Color affects all of us every day of our lives, even during our very earliest childhood years.  Studies have shown that babies respond to bright primary colors better that pastel and subtle colors.  As we age our preference of color will also change and continue to change through our educational experiences as well.  Color influences many things in our lives and has great importance in the interior design of our home.

Do you find yourself gravitating to a certain color time and time again?  A persons favorite color can provide intriguing clues to his or her personality, therefore is very important in the selections you choose for your home.  Psychologist agree, that different colors may havedifferent influences on different people, depending on their past and related memories.

When you are working with a designer to create your perfect space, they will take many things into consideration.  This process is very important when trying to achieve your own personal space that will make you feel at home every time you walk through your front door.  First, your designer will start creating your color palette that will flow throughtout your home in a visually pleasing way.  They will need to determine the colors that you like and gravitate to automatically.  Your closet and your garden will be great spots to get inspiration, this tells the designer what colors you like to wear and feel good in and also colors that bring relaxation and are pleasing to your eye.  After they have gathered information on color likes and dislikes, they will look at the enviromental aspect of the project.  They will look at the amount of natural light your space will get.  They will also consider the location, for example if you live in the woods with trees what color do you see out your window at different times of the year.  Also if you live in a fifth floor condo with urban buildings as a view they will consider that as well.  Attention to detail will be very important in this process to make the entire design come together.  The next step will be the adjoining rooms that will inflence the decision.  They will determine the furnishings that will work in the total design.

Our homes are about relationships, the relationships of it inhabitantas, the room function and the visual relationshps that create warmthand comfort to those who enter.  The decor in the rooms of your home should tell its own individual story.  The way the color palette flows between rooms in harmony will create your 'home" by relating all colors and decor in a flowing desiign of color and furnishings.  See the BEFORE AND AFTER pictures to see what an impact color can make in a room just by following a few steps to determine your color personality.  Check out the color personality test link and see what your colors are.

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