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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 [...]

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Color & the subconscious: the effect of color on us

Research shows that colors have a big influence on people’s psyches. Ever wonder why fast food restaurants seem to like the colors red, yellow and white so much?
Red and yellow stimulate the appetite, making you eat more than you intend to. White always gives the impression of sterility which in turn create the impression that [...]

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Throw pillows, good enough to eat

Decorative pillows can really liven up a room and add instant color and character. There are some really interesting and fun pillows floating around the Net. Here is a collection of decorative throw pillows out there from weird to wacky to arty-farty to just plain cute.
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Yummy breakfast decor pillows from [Sofa Garden] and zero calories!

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Sittin pretty on leather couches

These leather couches from Andrew Martin are stunning and will draw a LOT of attention! It’s a good mix of dusty old library and a little hard rocking amigo!

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Self adhesive wall stickers

Blik, manufacturer of self adhesive wall graphics, offers easy-to-apply surface graphics for residential and commercial uses. The Blik decorative wall stickers selection features large graphics, the selection for glass applications features small graphics, and the weather-resistant selection features options for vehicles.
Organic Wall Graphic by Blik Surface Graphics
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Classic Dots Wall Graphic by Blik
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Flying Paper Plane Wall [...]

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It’s like living in a Disney Movie

Now your kids (and you, when nobodies looking), can perform your favorite Disney songs and have the wacky, dancing furniture to go with it. These absolutely stunning childrens bedroom furniture from Poshtots.com will definitely steal the show.

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This fun cabinet’s body rests on the floor and the six functional drawers can be hung on the wall, [...]

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Mirrors of Illusion

These beauties are designed by Jean-Marie Massaud (available @ Glas Italia). This series of frame-less mirrors are available in two sizes; 105 x 60 and 180 x 60, made from extra light glass with degrading shaded silvering. They hang from the wall with a chromium-plated metal cylinder. The small mirror can have a degrading shade [...]