COLOR BLUE IN INTERIOR DECORATING

COLOR BLUE - Fresh and Harmonious
Cool Group - Primary Color

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Honesty, truth, loyalty, masculinity, formality, repose, tranquility, sobriety, sky, depth of sea

APPLICATION:

Application Blue is cool and soothing, recalling sky, water, and ice. It is difficult to mix and varies greatly under different lighting. More than any other color, blue is affected by the different materials it colors. Lacquer and glass, for example, have a reflective quality that intensifies blue. In deep-pile carpet, blue has great depth. Nubby fabrics soften blue. Shiny materials make blue look frosted. Light blue can give a ceiling a cool and celestial appearance. Blue can be somber, cold, and even depressing if not used effectively.

Blue is the third primary color. It is cool and receding rather than warm and vital like its counterparts red and yellow.

Blue is a key interior decorating color.

All tints of blue are a good counterbalance to the sunshine, both literal and decorative, flooding into the room. Many people share deep, abiding attraction to blue, directly related to a passion for the sky and water, and are instinctively energized through this association. What can be more celestial than ultramarine? In interior decorating using shades of blue with accents of sunrise and sunset pink in each room will compliment the out-of-doors from sunrise to sunset.

Blue color calms us down, soothes our jangled nerves, and creates an atmosphere conducive to relaxation, contemplation, and meditation.

Blue is a mature color. Most Americans choose a tranquil blue bedroom. But blue is not for everybody. Blue is a timeless and appealing color for those who feel it refreshes their spirit. A city library can take on the feeling of a beach house by the use of blue and white. You benefit psychologically and physically from the associations made between a room and an island escape, because of the feeling of expansiveness blue engenders.