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Your UltraViolet 2018 Home

Friday, June 22nd, 2018

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The color violet or purple is a very deep color in terms of color psychology. It is often linked to the spirituality and imagination. It stimulates higher ideals and spurs deeper imaginations. Those who want to introspect would do well to be bathed in this color as it stimulates deeper thoughts.

If you want to differentiate purple from violet, it is as easy as seeing one on the color spectrum and the other as merely a mixture of blue and red. Violet offers the highest vibration on the visible spectrum.

Violet may not be as intense as its cousin (purple) but it is closely and even interchangeably used with this hue. Both also have the energy needed to strengthen red hues and intensify blues.

This royal color is also linked to the world of fantasy so it is used when you need to escape the realities or practicalities of everyday life. Daydreamers are in love with this color.

Violet and purple both promote a balance of the emotions and the mind. They are known to contribute to mental stability and peace of mind. Violet is a good color to use when practicing meditation. But how would you use violet in designing your home?

Violet Interiors

Since violet is the color creativity and royalty, it is so easy to add an exotic flair to your home when you use this hue.

Use violet to add drama to your home. Surprisingly, you can also use this to create a wave of calm in the same room. Violet can also be lavender or solid plum. It can also be used as the chief color or the interesting accent.

If you want to create a stunning entryway, then use violet. You can then have the walls painted in light lavender grayish softness. A formal living room, on the other hand, can be set up with violet pastels fused with modern art.

Creating a statement means you’re ready to use a more jolting violet. This can be neon purple which you could use together with stripes of gray. This should easily give the room an edgy kind of look. Pair the mid-tone sort of purple with mustard for a livelier, hipper vibe.

Those who want a more sophisticated or lush room should use the UltraViolet Pantone Color of the Year. Pair this with white trim to complete the elite surroundings. You can also combine this color with greens and blues in softer shades to create more serene surroundings.

The UltraViolet Bedroom

Why not? UltraViolet is a delicious color that would be correct to use inside a young girl’s bedroom. Sure it’s not the usual pink but it offers the same amount of girly with a dash of maturity. If you used a mainly neutral color scheme, then UltraViolet can serve as the accent color that would add depth to your design.

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UltraViolet Exteriors

Again, why not? UltraViolet is such an interesting color. Use this with a dash of black and you would think back to the bygone Victorian era. Imagine having UltraViolet shutters, window boxes, or doors. These will instantly become cute and your home would surely never be considered as mundane.

The Eclectic UltraViolet Dining Room

Recreate the look of Midcentury when you use chartreuse chairs together with UltraViolet walls. The striking backdrop serves as the perfect frame to the colorful chairs that you invest in and the rich, wood dining table at the very center of all the action.

UltraViolet and White

This hue looks stunning with pristine white because, together, they can create a calming effect. The walls in violet and the ceramic bathroom essentials all create the perfect look for a spa-like ambience.

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It’s a Purple 2018

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018

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What color do you get when you mix red and blue? You get a most interesting hue called purple or violet. This year, this awesome color takes center stage as it becomes the Pantone Color of the Year. Ultra Violet takes the limelight with its luxurious, powerful, and magical beauty.

Purple in Color Psychology

As many people already know, colors have a way of affecting people’s psyche. As for purple, it is a color that’s known to calm the nerves. It is also known to trigger a person’s creativity as well as spur calmness over the mind.

Bright purple, in particular, is seen as the color of royalty and having a vast amount of riches. Dark purple, on the other hand, is the color of sadness and even frustration.

Compared to primary colors, purple is not used as often in decorating or designing homes. Yet when used, this color is no less than the symbol of quality and royalty. In fact, many businesses who want to be recognized as luxurious brands tend to consider purple as their company or logo color. Examples of these are the Hallmark logo, Cadbury, Yahoo, and the LA Lakers.

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Purple Interiors

If you want a unique color to design with, then Pantone’s 2018 color choice should be your first option. This is a wonderful color to decorate with. Think of using lavender, lilac or other shades of this royal color. Don’t just stick with Ultra Violet even though this is touted as the color to paint your walls or to upholster your furnishings with this year.

There is so much to embrace in purple that is awesome. It is not a color that’s to be used on an accent wall alone. It can be as vast as the theme of a winter or spring wedding or it can be the accent to add visual interest in a mainly neutral home.

So, if purple is such an amazing color, why did it take this long for it to become the color of the year? Also, why are a lot of people afraid to decorate with it?

Purple can be a hue that is so powerful that it can easily overpower a space. You have to learn to handle this color with such confidence so that you won’t create chaos. Instead, you should be able to create a home with purple blended professionally and infused with care with all the other design elements.

Whether you love or hate this color, the truth remains that it is the star hue this year and you’ve got to learn how to decorate carefully with it. Of course, it would be unwise to paint an entire bedroom with glossy purple.

For anyone who is looking into using purple, you might want to begin with lighter shades first. The lighter the shades, the less overwhelming they can be. Begin with accents in purple. If you’re feeling more confident, then you can go ahead and paint an entire wall purple or have the couch upholstered in purple.

Your wall’s decorative elements will also play a huge role this year. These can also become more interesting if purple were to become the contrasting color. Contrasting hues of purple are gold or lime green, even yellow. You can also do the ombre effect by using lighter or darker shades of purple for your chairs and other furnishings. Wall décor, side lamps, frames, and artworks can also come in bold purple hues this year. Just make sure to blend them properly with the rest of your design elements.

There is no denying it – purple is trendy this year. When you are looking forward to having a spectacular and fashionable interior design this 2018, then this is your jaw-dropping, go-to color. In a nutshell, here are some suggestions where you can use purple –

  • Purple accent wall or walls
  • Purple ceiling
  • Purple throws
  • Purple rugs or lilac carpeting
  • Purple bases for your lamps
  • A purple door (why not?)

