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?
Colors do have a affect on your feelings, like i have a white wall (I used to have a white in a old room, then i painted the old room pink, then i decided i wanted white) So i usually can focus (Which would be harder in a room with yellow walls, sorry hailey) but i can do little dances and make videos (Which might be harder in darker rooms, sorry elwin).
Also, since i’m home schooled, the color on the school room walls is important.
We have it a light blue (Blue helps you focus or be creative, i forgot which) And yellow trim so that we will be in a good mood.
Yeah color does affect your mood. I used to have a pink room and it made me angry and now i have a green room and it relaxes me :)
I’m used to sitting in a olive green living room and I sometimes just feel sad.
You should use a teal blue with dark brown furniture and accents.
I think color should be light lavender and a splash of teal blue.That would look cool.Are color fusia pink.
Put the mocha swirls wallpaper up!
My living room at home has darker red walls and some light tan walls. Also, our couch is a cream color and the chairs are like a sage green. So I suggest that you mix and match! Like we did. We have a number of colors in our living room.
Hope this helps!
PS I would totally more so go with Hailey’s idea.
i think you should do stripes, bright stripes like yellow, pink or light blue, and dark stripes like dark blue, scarlet red, or black! maybe yellow and black, light blue and scarlet red, or pink and dark blue!
You can do The green leaf wallpaper, Moral Floral sofa, White Silk Sofa, and Lime Corinthian Lounger.
Maybe even try to but in the Fresh glass dining Table.
:)
Live 2 love, Live 2 Laugh,
Blue is very calming on the eyes and brain :-) cool and pleasing and easy to accessorize as well. You can have a set of decor items for everyday for the crafting and reading and then some special items to use for the parties.
Medium shades of green are also good on the brain though for me, blue is the ticket!
Can’t wait to see what y’all do with the rec room!