This is how paint colour in your home can a ect your mood By Lauren Taylor, PA
A colour expert shares how the hues on our walls can impact how we feel. The colours on our walls at home affect how we
And in our homes, it is more important than
feel much more than we realise, according to
anything to get it right.”
Marianne Shillingford, creative director at Dulux. And spending more time at home during the last Whether you need a mood lift, a creative space to
two years means many of us want to make
think or calming place to chill out, throwing some
changes to reinvigorate the space we’ve become
colour on the walls can make all the difference, she
overly familiar with. “Adding little pops of colour –
says.
rather than completely redecorating – is something that’s achievable and changeable
“We Cll our wardrobe with colours that help us to
without being overwhelming,” she adds.
become something when we need to. We use colour if we’re going out for a wedding or a big
This is what Shillingford suggests you should do to
celebration, we’ll put on more colour than we
evoke different moods using paint…
normally would if we went into the ofCce,” Shillingford says.
To create a stimulating environment…
“So we use colour all the time as a language to
“Red is the colour that has the longest visual
express the way we feel, or how we want to feel.
wavelength – it draws your attention. Red has long
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