Brighter Colours In The Home

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31764, 22 August 1968, Page 11

Brighter Colours In The Home

Colour brightens the family environment, adds a touch of splendour to the home and lifts the spirits of the homemaker as she goes about her daily routine. Create a cheerful background with paint. Light colours reflect more light and make things seem larger but lighter in weight Dark colours absorb light and make things look smaller. Bright colours make areas seem larger than they are. They attract the eye, and can be used to draw attention from unattractive objects. The warm colours are reds, oranges, yellows and yellow-greens. The cool colours are blues, violets, blue-greens, blue-grays. Add Light In the bedroom, try paint tag the walls a favourite colour, then accenting with small quantities of brighter hires in draperies . and accessories.

In the kitchen, add light by painting countertops and cabinets white or a light colour. For interest, use a bright colour inside the cabinets. Or choose a tint of a favourite colour for walls, using a complementary deeper shade for cabinets. Provide a glamorous setting for everyday china by painting the inside of cabinets a striking, contrasting colour. Yellow Stimulate* To brighten a dark hallway, use light colours on walls and woodwork. Put sunshine in washdays by painting the laundry room a warm, sunny colour. Shades of yellow are stimulating; shades of pink are flattering and cheerful. In the livingroom use deep-toned hues to accent light wood furniture, and light shades to bring out the elegance of dark finishes. For the bathroom, choose cheery, flattering colours. Walls in delicate pastels can be accented by towels and accessories in brighter hues.