Shades of blue for every room in your home

Psychologists often say that blue reminds us of the sea,sky, and heaven. That’s why it feels so calming to the mind and body. And I think we would all love to live by the sea. So with the ever-trending blue, I'm sure there's a hue out there that suits your style and personality. From beautiful, sophisticated, royal deep blues to light baby or hardly there blues.

Here are just a few examples of how you can use blue to create a soothing environment in your home or office:

Is blue your favorite color and want to use it all over your room? Proceed with caution, as blue can be an intense and overpowering color if used the wrong way. To help bring the soothing, calming feeling back into your room try mixing different shades of blue to break up the intensity. Use accessories, bedding, rugs, or wallpaper with blue and white, cream or gray patterns to provide some contrast within a room.

Although the darker shades of blue can be alluring, try not to over use it. It could make your room feel dark, small and intense. Pair it with yellow, gold, white, cream, or other light blue hues. But if dark is what you're going for, then pair it with some dark wood tone furniture. Here are just some of the names Dark Blue goes by - royal blue, navy blue, denim blue, electric blue, midnight blue, and indigo.

This medium tone blue varies greatly and goes by many names - aqua, turquoise, caribbean blue, teal, robin's egg blue, azure, steel blue. Pairs well with rich, bold colors like gold, yellow, orange, red and greens.

One of the most popular hues, also called powder blue or sky blue, is associated with classic home design. This calm tone can enhance any decorating styles - from coastal to lodge, vintage to modern,and rustic to elegant. This soothing shade goes with most decorating styles. Light blue can vary from pure blue to gray.

To add a bit of contrast, pair it with apricot, yellow, forest green, or sage green. Spice it up with accents of tomato red, orange, electric blue, or bright green. It also goes well with gold,copper,tan, brown, and caramel, which are almost opposite blue on the color wheel. One of the perks of using light blue is that it goes with all tones of woods, from darkest ebony to lightest oak.

Thinking of painting your whole room blue without it looking overwhelming? Try a lighter hue of Blue-Gray. It's subtle and can be combined with white, cream, gold, grey and white. The softness brought by this color combination is ideal for bedrooms or bathrooms to create a soothing atmosphere. You can enlarge a room by painting a wall a light shade of blue or blue-gray. Blue-Gray helps you create a cool, calm interior that soothes the senses.

There are various ways to incorporate blue into your home or office. Start small with blue accessories or window treatments or go big and paint a blue feature wall. Whatever it may be don't be afraid to explore color. Remember, with paint you can always paint over it and curtains can be easily replaced. So have fun! Let today be the day you explore color and design a room you love. Your taste never goes out of style in your own home.

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