Series: Color and Mood - Red "Nails/Fails"

Red has the longest wavelength in the color spectrum, so it is the easiest color to see - hence red stoplights. A classic in dining rooms, red is not for the faint of heart in living rooms and bedrooms. I leave it to you to determine if you have a "fight or flight" response to the following images...

Red: Physical

Positive aspects: Excitement, strength, courage, warmth, energy

Negative aspects: Aggression, defiance, strain

Great techniques run amok (lacquer and nailhead on walls)

...this is why I'm not a fan of the accent wall

Images: google search, AD, Elle Decor,Brian McCarthy

Series: Color and Mood - Green "Nails/Fails"

...or..."Step Away From the Paint Can"...

Who knew green was so hard to get right? Searching for room images only validated how I prefer to use it: in bits so it's not competing with the everchanging greens outside. Realizing this is my own bias, I'll resist snarky captions and let you supply your own...

Green: Balance

Positive aspects - Harmony, rest, peace, restoration, universal love

Negative aspects - Bland, ennui, stagnation, boredom

...okay, this I get...

...nope, not even Martha Stewart

...in the hands of designers

...in the hands of mortals  - yeah, I lied about snarky captions.   :)

Images: google search