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The Truth About Color Schemes In An Interior Design Project.
By Shrinivas Vaidya, Fri Dec 9th
Dear friends, It is a universally accepted truth that colorimpacts human mind and therefore must be used wisely in aninterior space. There is a normal practice amongst interior designers, to use"color schemes" to enhance the beauty of an interior space. A color scheme normally has more that one color. The type ofcolor used and the type of combinations used will decide whatkind of interest the space will express when it's been paintedwith a color scheme.
Let's see what are the types of colors 1)Hot Color Schemes Primarily red and Yellow color lies in this category. Thesecolors have an excitatory effect on human mind and hence areused in spaces where human activity is rapid and excitatory. Such spaces are Circus Tents, Pubs, Sports Complexes, etc.. Inall these spaces physical activity is the primary function andhence a proper use of hot color scheme can greatly add to thequality of space. 2)Cool Color Schemes Primarily Blue and Green fall under these category. These colorstend to create a soothing effect. Because its cool nature theseare used where physical activity is of less importance. Such spaces are bedrooms, hospitals, etc... You will extensivegreen in hospitals because of its cool nature. 3)Neutral color schemes. Primarily White, Black and shades of these two i.e. Gray fallunder this category. Black and white when use with the hot orcool color scheme can shift the effect of hotness or coolness ofboth predominant color schemes. Apart from these three basic color schemes infinitecombinations of all these colors is possible which can give riseto qualities such as contrast, brightness, shallowness, etc... In spite of such enduring qualities of the color schemes ininterior design, color has a certain
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weakness built in itself. The kind of emotion the color will evoke in human mind isdirectly dependant on two major factors. 1)The quality of surface on which it is applied. 2)The qualityof light which falls on the colored surface. These two factors must never be ignored. If there is no light,there is no identification of the color itself. A red coloredsurface will look different in morning dim sunlight, afternoonharsh sunlight and evening sunlight. Also it will have some moreexciting effect if an artificial light is projected on thesurface. A rough surface painted with a soothing color such as white willhave different appearance that a plain surface painted withwhite. Also if sunlight falls of a rough surface, it will castminute shadows of the details caused because of the roughness,thus limiting the smooth effect, the white color can cause. Some designers have actually used this as a benefit to arouseinterest in a space. Apart from these every material on thisplanet has his own color. The brick exposed walls already havetheir own reddish/brown color with a rough surface. The mortarjoints between the bricks also have their own color and texture. That's why color in interior is not something, which mustbe applied or not applied, but it is only a visual element whichis already present in our environment. The space is moreimportant than the color and the appropriate color scheme willgreatly enhance the visual quality of the space attained by itsform. What does this mean? We are used to live in rectangular spaces. The rooms in our homeare predominantly rectangular in volume. But imagine a bedroomwhich is circular and also has a domical roof on top. Here the form of the space itself is so exciting, that colorplays a secondary role. Here the form of the space itselfcreates excitement, which could otherwise be achieved using ahot color scheme in a rectangular volume. That's why any color scheme in interior is alwaysdependant on the form of the space, quality of the surface onwhich it is applied and the amount of light it accepts. I hope this article was informative to everyone. Copyright Shrinivas Vaidya About the author:Shrinivas Vaidya is the webmaster ofBedroom-Design-And-Decorating-Ideas.com .Visit TODAY to get anin-depth knowledge of Bedroom Design, Bedroom Furniture Sets and Bedroom DecoratingIdeas. |
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