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Purple has both a calm yet mysterious psychological association and deeper purples and violets associate more with power and introspection. Purple in its darkest values (e.g. eggplant), is rich, dramatic and sophisticated. It’s associated with luxury, creativity, royalty, magic and spirituality. Used as an accent (secondary) color, it gives warmth and depth to a room. If you choose a dark hue for the walls, it’s best to paint only a focus wall. Painting a whole room in dark purple will be overpowering. If you’d like to paint the whole room, rather opt for lighter shades of purple.

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Bedroom: Purple bring a restful and meditative quality to bedrooms but without the risk of appearing chilly like blue. The color violet relates to the fantasy world, and a need to escape from the practicalities of life. A sensual and dreamy purple bedroom will restore a little balance to an otherwise extremely logical and practical individual.

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Bathroom: A purple bathroom will relax you and relieve strain. Too much violet can cause melancholy and fatigue so be careful to not overdo it.

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Living room: Rich purple hues (e.g. aubergine and plum) will create a cozy and inviting ambiance in the cold months. Lighter purple hues will cool the room down again.

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Dining room: Decorating your dining room in purple will make you and your guests feel like nobility.

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Kitchen: Purple encourage creativity. Use it in the kitchen and you might start to dream up your own cook book!

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Office: It is associated with wealth, prosperity and rich sophistication. A good color to help fuel your ambition.

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How NOT to decorate in Purple: Loud shades of purple does not play well with loud shades of other color combos.

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