Room color psychology: How does color affect your mood and energy?

Have you ever felt your mood changing from one room or house to another one? If so, keep reading. If not, you just haven't noticed... yet! Next time you are in a room pay more attention and you will know.

Moving on then, the issue here lies in how the color of a room can affect your mood. And yes, it can! The power of colors is great in our lives and that is why, especially when it comes to decorating our homes, it should be taken into consideration. Colors pass messages without even having to speak and certainly, it is a "language" common to everyone.

But let's take things from the beginning...

What is the color psychology of a room?

Most people choose colors for their home according to their personal tastes, without thinking about how each color can affect their mood and thoughts daily. But each color or even different color groups tends to affect us in different ways, depending on our age, gender, nationality, perceptions, country of residence, or even our current mood. For this reason, colors are the subject of study in many scientific fields.

Room colors and how they can affect your mood

If you're thinking about what color to paint your bedroom, what color palette to choose for furniture and various decorations, or just want to learn more about how each color affects your mood, you're in the right place. Carefully read the following...

Neutral colors

• White: White is a timeless color that exudes calmness, clarity, elegance, purity, and of course cleanliness. It also makes the room look larger and more spacious. It can be a canvas for creativity, as it can be perfectly combined with all colors, giving a completely different effect every time. (Ideal for all areas of a home, even the bathroom)
• Black: A few touches of black can make a big difference, while also giving a special depth to the room. Mysterious and sophisticated black is not just a color but represents the absence of light. (Ideal for all rooms in a home, but in small doses)
• Grey: It is a color that brings comfort and warmth, also known as the color of neutrality. And this is of course confirmed as it is a perfectly versatile color. On the one hand, in lighter shades, it is timeless and classic. And on the other hand, its darker shades are modern and striking. The right combination of grey can be captivating. (Ideal for all areas of a home)
• Brown: It's an earthy color that adds warmth, a sense of coziness, and friendliness to a space while bringing elegance and sophistication. It is a classy color with seriousness and solidity, which can create a special aesthetic in a room when used intelligently. (Ideal for all areas of a home)

Warm Colors

• Orange: A color that evokes excitement while promoting activity, energy, and creativity. It is a pleasant color, which, on top of everything else, works positively on the appetite and helps digestion. Moreover, it has been identified, rightly so, with optimism, imagination, dynamism, and general happiness. Combined with brown, it can be made warmer, friendlier, and cozier. (Ideal for the dining room, a room dedicated to fitness, the playroom, even a teenager's room)
• Red: This is an intense and powerful color, which raises the energy level of a room and at the same time, it can stimulate love, passion, drive, strength, or even anger. In addition, on the negative side perhaps, it has been shown to increase blood pressure, speed up breathing and increase heart rate. (Ideal for the dining room, living room, and entrance hall)
• Yellow: It is clearly the color of joy, which uniquely captures a sunny day full of smiles, excitement, and positive vibes. Inextricably linked to spirituality and communication as well. Beware though, because in excessive doses things can change a bit, as long as yellow is often identified with certain negative emotions such as jealousy or anger. (Ideal for living room, bathroom, kitchen, and dining room)
• Pink: This color is associated with emotions and, those of love and kindness. It is also proven to enhance creativity, and in spaces such as the living room, it can emit feelings of hospitality and trust. (Ideal for living room, office, bedroom, and children's room)

Cold Colors

• Blue: This is a soothing color that lowers blood pressure and slows down breathing and heart rate. For many people, in a room with the most "Greek" color, reminiscent of sea-sky-island, time seems to pass faster, eliminating the feeling of boredom and enhancing inspiration and dedication. In fact, it is also a color, which can help you with insomnia and improve the quality of sleep, which is why it is often found in bedrooms, in various shades. (Ideal for bedroom and bathroom)
• Green: It is, perhaps, the most restful and balanced color, as it offers calm and relaxation, relieves stress and nervousness and is said to improve fertility. It also represents harmony, health, an "uplifted" mood, and good luck. (Ideal for bedroom, living room, kitchen, and office)
• Purple: it is a sophisticated and majestic color. Its darker shades exude luxury, intense magnetism, and even mystery, while its lighter shades exude calm and relaxation. Certainly, combining it with gold can elevate a room and give it even more aesthetic value, while pairing it with more intense shades such as lime makes the room more modern and playful. (Ideal for bedroom and office)

Finally, if you are looking for colors to paint your house or a specific room, or if you are thinking about what color to choose for your sofa or armchair, before making the final decision, it is important to consider the following: "What mood do I want to create in this space". Then, having answered this question, you can choose the right color (or combination of colors) for the room in question.

So, don't forget that the right choice of colors in home decoration is much more important than the superficial aesthetics that everyone can define, even arbitrarily!