Room Colors

Snowbird from the land of cheese -

I believe that the color of the room can have sort of an affect on your childs temperment. Light colors, like light yellows, or light blues or other light pastels may possibly give your child a calming effect and bright colors like deep purples, orange green and red may cause your child to have uncontollable outburst.

Something to keep in mind....

Comment #1 Cornelia from Furniture World -

I agree...the pastel colors are quite soothing to the eye whereas the primary colors can be a bit of an "eye opener". My 12 year old son wants us to paint one of his walls black!! That was a big NO from me...they sure do change when they get older don't they?

Comment #2 Lee from North Pole -

I like color but not too much color. We have pretty much cream colored walls in all our rooms. It just made it easier to decorate. I can remember when we started to look for houses several years back we looked at one that had a pink living room a purple bathroom and a very bright yellow kitchen. I was like ok right when I move in I am going to have to paint every single room in this house. It was the worst thing I had ever seen. I do agree that color has an affect on children too. In the school I used to teach in after we came back from summer break one year the principal had the top floor painted light pink. It looked like like a huge pepto bismal campaign but the theory behind it was for it to be calming for the kids.

Comment #3 Snowbird (1) from the land of cheese -

I agree, the darker the colors can be it can also kind of make the room feel A LOT smaller too. Nothing's wrong with dark colors but maybe keep it as a trim and then choose light colors for the rest. When i moved out of my parents house years ago, i painted my brand new apartment [which was in the basement of a house] deep green and purple. It looked like beautiful colors but... BAD IDEA, it made the rooms feel even smaller AND since i was not getting much light in from outside due to it being a basement, it felt really depressing.

Comment #4 MissCrissy from Lounging on the sofa -

This is such an interesting conversation. Here's something I found:

Paint can transform an ordinary room into a world of your child’s own. Color will influence how your child feels, so choose shades or combinations that promote relaxation, security, happiness and love. Green, blue, pink, pastel orange, and beige are all good choices. Let your child help pick the color, but stay away from bright reds and yellows which can be overly vibrant, making it hard for your child to relax, and from dreary grays, browns or black, which can be depressing and may affect your child’s mood. Paint should be freshened every two to four years, and should provide a nice backdrop for the rest of the room.

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