Color as design element

Color as design element

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Color plays important role in interior design. It influences emotional condition of the person. The color scheme of interior can visually increase or reduce space. Therefore it is necessary to pay attention to color gamma of each room.

Instruction

1. The emotional center of the house is the living room. Here receive guests, here the family spends the most part of free time. Therefore it is necessary to treat the choice of color scheme of its interior seriously. If the living room is rather spacious, in it it is possible to use contrast tone. At the same time dark colors are admissible only in interiors in style hi-tech or minimalism. If the living room is issued in light tones, it is better to place in it several bright elements on which the emphasis will be placed. For example, the bright red set consisting of sofa and chairs. Too it is quite good to decorate windows with curtains of bright and juicy shades – so they will better emphasize source of natural lighting.

2. The bedroom is the room intended for rest therefore the color gamma has to be sustained in quiet tones here. The large role is played here by illumination. If the room quite dark – it is possible to issue it in warm colors (for example, beige, pink, peach). The bedroom will look lighter and cozy. If it is located on sunny side, will be suitable for it cold tone better (blue, blue, lilac). The similar color scheme will approach and in case the bedroom long and narrow. It will help to broaden the room visually.

3. The color scheme of interior of kitchen depends, first of all, on its size. The small kitchen can be increased visually, using cold tone. For the spacious room it is better to choose warm color combinations (beige and sand, yellow and orange). It will make impression of heat and comfort.

4. The hall is the room deprived of windows therefore the choice of color for it is especially important. In many respects it depends on lighting. It is possible to issue the hall in classic style, using neutral black-and-white color gamma. And it is possible, on the contrary, in bright tones (red, orange, blue, yellow, turquoise).

5. Certainly, when choosing color scheme of interior it is necessary to consider also psychological influence of color. For example, blue and its shades create feeling of rest and tranquility. Violet visually makes heavier the room, sometimes depresses mentality therefore it is necessary to use it very carefully. The beneficial influence on mental state and mental activity of the person renders green color, but it is not suitable for registration of rooms with large windows from which green plantings are well visible. Yellow color will help to create joyful mood and solar atmosphere.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team

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