Psychology of Colors - Decorating a living room for the Subconscious

Written by Joey Lewiti


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The next most popular color in America is Green. This isrepparttar color of nature, and is almost always associated with growth. Using green is slightly more invigorating then blue, but still produces a sense of mental calm. Green isrepparttar 136077 easiest color onrepparttar 136078 eye, and is actually good for eyesight. Avoid sickly greens and use nature as your guide to mix and match colors into a green themed room.

Earth tones give a room a close grounded feeling, and can promote a sense of intimacy. They are rustic natural colors that seam simple and warm. Soft tans and browns arerepparttar 136079 colors of family, and will give your living room that feeling of home. Besides, they don’t show dirt. Greens can be matched in with browns, to create a feeling of nature andrepparttar 136080 outdoors in.

Colors to avoid in large doses are reds and yellows. Too much yellow can cause eye irritation and uncomfortable feelings. Red, while highly invigorating, is also a very aggressive color. Use of too much red could easily lead to fighting. To avoid conflict, use reds and yellows only as accessories, and only when they matchrepparttar 136081 room’s main color.

It is almost impossible to get angry in a pink room. In light tones and small doses this color gentles people’s personalities. However if you paintrepparttar 136082 whole room a wild pink you may find yourself irritated byrepparttar 136083 brightness. Instead use pink in an understated manner. Throw in pink accessories, or a few pink decorations. If you want to theme a room pink, then choose a light color that will match earth tones. However you should be cautious;repparttar 136084 more pink that gets usedrepparttar 136085 more people tend to get lazy and unmotivated.

Make a decision about what kind of setting you want to invoke, and then decide onrepparttar 136086 colors that will help get you there. Make surerepparttar 136087 colors you use will match one another. Maintain balance between different extremes, and refer to yourself often. Only you know ifrepparttar 136088 harmony ofrepparttar 136089 room is helping to bring balance into your home. You are your own best resource.



Joey Lewitin is an author, artist, and designer of home décor accessories made from imported stone. Original designs from him and other artisans can be seen at Pebblez.com – Quality Décor in Stone


Now You’re Engaged, How Do You Choose A Mens Wedding Ring?

Written by Peter Crump


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His men’s wedding ring needs to fit his personality. All these characteristics, as well as many others, bear on your choice of ring. A man with a strong flamboyant personality would be much more likely to prefer a ring which stands out. Which sets him apart fromrepparttar crowd, which says “look at me”. Onrepparttar 136054 other hand a man with a more conservative type of personality would probably prefer to say “I’m married but I’m not going to shout it fromrepparttar 136055 rooftop” with his ring.

Similarly, think about his stature. Is he short or tall? Is he large or small? Does he have long slender fingers or short stubby fingers? These characteristics also bear onrepparttar 136056 style of ring selected.

So size uprepparttar 136057 man before making a decision onrepparttar 136058 style of ring for him.

One ofrepparttar 136059 most common form of mens wedding ring isrepparttar 136060 simple band style. Often in gold or white gold, it is plain and unadorned. A simple statement of marital status and nothing else. But even amongst simple bands there are decisions to make. How wide? What colour? What type of material? New materials such as Titanium or Platinum have broadenedrepparttar 136061 choices hugely. Mens black Titanium rings really catchrepparttar 136062 eye.

Or amongstrepparttar 136063 more traditional materials sterling silver men’s wedding rings look stunning. Or brushed mens white gold wedding rings. The range of choices now is enormous.

And it’s not necessary to decide on a single material. Mens two toned gold wedding rings, utilising white and yellow gold, are popular. Perhaps matchrepparttar 136064 ring material with gemstones such as rubies or sapphires or even diamonds to create a stunning effect.

It’s perfectly possible to get custom made rings or even design them yourself. The internet offers a big range of choices and also offers rings and other jewelry dramatically cheaper than your traditional bricks and mortar stores. Several online jewellers offer a design your own mens wedding ring service so that you can design a ring that’s unique to you.

And if you want something really different why not consider celtic mens wedding bands?

The range of choices is endless, enough to satisfy evenrepparttar 136065 most discriminating couple.

And remember that for a man this ring may berepparttar 136066 only jewelry he will ever wear. The choice of man ring that you both make is a big one.

So, now you’re engaged, spend a little time thinking about what you are going to do about a men’s wedding ring. Start talking about it with your partner. The more time you spend on itrepparttar 136067 happier you will be with your final choice.



© 2005 Peter Crump. Peter Crump is the webmaster and owner of two jewelry websites. http://www.coolmensrings.ili1.com/unique-mens-wedding-rings.html A website devoted solely to mens rings, both mens wedding rings and mens rings in general.

And http://www.magic-of-moissanite.com/sitemap_1.html This website is devoted to moissanite jewelry to explain what moissanite is and why moissanite is such a marvellous jewelry stone.




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