Publications
Partners
Colour trends will come and go, using colours that reflect the personalities of the people who live in the home will make it beautiful and timeless.
Being bold does not mean being frivolous. Choosing and designing with colour requires careful thought and planning. Colours not only impact the mood of the space, but can effect the perception of the size, scale and shape of the room
Colours behave in three basic ways:
1. Active: Active colours are warm colours such as reds, oranges and yellows, they are positive colours that inspire socialising and conversation.
2. Passive: Passive colours such as blues, greens and purples relax, calm and restore energy.
3. Neutral: Neutral colours are neither active nor passive; they rather complement these colours. Neutral colours include beige, taupe, whites, greys etc.
Passive colours such as blues and greens calm and restore energy
Also keep in mind that using light shades of any colour tend to create a more open expansive space and darker shades of any colour make a room more intimate.
If you are confident in your colour preferences and opt to go with a strong colour as your dominant colour then consider having customised shutters made in your colour of choice.
Coloured shutters make a bold and beautiful statement and the way they play with natural light when the louvres are opened and angled in various ways, adds interest and new shades of the colour to the space.
If you are unsure of how long you will keep your colour scheme, perhaps you should go with either a natural finish or neutral colour in your long-term decor investments and permanent finishes such as shutters and bring the colour into the space with furnishings, finishes, accessories and paint choices.
Don’t be afraid to bring your favourite colours into your space, fashion and colour trends come and go and it is more important to have your home represent your taste and make you feel as comfortable as possible. So be bold and create some beautiful colour schemes unique to you and your home.
For more information on AMERICAN Shutters, visit their website or Facebook page.
Follow Women24 on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Being bold does not mean being frivolous. Choosing and designing with colour requires careful thought and planning. Colours not only impact the mood of the space, but can effect the perception of the size, scale and shape of the room
Colours behave in three basic ways:
1. Active: Active colours are warm colours such as reds, oranges and yellows, they are positive colours that inspire socialising and conversation.
2. Passive: Passive colours such as blues, greens and purples relax, calm and restore energy.
3. Neutral: Neutral colours are neither active nor passive; they rather complement these colours. Neutral colours include beige, taupe, whites, greys etc.
Passive colours such as blues and greens calm and restore energy
Also keep in mind that using light shades of any colour tend to create a more open expansive space and darker shades of any colour make a room more intimate.
If you are confident in your colour preferences and opt to go with a strong colour as your dominant colour then consider having customised shutters made in your colour of choice.
Coloured shutters make a bold and beautiful statement and the way they play with natural light when the louvres are opened and angled in various ways, adds interest and new shades of the colour to the space.
If you are unsure of how long you will keep your colour scheme, perhaps you should go with either a natural finish or neutral colour in your long-term decor investments and permanent finishes such as shutters and bring the colour into the space with furnishings, finishes, accessories and paint choices.
Don’t be afraid to bring your favourite colours into your space, fashion and colour trends come and go and it is more important to have your home represent your taste and make you feel as comfortable as possible. So be bold and create some beautiful colour schemes unique to you and your home.
For more information on AMERICAN Shutters, visit their website or Facebook page.
Follow Women24 on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
