Yellow Color Scheme and Home Decor

Yellow is the warm color of sunshine, summer and freshness.  It stimulates mental and physical activity, memory, cheerfulness and attention. Yellow is a color of dominance and does not occur for long periods of time in Nature. It has been proven that in large quantities such as painted wall sin a room yellow can make babies cry or cause inmates to start riots. Consider using it sparingly and not in permanent forms. Consider art work, fresh fruit, pillows, and furniture good strong elements to bring in a touch of this fresh and exciting color. This color can speed your metabolism- which is why it is often the color seen in signs for “fast food”.  It is great for any rooms that need to provoke stimulation and heavy thought processes such as kitchens and studies.

Yellow Color Scheme

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RED Color Scheme

The emotionally intense color red in North America positively evokes thoughts of joy, celebration, passion, lust, love and romance.  This color can fight with itself between representing rage and anger to willpower and courage.  It is North America’s second favorite color- the first being blue.  It can stimulate the appetite which is why many restaurant designers include red elements in their designs.  Red is the color most easily recognized by the human eye making it great for signage or standing out in a crowd.  When it comes to color theory in Interior Design and decorating red is your number one knock out!

Below I am showing the seductive and romantic side of red that added in small touches can make any space have a passionate vibrance.

Red Color Scheme

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