Cool colors are calming: use them in private rooms
The
blue side of the spectrum, along with browns and grays and the cool off-whites, possess all the qualities of coolness in their ability to calm our emotions and focus our thoughts, like this pretty
New Orleans kitchen. While our heart may crave warmth, our head craves coolness in order to do its best work. This is why the cool blues are the most popular in the business community and represent powerful icons like IBM, General Motors and JP Morgan Chase .
Warm colors are stimulating; use them in social rooms
The reds, oranges, yellows and all the off-whites that sit on the warm side of the color wheel possess all the qualities of warmth, reminding us of fire, heat and passion. Check out the use of a terra cotta hue in the
Provence apartment shown above.
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