Nothing seems more motivating than being surrounded by bright and cheerful colors. For years, studies have proven that colors make a diff erence on how people perceived the world. Colors are simply symbolic. Red and gold are often favorite color combinations in most Asian cultures while Islamic people have a penchant for certain shades of green because of its lucky connotations. In the western hemisphere, white emit a sense of purity, clarity, simplicity, cleanness and freedom.
Whatever your color motivation, it’s important to infuse it in your decor. The secret for success is to opt for a more neutral tone backdrop, such as white, beige, taupe, and other subtle, earthy tones. This allows for an in nite number of possibilities without compromising your grounding pieces of furnishing, and your wallet, for that matter. It’s a lot easier to change out decorative pillows than it is to metamorphose a whole living room’s furnishing.
The truth is, everyone has experienced home design mistakes, especially when it comes to bright colors. It happens to everyone, including top designers! We fall in love with a bright tangerine item while shopping at a boutique and try to apply it at home. But the lighting may not be the same at your house, and your furniture contour happens to be a shade that does not marry well with tangerine.
The results can be disappointing so take the risk out of leaping into big design mistakes and introduce the right tone into your space, one step at a time. It’s a good idea to try it out by tossing some pillows in that striking shade on your sofa first.
