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

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

Yellow is the strongest color emotionally; the right tone hits all our positive buttons while the wrong tone, relative to other objects, creates the reverse.

Positive aspects: Optimism, confidence, self esteem, friendliness, creativity

Negative aspects: Irrationality, fear, emotional fragility, anxiety 

(again, apologies in advance to the 'Fails')

 ...better lighting will be a huge help

This nails cheerful; love the accent wall that colored outside the lines

...almost, not quite...one large, more graphic piece of art and shorter accessories on the mantle will be less nervous

This nails confident

An alarm not necessary...varying the shades of yellow will give it some life

Gray tempers the chroma here

...feels a little like a set

Another 'nail' from Stephen Gambrel

Caption not necessary

Masterful room by Charles Faudree (we have him to thank for the many-layered look of past decades, may he rest in peace)

Images: google search

Series: Color, Mood and Epic "Nails/Fails"

Color psychology has been around since Sir Isaac Newton bent light through a prism, proving it takes light to make color. I won't bore you with wavelengths, cones and rods, but suffice it to say that color acts on either our mind, emotions or physiology.

Thought I would explore the positive and negative aspects associated with each color in words and room shots...apologies in advance to the "Fails"- at the end of the day it's your home and as long as you love it, it's all good!

Blue: the favorite color world-wide
Positive Psychological Aspects:  Intelligence, trust, efficiency, calm, serenity, reflection
Negative Aspects: Coldness, aloofness, unfriendliness, lack of emotion

Nailed it for serenity 
(and helped by symmetrical furniture arrangement)

Oh...my...

Perfection from Stephen Gambrel

 This is how you do saturated color

This just feels chilly 

Images: atlantahomesmag.com,googlesearch