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Readers Respond: My Favourite Colors for Home Decor and Why I Like Them

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In Living Room = About Carrer

Please let me know the best colour in Living room for my carrer & my Family .
—Guest Rakesh

BABY ROOM

THE COLOURS I HAVE PICKED FOR MY BABY BOYS ROOM ARE ORANGE AND BLUE, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
—Guest NICKY

baby room colors

I was wondering about light turquoise and yellow for a baby's room colors. Should the walls be yellow or turquoise? Are these healthy colors for a babys room?
—Guest Penny Leupold

share your color choices

I loved pink, light green, yellow and light blue and light purple. but i love pink the most.
—Guest nadwina

dining room color

My dining room is yellow and in the northeast corner of my home, with red drapes in the windows that face west. How can I have good fend shui in this room?
—Guest Lisa

Colors

I like sage because it gives the room an earthy feel & kinda calms your nerves. Light colors open up a room but you don't want them to be too bright because it's destracting.
—Guest M

blue room

We used to have a yellow bedroom(in our old home)and I loved it.Now married we have a blue room and Im not sure about it. Is yellow better for our love life?
—Guest heather

blue and white

My favorite colors are blue and white, I find them very calming and refreshing.
—Guest Kristina

What colors should I pick?

I am moving into a new house and am not sure what colors to pick? I do want something fresh and light. I was thinking of a light green and light purple and white walls. Would this work for a basement room?
—Guest Olivia

Warm and Cool

I'm not sure why, but my favourite colour combination is chocolate brown, rust-orange, and teal. These are the main colours in my living room now, along with beige walls. I have been told they remind people of Aztec colours, and I have to agree. For years, I have used greens predominately and wanted something different. I still love to look at greens in a home, especially a light spring-green with white, because it looks airy and fresh. In the bedroom, I like to see a lot of beige, and find it looks especially nice with a light green or blue. Somehow it is relaxing to see a bed adorned with many off-white or beige vintage-style cushions that are varied in texture if not colour. For the body, I have always been most attracted to autumn colours, because they are earthy and make me feel calm. I love to experiment with colour, and consider decorating both body and home an art form. Sometimes warm and cool colours can be combined to pleasing effect.
—Guest soul-hugger

colours

I usually like white wals. Because it brightens shadowy areas.Now that colours are in again,I think I'd like to brighten dark rooms with a bright yellow. I also love Bright green.
—Guest Jackie

My room is..........

My room is puple but i'm gettin' a bit sick of it what would be the best colour?
—Guest Hiya

hollea

clear shades of yellow, although clear golds are difficult to find. These colours promote a sense of peace, relaxation, contentment for me, particularly when BLENDED with red to rose tints.
—PatriciaGG6288

the colorof my bedroom

My room is a teal green. Is this to dark or wrong color for a bedroom. I love the color. Reading the article it says use color of skin tones. Should I repaint ?
—Guest Rachel

COLORS TO USE OUTSIDE MY HOUSE

I LIKE FOR THE BODY: YELLOW (PYRAMID GOLD), TRIM:WHITE AND FOR THE FRONT DOOR GREEN (AMAZON JUNGLE)
—Guest MEBRITT3

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