subject: The Importance Of Appropriate Choice Of Colors When Decorating [print this page] Without color the world would be dreary indeed. Color is what makes life attractive and livable. It gives meaning and symbolic beauty to ordinary objects and nature. It is the attractive force that makes life vibrant and alive with sensory input.
Not only are colors pleasing to the eyes, but the other senses as well and as such it is a potent force that many decorators use in their designing of rooms.
An important element of color usage is contrast. When contrast is used properly each color compliments each other even though they are opposites. You can establish the best color match using a color wheel to do this. It will provide you with all the shades and hues that match and compliment each other.
There are also colors that compliment each other due to their similarities in color and shades. They tend to lend each other a hand more directly because they are in the same color scheme. An example would be light blue accessories matched to a dark blue carpet.
This color scheme can further be highlighted with contrasting colors such as dark reds or crimson colors to add a dramatic effect to the room. These colors also compliment their opposite and create a powerful atmosphere in the room.
Besides their aesthetic appeal, colors are symbolic and carry specific and powerful meanings. The differences in colors not only are pleasing to the eyes and senses but give people a subtle message that speaks to their inner self and makes them feel wonderful inside.
Colors have a way of making our world significant and meaningful. It is what artists use to give us beauty and pleasure. They use colors symbolical to represent life and give it meaning.
It is important to take colors into consideration when decorating because they are vital to making a room's atmosphere and appearance visually pleasing as well as pleasing to the other senses. It is also meaningful and symbolic when certain colors are used to decorate.
