painting painterThere are a number of reasons why you should take care when choosing the colours for your home, be it for the interior or exterior.

Designing the room requires great attention to detail across a range of mediums, though arguably the paint colour choice is the most important. Many will spend a fortune on their home interiors and exteriors, fitting with the latest furnishings and features, only to ruin it all with the choice of a colour that creates the wrong mood and vibe.

Studies in the psychology of colour have proven that different hues create different moods and can even have an effect on behaviour. This emphasises the point that you simply must get it right!

Take the time to think about the feeling that you’d like to create in your surroundings, even before you take a look at colour cards. Do you want your space to be restful and relaxing, or invigorating and energising?

For those wanting to create a tranquil space, a pale green or blue will result in the most calming of colours, making them great for sitting rooms, family rooms and bedrooms, whereby you want to feel at ease. Recently, light green and blue tints are very much ‘in’ this year, proving to be popular choices in households across the world.

On the other side of the spectrum, you may want to create a more energising space. Perhaps your office or creative space or where you eat your breakfast in the mornings? A big splash of sunshine, in the form of yellow colour can transform even the dingiest of spaces into a glorious energising room. Kitchens and breakfast areas are popular recipients of such treatment.

Tangerine and apricot colours are also great choices and make for a wonderful morning spaces. Red can also produce a similar vibe; though will need to be used more sparingly. The bold appearance can figuratively increase your heartbeat, though are also known to stimulate appetite, meaning your dining room walls or table cloth could be selected in a red range.

The tone or brightness of the colour that you opt for will play a significant role in creating mood. The contrary to brighter tones are indeed, muted and dull colours that can make a more relaxing vibe.

Creating the right mood can also be applied to your exteriors. For example, the colour of your outdoor area among your back garden, patio or dining space will need to be considered as the mood of your outer relaxing areas will be dictated by it. Your frontal exterior will also define your overall homes mood to passer-by and influence the initial visitor impression.

Ensure you use a high quality paint that is designed for either interior or exterior usage, with coats and techniques used that will ensure you have a long lasting, well done paint job. Pro Paint Painting and Decorating serve North Wales homes and commercial properties with fine paint jobs, inside and out.