bring down my mood. I suggested that we go with a light color, like a pretty yellow. I think that would make me feel happy – like the sun was shining down on me.
I think Elwin and I will have to find some sort of compromise. Maybe we could use different shades of the same color to get the effect we’re both looking for. If we painted the walls a soft blue, but added furniture and accessories in a dark color that could give Elwin the drama he’s looking for and still let me feel like I’m in a more open space.
What do you think? Do you ever notice that the colors and tones around you have an effect on your mood?
i feel that you should mix both of your ideas together so that it would be good for parties and for bring the mood up. With colors like green, blue, purple, pink, orange, and yellow there are different shades of them so that they can a corporate giving a party mood and bring people in happier moods. Also, if the furniture, walls, and floors were different colors than it can help all of the ideas by giving different opinions from everyone on what they feel about it. Hoped this helped,
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maybe you could have a dark yellow, to use both ideas. dark yellow is still cheerful, and also gives a slightly dramatic effect.
I used the conservatory paper for my rec room.
cool!!
i dont think you should any of the colours these people are saying do colours that match and look cool.
Aqua and hot pink would be nice with black furniture and tiles and new sunshine rug.
I think you should do dark, with little twists of hot pink, bright yellow, bright orange or neon green. I think that would look like a nice and comfy rec room.
I think they should go for a dark-er orange. So that it’s a happy color but with a bitof dramatic darkness.
have 2 walls yellow and 2 walls black. GO WOLVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!