Colors Make The Home and You

Happy Tuesday Everyone,

I'm back with some more insight to decorating your home. If you had a chance to read my last post, I spoke about making the redecorating process less stressful with the use of scents. I'm happy to say that this was an indeed popular subject and people wanted more.

So today, we decided to speak about coloring and how various colors can make your home more peaceful and provide an efficient, low cost, fun way to decorate and experiment. Everyone has a favorite color, but do we know what those colors mean? Is it a way to describe one's personality? My answer to that would be yes and no as it really depends on the person you are within or the person within you that has yet to come out.

Below, I'm going to give a list of popular colors and give the meanings of them. You can look and decide how that color makes you feel and if you'd want that feeling to envelop your home full time. After all, colors are more than just a visualization. They are a form of communication. Everyone has their own definition of what colors mean to them and later I will provide reference links pertaining to my information and sources.

Black - symbolizes the culmination of everything that exists

White - symbolizes divinity and purity

Purple - symbolizes royalty or nobility and class

Pink - symbolizes fun, flirtatious and silly

Red - symbolizes passion, the heart and soul

Orange - symbolizes enthusiasm, excitement and warmth

Green - symbolizes life, nurturing, supportive

Blue - symbolizes cleanliness, purity and stability

So, when you look at the hart above, ask yourself what you want to feel when you are in your home? When you want to escape from the stresses of the world, which colors are prone to make you feel relieved when walking through your front door?

For example, we spoke about the use of sage oil as a cleanser for your home . We also mentioned plants in the home adding life and a new look to your decor. How about then adding the color green in the form of sage? These are all forms of green meaning that you have chosen to symbolize your home as clean, nurturing, supportive and full of life.

Now you are probably asking how you can achieve such a task. Are you going to have to buy a green sofa? Are you going to have to change your carpet? Wow, there goes the stress level rising. Calm down, we are going to go through a few ideas to make the transformation easy.

From reading the last blog, you should already have made great, easy progress. So, lets continue. No matter what color you want your home to reflect, you can add certain items to achieve the colorful personality you wish for.

Let's start with the walls. Contrary to popular belief that walls must be loaded down with wall decor, this is simply not true. Remember, we discussed the removal of clutter. In addition, having too many wall artifacts tends to add work later. When you hang lots of items on your wall and then take them down years later, you have exposed the dirt and dust o your walls.

One nice way to give your walls a face lift are wall borders. It is inexpensive, offers variety, and easy to apply yourself. Now if you are the bold type and really want to make a statement, the latest in wall design are wall stickers. Wall stickers are easy and fun. They can also enhance your creativity. You can find variety of colors, sizes, shapes and themes at http://astore.amazon.com/styliempor-20/search/002-9020659-8432810?node=118&keywords=wall%20decor&page=1 . In addition, they are super cost effective.

OK, so we have a new wall nicely decorated and already your new look has given you a lift. But, there is more we can do here. Of course we all want nice new furniture which we know can be an expensive chore. It doesn't have to be hen we can transform our old furniture for the time being.

In our last blog we talked about getting rid of clutter and clearing space. This is especially true in the room you entertain guest the most. more than likely your living room. Get rid of furniture that's non functional and that is just taking up room. For example, you have a sofa and a love seat, 2 chairs, a coffee table, two end tables and a little space. Why not take the love seat out and arrange the chairs in a more spacious way, placing one of the end tables between the two chairs. And, you can actually remove the extra end table. You have just managed to open your living room up.

But what about the old furniture? Well, we all know that throws have come a long way. Have fun with a couple of throws and place them on your couch. Buy an extra throw and cut it to resurface the seats to your chairs. This task is easy to accomplish with a pair of scissors and a heavy duty stapler. Have fun wit it and match the coloring to your wall border in an abstract way. for example, your wall border may be a sage green, you can take your couch throws and deepen then to a forest green. And, don't forget the couch pillows right back to the same sage that's on your walls. Here's a couple of great inexpensive references or pillows and throws http://astore.amazon.com/styliempor-20/search/002-9020659-8432810?node=118&keywords=throws&page=5 .

Okay, this is all fine and dandy you might say, but what about that floor. Well, no matter if you have carpeting or hardwood or even tile, an area rug is always great. Depending on the type of floor you have, you may need to seal the corners and edges down with double sided adhesive. However, make sure that the area rug you get is the opposite in color from your walls and furniture throws. there is such a thing as too much. Let's use our sage and green as an example again. So you have sage on your wall, forest green on your couch and sage on your chairs. Then you have green plants.

My preference would be to lighten the room up some and use a cream color area throw rug, dappled with gold or sage flowers or print. This is certain to brighten your room up and create a warm inviting atmosphere for guests. Here's a few inexpensive references for your area rugs http://astore.amazon.com/styliempor-20/search/002-9020659-8432810?node=118&keywords=green+area+rugs&preview=

Remember, you can have lots of fun without the stress redecorating. Just get some of that oil burning and have a great time experimenting with colors. As promised, we have a little more for you on the essential oils and what each fragrance means. Just as colors can be soothing so can oils. of course we are not able to give you a complete list, but you can get more information on oils from the book Heal Thyself for Health and Longevity at http://astore.amazon.com/styliempor-20/search/002-9020659-8432810?node=18&keywords=heal+thyself&preview=&x=13&y=20 .

Oils and their meaning:

Top Notes are the most stimulating and uplifting oils. They are strongly scented.

basil
bergamot
clary sage
coriander
eucalyptus
lemongrass
neroli
peppermint
sage
thyme

Middle Notes affect the metabolic and body functions. The perfume is less potent than that of top note oils.
Examples of Middle note oils are:
balm
chamomile
fennel
geranium
hyssop
juniper
lavender
rosemary

Base Notes have a sweet, soothing scent and a relaxing, comforting effect on the body.
Examples of Base note oils are:
cedarwood
clove
frankincense
ginger
jasmine
rose
sandalwood

All of the aforementioned oils can be used and blended together to make perfumes, soaps, candles and other items to keep you and your home free of stress.

So now that we have a few redecorating tips that are cost effective and stress free, we can move forward in our next issue on decorating your bathroom. And as an added feature, we will talk about using oils to take baths and making your bathroom a true retreat.

We thank everyone for joining and reading. We hope our information is fun and helpful. We look forward to seeing everyone at http://www.stylistemporium.com/ where they you can find the best quality and lowest cost by comparison shopping. I've added a few pictures of some items we spoke about as a reference, but remember these are my color preferences. Experiment with the colors that make you feel good.

Until Next Time

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