How to Select Colors for a Bedroom
Your bedroom is your solace, the peaceful cave in which you gather your thoughts and slumber to prepare for the upcoming day. The colors of your bedroom can affect how you feel when you are in the room. The wrong colors can give your bedroom a feel of nervous or negative energy and disrupt the development of a good night's sleep. Building the perfect bedroom color scheme is an easy task that takes just a bit of color research and preparation to determine what kinds of colors are culturally, spiritually and aesthetically right for you. Does this Spark an idea?
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Brainstorm color ideas while you are doing your day-to-day tasks. Collect swatches or take pictures of objects that have colors you would like to use. Examine how colors interact in nature, in architecture and in advertising to give you clues as to how certain color schemes make you feel.
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Study color theory to gain ideas. Color theory is based on the color wheel, a circular arrangement of the spectrum used to organize and classify color. Common color schemes include analagous colors, which are next to each other on the color wheel, or complementary colors, which are opposite one another but have a dynamic effect together.
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Research the spirituality of color. Most cultures and religions have assigned meaning to color or color schemes. Explore color themes in your religion and culture as well as other religions and cultures that interest you.
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Go to a home improvement store and look at your color options. Armed with your remodeling budget, examine the choices in your price range to gather information on the color possibilities available for your bedroom.
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Choose a color scheme that suits your personality and matches the feel that you want in your bedroom. Use the research you have gathered ti formulate a color scheme most conducive to a good night's rest.
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Tips & Warnings
Elemental color theory is a common theme in many religious practices, including feng shui. In feng shui, your element and the corresponding color scheme are determined by the time of year you were born.
Don't get too caught up in color theory or color meanings. In the end, you should design a bedroom color scheme that is right for you. Dark paint colors, especially red, orange and black, can be difficult to cover up when it comes time to change the color of the wall. While a crazy color scheme may be enticing, it may also make shopping for decorative accessories difficult. Look in decorative catalogs or department stores to make sure objects matching your color scheme are reasonably easy to find.
