The colors in your home can have a huge impact on your mood—particularly paint colors. The shade of your walls has been shown to affect emotions: There are certain shades that will bring you down, ones that will help you relax, ones that will suppress your appetite, and a myriad more to match a number of other feelings. In honor of National Color Therapy Month, we asked Sue Kim, a Valspar Color Expert, to share the top shades that promote positivity.
"Nature and memories trigger our emotion into happiness, so finding a color that reflects your moment of happiness is the best way to connect with a color," Kim tells CountryLiving.com. "I would recommend making an image collage of photos and magazine clippings on a table and then see if there is a color that takes you back to a moment of happiness. Often we assume happy colors would be bolder hues, but for some of us, a quiet place with softer tones provides a moment of happiness."
Stay away from extreme and overly vibrant shades, as well as "muddy" paint colors with green undertones, Kim warns. Some people prefer warm paint colors, while some prefer to stick with the best neutral paint colors. Need inspiration? Here are some ideas to get you started and the best paint brands to get your project rolling.
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