An Introduction to Color in Interior Design and Decorating

Color is everywhere we look; there is no getting away from it. It has been with us since we were born and our parents used it to show others what sex we were.

Pastel pink booties for a girl and baby blue for a boy. How quaint!

From there, we grew and began to experience our environment, both interior and exterior. Outdoors we learnt that the sky was blue, the grass was green, the roads were grey, that mud was brown and flowers – well flowers they encompassed all the colors of the rainbow.

Indoors, I am sure that we all have something from our childhood memories of our homes that we vividly remember. For me, it was white wallpaper with pale blue flowers, bold geometric horizontal striped curtains and a clown duvet. Blue was my favorite color, but I tired very quickly of the flowers and as I grew into my teens, I had nightmares from the scary curtains!

Many people fear color but we cannot remove ourselves from it, as everyday we experience new combinations, from the food we eat, the clothes we wear, to the books and magazines we read. All these growing experiences have influenced and created our taste and molded the style we have today.

Therefore, we already have a close personal relationship with color and have no need to fear it, we just may not realize it. We may feel afraid to break the “neutral” mold and exude some of our personality into our homes, afraid of what people will say, or just do not know how to do it. This web site and our ebook on color will give you the confidence to start experimenting with color.

Introduction to Color in Interior Design and Decorating Continued

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