Home Remodeling:
Colors and
Temperature
Perception
Colors contain
underlying
psychological
meanings and evoke
particular feelings
when we see them.
All of us have
preconceived
notions, learned
from childhood
memories and family
customs concerning
colors.
Since our entire
world is actually
colorless, we only
see color through
light. Colors are
simply wavelengths
of light that we
see. Color
perceptions,
however, change from
culture to culture.
Whenever you want to
enliven a space, to
provide a great
background for
yourself and your
loved ones, or to
enhance a desired
emotional
atmosphere, you
should turn first to
the use of color.
Every color has some
sort of influence on
our emotions, either
by contributing to
an inherent
physiological
emotional response
or by triggering a
personal response,
based on a person’s
past experience and
memories. Learning
how colors work
allows you to
enhance the
preferred emotional
support needed in
every area of your
home.
But remember: the
interior and
exterior designs of
your home are not
fashion statements.
Therefore, you'll
want to disregard
current color
trends, whatever
they may be, and
choose colors that
are based upon your
own emotional needs.
Above all, never
forget that color
design is supposed
to be fun, so get
creative, be bold in
your color choices,
and live without
fear. Understanding
how color makes
people, especially
with regard to
temperature, will
give you confidence
in your choices and
help you avoid
costly mistakes.
Colors and Apparent
Temperature
Colors seem warm,
cool, or neutral.
Warm colors are
psychologically
associated with
happiness and human
comfort, and produce
warm, inviting, and
cozy feelings. They
include: red,
orange, yellow,
magenta, and
yellow-green hues.
But because these
warm hues tend to
speed up our
perception of time,
they don't feel
relaxing. Warm
colors, although
considered
harmonious, are
often tedious and
mind-numbing unless
they're used in
combination with
balancing cool
shades.
On the other hand,
cool colors make
spaces appear slick
and professional,
but their coolness
calms feelings. Cool
colors, especially
light shades of
blue, tend to recede
into the distance,
which makes them
more suitable for
backgrounds. Cool
colors include:
green, violet, blue,
light blue, and
cyan. These colors
slow down the
perception of time,
but without variety,
cool color designs
seem lackluster and
monotonous.
Neutral colors, such
as black, white,
gray, and brown,
usually have
undertones that make
them not truly
neutral, especially
when they're
affected by
lighting. Too many
neutral colors
without contrasting
depth grow
wearisome.
Choosing correct
colors is vitally
important for
creating a specific
look and feeling in
a room, and the ways
that colors affect
our perception of
temperature should
be one of the first
considerations in a
remodeling project.
(c) Copyright 2004,
Jeanette J. Fisher.
All rights reserved.
Professor Jeanette
Fisher, author of
Doghouse to
Dollhouse for
Dollars, Joy to the
Home, and other
books teaches Real
Estate Investing and
Design Psychology.
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