Color Psychology

Did you know that the colors that surround us play a part in our well being. This has been documented during experimentation in psychiatric institutions. Architects and Designers of public spaces have for years been using color psychology to determine appropriate choices. Fast food restaurants and coffee and pie shops use orange or pink.

At times these colors are used in conjunction for excitement. They excite you to come in eat quickly then vacate the table for the next excited people. The color combination of pink and orange places one on edge.

Better restaurants are also in the business of exciting and feeding you quickly. The quicker you eat and leave, the more often the table is turned for future customers. The better restaurant does this in a subtler way by using burgundy, (not wine) the color. All related reds excite to some extent.

You will find blue is never used in restaurants except the most exclusive. This is because blue is the relaxing color. Once the customer is in the restaurant he will be so relaxed that he will converse over coffee longer than the restaurant would appreciate. Transversely blue is the perfect color to put in your home dining room. Your guests will linger and relax.

Blue may not be the best color for your bedroom as the relaxing nature of blue will put you to sleep when you may want to be excited. When you see a monochromatic blue bedroom, there is not much going on there except sleep. Every couples bedroom should have some kind of related red, peach, pink, burgundy, orange, mauve etc. Related reds combined with blue or green make a good balance for a bedroom. Blue is excellent for kitchen and all other rooms of the house for its business like and relaxing nature. If you find cooking unpleasant and nerve racking, try a pinch of blue.

Changing the colors in your home
could change your outlook on life for the better.