Colors for a Living Room

Colors for a Living Room

In addition to exposure we must consider the effect each color has on the apparent size of the room.

Take a living-room with brownish red walls, furnished in heavy oak and deep reds, browns and blues; the bookcases are filled with those rich, warm tones that bindings give. The room looks heavy, contracted and almost overpowering in color values. It is in deep major tones and is contracted in visual area.

Change the color of the walls to a soft, light tan; reupholster the furniture in blues and deep rose; replace the heavy curtains of large design with a tan, blue and brown striped material. The room seems larger by almost four feet! The books still give the deep rich tones, but there is now a greater gradation of color from the dark heavy tones up to the light, vibrant ones.

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