| Colors make you feel a particular way when you | | | | mixing it with less intrusive colors like the blues |
| associate them with certain actions. The color red | | | | and grays. By combining an aggressive color like |
| is a very emotional and sometimes aggressive | | | | red with a passive, cool color like blue, they |
| shade. It's the color of fire and blood so it is | | | | balance each other. |
| associated with war and danger in addition to | | | | You'll also want to avoid using red in rooms where |
| passion, desire and love. Red enhances | | | | you spend a lot. Places like the bedroom or the |
| metabolism and can alert our senses. That's why | | | | living room are best suited for cooler, more |
| it's the color used for stop signs and stop lights. It | | | | relaxing colors.Being surrounded by an intense |
| stimulates us and allows us to make quick | | | | color like red can begin to affect your mood after |
| decisions. But this is generally not a vibe you want | | | | awhile. You will also want to avoid using it in |
| going on in your house. | | | | rooms where you might have heavy discussions |
| However, because of the impulsive nature of the | | | | like, again, the living room or even the dining room. |
| color, it's one that needs to be used sparingly. You | | | | These are places in the home where you'll want |
| don't want you or your guests to feel | | | | to keep your head. Remember that red is capable |
| overstimulated. Red can make us feel romantic | | | | of affecting your judgment. |
| but it also has the potential to cloud our judgment. | | | | Reds are at their best when used in rooms like |
| For this reason, you should not paint a room | | | | the kitchen, pantry or a formal sitting room. |
| entirely red. It is simply too overwhelming. It's a | | | | Because you don't spend a lot of time here, you'll |
| color best used as an accent or paired with | | | | be able to enjoy the room without letting it take |
| another color in equal parts. Pure reds are best | | | | over. Also, because red is a stimulating color it will |
| used for accent walls in a room. If red is your | | | | increase your appetite. Blue is actually known to |
| favorite color this allows you to use it without | | | | suppress the appetite so you won't want to pair |
| burning your retinas every time you enter a | | | | red in a kitchen with blue. Try a lighter orange or |
| room. | | | | cream color. |
| If you're dead set on using a lot of red, try | | | | |