Archive for May, 2010

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Color psychology: Decorating with Blue

Blue is tranquil and peaceful, that’s why it’s often recommended for the two rooms that you tend to unwind in the most; bedrooms and bathrooms. It brings down blood pressure and slows respiration and heart rate. It has also been proven to reduce pain levels (a reason why most hospitals use blue as part of [...]

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Color psychology: Decorating with Yellow

If you ask the majority of people about the first thing that comes to mind when they think about yellow, they will generally answer that it’s a cheery and happy color. The truth is that yellow is an intense color and a force to be reckoned with, it’s also the least popular color on the [...]

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Color psychology: Decorating with Red

Red has been shown to raise blood pressure, speed respiration and heart rate. It evokes action and passion and is perfect color if you tend to be a procrastinator. Too much red can make some people feel irritable.
Bedroom: It is considered too stimulating for bedrooms and can therefore cause restless sleep. Rather settle for red [...]

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Colors and its effects on us

Psychologists have studied the influence of color on the mind for years. The effects can not be generalized to every society but it’s found that people from the same society are affected by colors in similar ways. The findings make it possible to tap into the subconscious of people and then to use this information [...]

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Color psychology: Decorating with Pink

Pink represents compassion, nurturing and love. It lacks aggression, although the deeper pinks can be more assertive and confident. Pink is the only tint of a primary color with a name of its own. It comes in lots of different hues (bubblegum pink, fuchsia, candy floss, salmon, peach etc) and each hue have their own [...]