Feng Shui Colors For Rooms
It's Summer, and many of us feel the desire to add a little color into our homes. Colors are the easiest and least expensive way to bring a new look into our house and work place, and in light of economic "challenges" it can help lift the lowest of moods with just a small budget, and a little effort. Feng Shui Colors For Rooms
In general, to create a psychological sense of stability and harmony it's better to choose a more classic selection of colors for your home. I advise my clients to think in terms of skin tone; from the lightest creamy beige to rich dark chocolate tones, to create the most favorable color palette for most homes and offices. Having a lot of contrast-- though it may be eye-grabbing-- provides a sense of "unsettledness," though it can work for advertisements, which is why you see so much of it on television and in design magazines.
For a home- or a hectic office where stress control is a priority-- a more harmonious choice is always preferable because after all, you're going to be looking at it for several hours every day for weeks, months, and years. So the goal is really to have color embrace you, not jolt you all the time.
A few accents of darker or saturated colors are acceptable, but the overall feel for the room should be of lightness and comfort.
Highly saturated colors (such as with "higher" density or darker) usually provide a high contrast and painting the entire room with one of them- or more than one-- may not be the best solution. De-saturated colors (such as those "lighter" or more in the "pastel" color family) are easier on the eye and make you feel immediately comfortable.
In addition they reflect the light and bring more luminosity into a room, maximizing natural light instead of dimming it down, making it necessary to use artificial lights. You can understand right away how a dark room is just not that inviting.
One of the most popular color trends for Spring 2010 is the extensive use of grays or gray-based colors. I just read a design magazine today that said "foggy gray and dusky blue were the colors of the season" but those colors tend to remind me of rain, gloomy skies, and mud. The last thing you need to do is introduce a cool color palette that depresses you, or even worse, leads to Seasonal Affect Disorder!
I have been in many buildings across the country, and across the world, including historical buildings that have been the homes of kings and queens and I never once saw any gray-based wall colors, tapestries, or upholsteries. The color palette was always composed of clear colors like aqua, pinks, reds, azure, turquoise, greens, yellows, and gold-- no grays. During the days of the ancient monarchies, colors such as purple and reds were considered the most prized and beautiful, and you would see the wealthiest noblemen and women wearing them and decorating their homes with them....they made them happy during dull winter months in their cold castles. Feng Shui Colors For Rooms
In an office, gray-based colors can easily have adverse effects, not only in the mood, but also in the creativity, focus, and productivity of anyone from the receptionist to the CEO. The only offices that can really do well with the use of gray-based colors are those where people spend most of their time staring at a computer screen. After staring at the computer screen for hours, a gray-based color wall helps with the "balancing" of the eyes. But other than that I don't recommend gray-- not on the walls, not on the floor, not on the ceiling, and not on most of the furniture.
To find the most suitable colors to enhance the Feng Shui of a building that accommodates multiple people is really the work of an expert, since so many people and situations need to be taken into consideration.
However, to further assist you in choosing your personal ideal colors, I have created a list based on your Feng Shui Kua. Your Feng Shui Element is based on your date of birth. If you do not know your Feng Shui Kua, you can find it in the chart posted here.
Once you have identified your Feng Shui Kua you can wear these colors as well as include them in your house or office by painting the walls, choosing a sofa, chairs, curtains, etc.
Feng Shui Kua Natural Element Colors Zhen Wood Aqua Green, Bright Green Xun Wood Aqua Green, Bright Green Li Fire Red, Vermillion, Cadmium Ken Earth Indian Yellow, Yellow Ochre Kun Earth Indian Yellow, Yellow Ochre Xian Metal White, Gold Dui Metal White, Gold Kan Water Lavender, Blue, Azure, Black
Ready to change the look of your home and office? Then start by these general tips:
Remember that this is your ideal color so it can be the dominant one in a room, but it doesn't mean that the entire room should be this color. It is preferable to have more than one color in a room to have balance.
