Colors have a profound effect on how we feel both physically and mentally so its important to keep that in mind when planning your southern style home decor. So a color that may work well in a family room may not create the mood you are looking for in a master bedroom retreat. Here are some descriptions for the moods colors create.
Red: Red invokes warmth and energy. Its a color that is associated with love, desire, and strength. It can work well in a kitchen or living room, but may not be a good color choice for a bedroom because it may affect your sleep.
Orange: Orange also is a color which exudes warmth and energy but also may induce hunger feelings. It brings vibrance and demands attention. Orange in the form of a terra cotta shade can make a beautiful color for a southern kitchen.
Yellow: Yellow invokes hope and imagination and is sometimes used in a sign of friendship. Yellow makes a beautiful choice as a backdrop for almost any room.
Green: Green is a color that soothes and brings about a sense of renewal. It is a predominant color in nature and is associated with spring time and generosity. Green is a good choice for southern living room areas, powder rooms, and southern bedrooms.
Blue: Blue is a color which brings a mood of peace and tranquility to a room. Blue can slow the appetite and lower body temperature. It is also associated with harmony, order, loyalty, and cleanliness. Blue is a great color choice for a southern bedroom.
Purple: Purple brings feelings of royalty, nobility, mystery, spirituality, wisdom, and passion to a room. Southern bedrooms look spectacular in shades of purple.
White: White symbolizes purity, balance, goodness, cleanliness, humility, peace, and innocence. Accents done in white can bring a look of peace to a room and ground the room. |
