Colors and patterns are impactful. They can directly influence the mood and look of your space. Depending on how you use these design tools, you can make a room feel dramatic, calm, tall, or wide. With the power of color and pattern, you have the ability to transform a room, making it feel spacious or intimate, all while adding your personal style vibes.

Let's unpack three reasons to use color and patterns in your homes…

Reason #1: Color Impacts Energy & Emotions

It's no secret that color can affect the human brain, stimulating emotions based on the hue and tone of shade. Warmer colors, such as reds, pinks, oranges, and yellows, can stir feelings of passion, anger, power, and comfort. 

Cooler colors, such as blues, greens, purples, and greys, can elicit calming, hopeful, and peaceful emotions. It's important to choose colors that speak to and inspire you to ensure that your energy is positively captured and the simultaneous emotions conjured up reflect that.

For more tips on designing with color, read Designing with Your Favorite Color. 

Reason #2: Patterns Add Personality & Interest

Patterns can add visual interest, create atmosphere, invoke emotions, and enhance spatial perception. From inviting movement to introducing pops of color to inviting glimpses into your personality, patterns can be used to provide interest in a room.

The overall feel and depth of a space can be guided by the use of patterns, as well as the way in which light reflects within that same space. Plus, pattern is a fun way to impart your personality while creating interest and mood.

Reason #3: Colors & Patterns Create Harmony and Flow

By adding complementary colors and patterns within your home, you will create harmony and flow. I recommend using a color wheel to guide you in choosing your color combinations. As for pattern, it is always good practice to take color, texture, shape, form, and movement into consideration when pairing with your chosen colors. Once you find this balance, your interior will bring forth a sense of peace and calm, creating your aesthetic vibe.

Picking a perfect color and pattern palette isn't easy, and it's the precursor to design paralysis. If you or someone you know is feeling stuck in this process, please feel free to reach out, as I am always here to help. My Whole House Color Palette is designed to get you unstuck and to get my help in creating a perfect whole house palette for you that will have people coming in saying "wow" in the best way. 

Selecting colors and patterns should be fun and, much like style, a way to tell people who you are without having to speak. Color and patterns are your friends, so embrace them and unlock a new world of possibilities within your home. 

Warmly,
Celeste