Color Choices for your Home’s Soul

As we close 2004 and welcome 2005, what better time to take stock of the importance of family, friends and home life. Thoughtful consideration of our living space is certainly one way to welcome and renew relationships. Adding appropriate colors or hues can provide the perfect backdrop on which to build areas that warm the home’s soul.

Incorporating soothing color combinations into a design scheme can impact on not only the look of a space but also the feel. To create a space that allows for quiet contemplation and personal reflection, try the color combinations that follow.

Soft Yellow and White
Add your own sunshine during winter’s darkest days. By treating your walls to pale yellow, your room’s thermometer will rise. Just by adding a touch of this welcoming color, your space will invite you to sit and relax. Not sure if an all-yellow room is for you? Simply paint one wall in this happy hue and white on the other three. Add a dash of gloss white to the ceiling and enjoy the increased reflectance and warmth in your space.

Breezy Blue and Pale Pink
This combination can set the tone for complete relaxation. Stretch out on your favorite sofa and enjoy the palest of pink on your ceiling. With a watery blue color on the wall surface, your room will have a spa-like feel. A perfect escape from a hectic day. Enhance this palette with bright white trim and you’ll feel like you’re on vacation!

Remember, color and paint can provide aesthetically pleasing and practical effects within the overall space. Calming your living area with color may be your easiest New Year’s resolution!