| Friday, December 8, 2006 |
| Finding Your Colour palette |
Finding Your Colour palette
What sort of colours attract you? These four sets of colours cover a range of colour ‘temperatures’; which do you find most agreeable? Write down the name of the set that appeals to you most.
Look at the colours around you. Which do you tend to use for furnishings, and which for clothing? Is there a difference? Remember that your personality and physical colouring is thought to determine the range of colours, and even the variation of those colours, that suits you bring out the best in you.
Think about intensity of colour. Do you prefer intense, jewel-bright colours, or muted, chalky shades? If you feel uncomfortable with to much colour, you will probably prefer hues that are mixed with black (dulled colours) or with white (pastel colours).
The quality and amount of light to feel a home needs will affect your colour sense, too. Some people cannot bear natural light to be ‘polluted’ by colour, and want to keep the home in a neutral register. For others, the amount of daylight is less important than the intensity of the visual simulation.
As you mature, the amount of colour you can take in the home can change, your taste becoming more subtle or bolder. The specific colours you are drawn to may change, but the sort of combination you like remain constant; for example, you used to love bright blue and green, now you prefer bright green and yellow.
Try not to be influenced by external colour rules; what colour are fashionable this year, or what you think you should use in certain conditions. Perhaps you feel that where you live should dictate the colours you use. But again, this tell you something about how much you wish to impose yourself on your environment and how important harmony with your surroundings is to you.  |
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