A nice interior color creates a sense of well-being and stimulation, whilst a bad color creates a sense of depression and coldness. The color in the house is an expression of the individuality, the style and taste of the people who live there. There are some psychological clues you can follow to choose a color that will suit your personality.

Psychologists believe that interior color has influence over our moods and how we feel about spending time in a specific room. They claim certain colors as having specific relations.

• Yellow is considered as a bright, warm and cheerful color.
• Blue is considered restful, soothing and cool.
• Green is also considered soothing, reassuring and natural.
• Black is sleek and elegant
• Deep Purple suggests dignity and richness, while lighter violet is feminine.
• White is stylish and, like gray and black, it magnifies the effects of other colors.
• Red and orange are exciting and will make a person feel uneasy if there is too much of them in a room.

These basic associations need to be taken with a grain of salt when choosing your interior color scheme. Cited: Assortment, 2010.

If you want more psychology color tips, click on the following links.

• Duraline
• Essortment 
• About.com
• Housecolorschemes
• Interiordezine
• Zimbio

Updated: 23 February 2010

by Zanele Matshotyana