The Soul-Stirring Power of Color
I believe that as we grow and change in our lives, our decorating preferences change as well. That’s a good thing! How boring life would be if everything were always the same!
I think the same applies to color. I love color! The last house we lived in was a cacophony of rich-coloured rooms. Think Ralph Lauren “Polo”… dark blue living room, red family room, golden yellow bedroom… You get the picture? I loved it. It was “me” (back then…).
As time has moved along, my colour palette of favourites has changed. The rich, dark-coloured rooms have been replaced with light, neutral shades. I love to play around with accent colours. Here are a few of my (current!) favourites:
Yellow ~ Happy. Smile. Sunshine. Joyful.
Blue ~ Calming. Spa-like. “Beachy”. Cottage-like.
Black and metal ~ History. Strength. Grounding.
Red ~ Energy. Conversation. Stirring.
And my current favourite colour that is the backdrop for all these other colours?…
White! ~ Fresh. Calm. A breath. Relaxing. Refreshing. New. Ahh.
I just read somewhere that “white is a shot of Botox for your house. It makes your home feel fresh and young…” I love that! Its layers of shades and textures seem soft and inviting to me. It makes me relax.
It feels like…home.
(Linking up to Songbird’s “We Love White” party)
Thanks for visiting my blog and your suggestion to wait on the table. I think that's what I'll do.
I have always loved color but recently I have come to love white too. Everything I see I paint white (except the table), Hubby is afraid to sit still too long… afraid I'll give him a coat of white.
Oh yes, every color has its merits, but I'm with you. White is my favorite.
I finally found a quiet morning to visit everybody again and actually leave a comment this time.
Thank you again for playing in my We Love White linky party!
My room has been pink (childhood), purple (teenage-hood), and now a lovely chocolatey brown. I agree, our color preferences change over time!!