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The Color Purple – Why It’s More Than a Non-Spectral Color

Tuesday, October 4th, 2016

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Purple – just like any other color – can have many different meanings. As a homeowner, it is your privilege to know what colors are, what they’re made of, which colors best team up with which, and what emotions are invoked by each.

Knowing what the color purple can offer is also the duty of interior designers to learn. This is because they are the experts that many clients rely on. Through them, homeowners can make informed and educated choices regarding colors and how they can be used in their dwellings.

If you want to use purple in your kitchen, for instance, you need to find out whether you can use it subtly or more frequently. Look at elements where you could use purple and places where you’ve never used them in the past – wallpapers, fabrics, even accessories.

Purple can mean a lot of things. It could be restful, serene, elegant, spiritual, reverent, and calm. Yet it can also be philosophical, overactive, and creative in the right hue.

Royally Purple

Purple is a regal color this is why it is not commonly used in many homes. There are various forms where you could use this beautiful color. You could add white to come up with a tint that’s unique – lilac, mauve or lavender are all wonderful tints that come from the fusion of white and different hues of purple.

The more subtle or restful versions of this color can be used inside homes especially inside the bathroom and the bedroom. This is a color that promotes calmness (just make sure to use the right tint), even daydreaming.

Purple is also often used with yellow as they are hues that complement each other. These two can create a forceful statement that is both royal and dignified. Purple looks stunning on dining chairs and other pieces that feature fabrics; this is also the perfect accent color especially when used on a triadic scheme. This will blend well with orange and green as it provides a supremacy that may appear striking at first yet beautifully balances the rest of the design elements.

Purple in the Bedroom

Purple is versatile because it is a bright, fun color. It is great for different rooms in your home. You can create a beautiful atmosphere by adding purple, first, in the bedroom. Paint the walls with this beautiful color. It’s bright but also relaxing, use the eggplant shade to make the room more elegant. Use lavender in a pale shade to balance this dark color.

Take a step back and enjoy your work.

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Purple in the Living Room

The living room could evoke different emotions depending on the theme that you are trying to achieve. A shade of purple can be used as an accent wall. Actually, when you take a closer look at it, you could even mistake it as a color blue.

Use purple chairs, accent pillows and rugs. The living room becomes more exciting as you add this purple stuff. Just don’t make the mistake of using purple on every single wall or you would end up feeling woozy.

Purple Bathroom

When it comes to the bathroom, it’s time to use a tint of purple – lavender. This offers a feminine touch without being too womanly.

Purple is a relaxing hue that can work pretty well on the tub. You could spend hours in a relaxing bath as you redo the purple to a tint of lavender on your bathtub.

Deeper shades of purple could stage an air of royalty and mystery.

Again, you don’t have to paint every wall in your home with purple paint. Just know where to add purple touches and you would create an opulent-looking home with close to zero effort.

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Using the Power of Purple in Your Home

Friday, April 1st, 2016

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The color purple is an exciting color that depicts an equally great list of personalities. In color psychology, lovers of the color purple showcase personalities such as being more sensitive, understanding, supportive, gentle, and serene. This is also believed to be the color of creativity, idealism and intuition. With these beautiful characteristics, imagine what sort of home you would have if you embrace this color as a main theme.

Purple in Nature and in Interior Design

Nature shows a wide array of purple hues from the softest lavender to the pungent purple. This color is obvious in Rosie Posie – a flowering plant – and in violets, those flowers that grow in dark corners.

Purple is a mixture of red and blue. It has the capacity to evoke a wide range of human emotions depending on its shades. It is often worn by royalty as is evident in monarchs’ robes. It is also seen in spring flowers and on that popular dinosaur that sings I Love You as he dances with children.

Purple is not one of those safe colors that you can use when decorating. Browns, neutrals and grays are choices that most homeowners automatically resort to because they are predictable and easy to work with.For adults, this color is quickly becoming a part in many interior designs. The trendsetters have seen the uniqueness offered by this color that it can be seen in a range of designs from the Goth home to high schools and runways.

This does not mean that you should say no to a purple home, though. You only have to be confident and more courageous in choosing this version of violet.

Purple is a flexible color; it can be overpowering when overused or it can be passionately warm in the right hands.

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The most skilled designers are able to create the most sophisticated and playful rooms using this exciting color. If you like this color, it could be challenging to find a design professional that would be willing to work with it. Only the bold ones are able to appreciate the power that purple holds and are able to capture its beauty and apply it to homes.

There are many advantages in using purple. It will work well with cream, gold and white as well as brown, blue and gray shades.

Purple is the perfect color to use during the coldest seasons so make sure that you choose the cooler shades of purple during the hot summer months.

This can also be included in a masculine setting especially when the darker tones are used. This can effectively add richness and luxury in any room.

You will have to use purple in a way that it won’t throw off the rest of the color schemes. Its misuse could result in an undesirably dark space or association with bruises, grape candy or being a toddler.

Whether you intend to use purple as a funky, dark, light, fruity or mature element, it’s all up to you. Just remember that this can set the mood for the rest of your home. Crisp and deep shades of purple can make an engaging contrast in a white backdrop. People will surely be drawn to your furniture or accessories if you use this exhilarating color.

There are now design professionals that feel the thrill of working with purple in their interior design projects. If you are adamant in using this color inside your home, then your first question when hiring a professional designer should be – how much do you love purple?

If you can sense a flicker of excitement on the tone or right in the eyes of the design expert, then you’re practically in good hands. You love purple, she loves purple, then what are you both still waiting for?

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