Once you've identified your element you can choose colors from the element that either precedes or follow yours. So if you're a fire element, for example, it would be great to introduce some wood colors or earth colors as well with the "fire red" to create some variety. Feng Shui Colors For Rooms
It's Summer, and many of us feel the desire to add a little color into our homes. Colors are the easiest and least expensive way to bring a new look into our house and work place, and in light of economic "challenges" it can help lift the lowest of moods with just a small budget, and a little effort. Feng Shui Colors For Rooms
In general, to create a psychological sense of stability and harmony it's better to choose a more classic selection of colors for your home. I advise my clients to think in terms of skin tone; from the lightest creamy beige to rich dark chocolate tones, to create the most favorable color palette for most homes and offices. Having a lot of contrast-- though it may be eye-grabbing-- provides a sense of "unsettledness," though it can work for advertisements, which is why you see so much of it on television and in design magazines.
For a home- or a hectic office where stress control is a priority-- a more harmonious choice is always preferable because after all, you're going to be looking at it for several hours every day for weeks, months, and years. So the goal is really to have color embrace you, not jolt you all the time.
A few accents of darker or saturated colors are acceptable, but the overall feel for the room should be of lightness and comfort.
Highly saturated colors (such as with "higher" density or darker) usually provide a high contrast and painting the entire room with one of them- or more than one-- may not be the best solution. De-saturated colors (such as those "lighter" or more in the "pastel" color family) are easier on the eye and make you feel immediately comfortable.
In addition they reflect the light and bring more luminosity into a room, maximizing natural light instead of dimming it down, making it necessary to use artificial lights. You can understand right away how a dark room is just not that inviting.
One of the most popular color trends for Spring 2010 is the extensive use of grays or gray-based colors. I just read a design magazine today that said "foggy gray and dusky blue were the colors of the season" but those colors tend to remind me of rain, gloomy skies, and mud. The last thing you need to do is introduce a cool color palette that depresses you, or even worse, leads to Seasonal Affect Disorder!
I have been in many buildings across the country, and across the world, including historical buildings that have been the homes of kings and queens and I never once saw any gray-based wall colors, tapestries, or upholsteries. The color palette was always composed of clear colors like aqua, pinks, reds, azure, turquoise, greens, yellows, and gold-- no grays. During the days of the ancient monarchies, colors such as purple and reds were considered the most prized and beautiful, and you would see the wealthiest noblemen and women wearing them and decorating their homes with them....they made them happy during dull winter months in their cold castles. Feng Shui Colors For Rooms
In an office, gray-based colors can easily have adverse effects, not only in the mood, but also in the creativity, focus, and productivity of anyone from the receptionist to the CEO. The only offices that can really do well with the use of gray-based colors are those where people spend most of their time staring at a computer screen. After staring at the computer screen for hours, a gray-based color wall helps with the "balancing" of the eyes. But other than that I don't recommend gray-- not on the walls, not on the floor, not on the ceiling, and not on most of the furniture.
To find the most suitable colors to enhance the Feng Shui of a building that accommodates multiple people is really the work of an expert, since so many people and situations need to be taken into consideration.
However, to further assist you in choosing your personal ideal colors, I have created a list based on your Feng Shui Kua. Your Feng Shui Element is based on your date of birth. If you do not know your Feng Shui Kua, you can find it in the chart posted here.
Once you have identified your Feng Shui Kua you can wear these colors as well as include them in your house or office by painting the walls, choosing a sofa, chairs, curtains, etc.
Feng Shui Kua Natural Element Colors Zhen Wood Aqua Green, Bright Green Xun Wood Aqua Green, Bright Green Li Fire Red, Vermillion, Cadmium Ken Earth Indian Yellow, Yellow Ochre Kun Earth Indian Yellow, Yellow Ochre Xian Metal White, Gold Dui Metal White, Gold Kan Water Lavender, Blue, Azure, Black
Ready to change the look of your home and office? Then start by these general tips:
Remember that this is your ideal color so it can be the dominant one in a room, but it doesn't mean that the entire room should be this color. It is preferable to have more than one color in a room to have balance.
Once you've identified your element you can choose colors from the element that either precedes or follow yours. So if you're a fire element, for example, it would be great to introduce some wood colors or earth colors as well with the "fire red" to create some variety. Feng Shui Colors For Rooms
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