How To Choose Colours For Your House

A home is every one’s dream. While constructing a home for ourselves we always work on each and every single elements to make our home the best. Be it interior designing , furnishing, or choosing colours for the home occupies an important place in our thought process. Choosing the right colour combination is an important part of making a home. It have an effect on the positivity of the home.

Colours holds an important place in Feng Shui. It is believed that the positivity of the colours are reflected upon the positivity of the house. According to Feng Shui, it is recommended to give green and greenish tones to the rooms in the east side of the house , blue and blueish tones at the north side, Red tones at the south and white tones at the west.The south west and north east area of a house is more prominent towards earth.

So it is good do choose grey or red mist colour here. Golden colour can be used at the north west area. These are the suggestions by Feng Shui. But this not mean that it should be followed strictly. It also suggests to use lighter tones like pista green for the walls to bring a positive energy.Dark colours can be used at the outside walls of the house but should be avoided for the inside walls. Off white or grey shade cab be used instead. Even the colours of our bedsheets, pillow covers , curtains , carpet etc affect the positive energy of the house.

To an extend It is recommended to avoid the combination of blue and red at the same area. Blue is considered as the energy of water and red is considered as the energy of fire. As the fire and water doesn’t go hand in hand it is better to avoid those colour combination. Blue is not preferably suggested for kitchen as kitchen is a place of fire and the blue color refers to the energy of water. It is also said that the Gas stove and kitchen sink should not come in a same line as fire and water don’t go together.

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