Create a Mood With Color

Choosing just the right color for your home can be a daunting task. To make color selection less intimidating, many interior designers suggest considering the feeling each color inspires.

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Yellow: Hello, Sunshine

No color epitomizes cheerfulness and high energy like yellow. Intense shades such as canary yellow are extreme attention grabbers, which is why the color is used for traffic signs or in advertisements. Although associated with positivity and sunshine, it's also the most optically straining color due to the amount of light it reflects and has been known to encourage babies to cry. That being said, yellow works best when used in small amounts.

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