How many times have you been asked that question? Perhaps
when shopping for clothes, getting your nails done, or even buying a car. And
when most people are asked that question, they have a ready answer. Pink! Blue!
Green! Yellow! Red!
We are drawn to our favorite colors when selecting the
simplest of things – a notebook, a pen, a box of paper clips. I know that
when given a choice of a pen in blue or green, I will always choose green. We
often define our style by the colors we wear or in the way we decorate our
homes. When helping people make their selections for their home, I’ve noticed
that sometimes they will identify themselves as a “blue” person or a “green”
person. They are drawn to colors that they love and take comfort in surrounding
themselves with these colors.
You can easily add touches of your favorite colors to
brighten up a room by using accent pieces that compliment your décor. If your
favorite color is hot pink, are you really going to decorate your home all in
hot pink? Probably not! But pink
throw pillows might hit the spot.
While aqua might be your favorite color and you have 16 aqua shirts of
various styles hanging in your closet, a whole foyer painted in that color
might be too intense. Instead, consider adding an aqua vase in an otherwise
neutral space to inject a burst of color. Or if bright chartreuse makes you
happy, how about using it on an accent piece of furniture, like this
candlestick table.
At Atlantic Builders, we help you make your selections based on
how you will be living in your space, and are always ready to help you find a
bright spot of color in your day.
Visit our Chelsey Model at the Estates of Idlewild in
Fredericksburg and see how we used touches of color to brighten up this brand
new home.
