Choosing Color
What's the first thing you notice about a room?
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The color, of course, which generally determines the mood of the room. The National Kitchen and Bath Association provides these general terms and ideas that you should know when deciding on color:
Color terms
There are three categories of colors: primary colors (red, yellow and blue), from which all other colors originate; secondary colors (green, orange and violet), which result when two primary colors are combined; and tertiary colors (yellow-green, yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet and blue-green), which are derived from the combination of a primary and secondary color.
Color's power
You can make a small room appear bigger and more open by using light colors. To make a big room more cozy and intimate, use darker colors. Use one color throughout a room to camouflage unattractive structural features.
Color's emotion
Every color creates a certain feeling or emotion. Intense red, for example, attracts attention and causes excitement. Try it in a dramatic formal dining room. Soft yellows can be cheerful and feel sunny. They�re great for rainy, gray climates. Green, which is associated with nature, can be relaxing and reassuring. Blue is calming and relaxing, making it a popular choice for baths. Black can be frightening, exciting, elegant or rich, depending on its use. And white�s mood, which can be sterile or refreshing, depends largely on the colors paired with it.
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