Feeling blue? But how? Blue is the colour of calmness, of being chill. Surround yourself with aqua or teal and how can you be anything but relaxed? Feeling seasick? Airsick? Too much blue? I find it hard to believe but each to their own. From navy to duck egg, there’s a blue for everyone.
Blue home decor is perfect for a dark room
Blue decor is an excellent choice for a dark room because the colour blue is the easiest colour to see. No, really. Blue has such a short wavelength, it has a high level of energy of visible light. Therefore, in a dark space, blue home decor will be more visible. Science!
A light shade of blue combined with a white will bring a freshness to the space. You’ll want to keep your curtains tied back and your blinds rolled up to allow as much natural light in as you can. A Perfect Fit frame can hold a Venetian blind, a Day and Night blind or a Roller blind. Perfect Fit frames snap directly onto the uPVC or aluminium frame of your window, taking up little space, and neatly assisting you in keeping control over the light you can get into your room. As privacy is often an issue with windows, Venetian blinds will be an excellent option. You’ll have full control over the angle at which you position the slats, thereby controlling your light and privacy to the nth degree.
Blue home decor will make you feel good
Blue home decor will help your mental health and your physical health. Relax amongst serene blues and watch your blood pressure go down, feel the stress ebb away from you and find a smile breaking out across your face.
Why does blue make us feel this way? Scientifically, it’s because of those short wavelengths again. Shorter wavelengths scatter more efficiently than longer wavelengths in sunlight, and this is literally why the sky appears blue. As for the sea, water absorbs longer wavelengths and reflects the shorter ones, so once again, we have blue seas instead of red ones. Psychologically, we respond to blue by relaxing because it’s such a dominant player in nature, so you can’t help but relax when surrounded by blue home decor.
The more blue we’re exposed to, the more tranquil we become, so blues are perfect for the bedroom. Paradoxically, blue is also useful for a home office. When we’re more centred, we’re more focused. It comes down to which blue hue you choose for your blue home decor.
Blue home decor goes well with …
Accentuate your beautiful blue home decor with colour combinations that dazzle the eye all the more. Brown and green – yes, blue and green should always be seen – as the other big hitters in nature, are the perfect match for blues. For the neutrals, white is classic, but blue and grey are an especially smart and subtle combination. If you’re after something more vibrant, from burnt orange to citrus, there’s an orange to go with your blue home decor.
How to continue blue home decor throughout a home
Is blue on blue too much blue? Even if it is all the different hues, shades and tones you could find? Maybe? So what do you do when you want blue home decor throughout your entire home?
How about blue as a primary colour in one room, secondary in another and the accent in a third? This basic guideline of interior design has the primary colour at 60%, the secondary colour at 30% and the accent colour at 10%. Alternatively, you could have blue accents throughout the house. That will pull everything together. Blue accents in the form of cushions, pillows, lampshades and blinds will look stunning and cohesive.
If your love for blue means you want it to dominate, you need not find yourself at sea. Different tones of blue will add depth, as will texture and pattern on those beautiful blue accessories.
However you wish to execute your plan for blue home decor, you certainly don’t need to stress yourself over it, however hard you try.
