colors
painting didn't start tonight like originally planned, but we did spend about 3 hours hashing out more interior design details and then went to home depot to drop gobs and gobs of cash on paint and painting supplies. michelle's gonna come tomorrow morning and start working on the ceiling. in a related note, i've found a few more minor bumps and depressions in the ceiling. mostly minor stuff that normally wouldn't be that noticeable, but with the color being used on the ceiling it sounds like any spots that aren't completely flat and smooth will stick out like a sore thumb. so i'm going to go be all OCD with the ceiling shortly and try to catch the rest of these buggers and deal with them once and for all.
i have some really cool information on the psychology of colors to be used for the space. i was going to provide sample swatch images the colors we'll be using, but there seem to be some significant inaccuries in the pantone color numbers that were transcribed for me (that gold looks awfully.....black), so instead i'll just provide textual descriptions and you can use your imagination.
the general color themes for the room are yellow/gold, green, and silver:
- silver: sleek, classy, stylish, modern, cool
- green: calming and harmonious. green says balance and beauty drawing from the shades of nature
- yellow: sunshine and light yellow projects a radiant look, creating instant warmth
two of the walls will have a golden yellow base with a slightly darker gold gradient over tissue paper, darker on the top, lighter on the bottom. the other two walls will have an olive green. both of these are from the ralph lauren metallic collection. they're shiny but in a metallic sort of way as opposed to a glossy sort of way. the ceiling is this sort of metallic green that looks really slick. here's some psychology/evocation info on at least some of the colors:
- golden yellow: nourishing, buttery, tasty, sunbaked, wheat, hospitable, comfort & comfort food
- olive green: calming, sophisticated, classic, earthy
- gold: rich, glowing, divine, intuitive, luxurious, opulent, expensive, radiant, valuable, prestigious