Color codes at your home II
Stick to less than three colors, prints or textures in a small room and keep your decorating muted for serenity. If another room is visible through the room, try to create a harmony between their colors. Areas can defined in a very large room with subtle changes in the color of walls, White walls can be a good backdrop for your artwork or display of collectibles. In any case light and cool colors seem to add space to the room while warm and dark color shrink it and make them look cozy. Color trends keep changing, so it may be wiser to opt for a classic palette appropriate for the size, comfort level and function of the room, and then experiment with furnishing and accessories, which in any case constantly need updating and change.
The direction in which the room is located within the home and that of the windows of the room determines the amount of sunlight that comes into the room and at what time. A window in the east brings in not so intense morning rays. This room could be used for morning activities, and color used could be in the mid range – for instance e a leaf green or even a peach to make the most of the natural light. Very dark or very light colors will tend to look either too heavy or washed out, as the case may be.
For evening gathering, room with windows opening to the west is better as they allow you to have lovely sunset views. The light here plays along well with warm and rich colors. A room with windows to the north that brings in soft daylight for longer periods of time goes along well with light cool pastel colors. The one thing to keep in mind while choosing colors is that all members of the family are comfortable with the shades as all of them have to live with these colors in close proximity.