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The Color Purple or Violet

Interior design and decorating can be broken down into many areas, color is one of the most essential.

Color can change how an interior room feels, from changing the perception of temperature, the size, weight or heaviness of the space and most importantly evoking our emotions

Therefore it is vital that Interior Designers and Decorators have a solid knowledge of colors and their meanings.

Purple or violet is not seen commonly in todays homes, it is a color which suggests royality and spirituality, so perhaps it can be a bit intimidating around the house!

However we do use it in different forms. By adding white we create a tint of purple and these colors are know as mauves, lilacs and lavenders. These softer more restful versions of purple are used in our homes, especially in bedrooms and bathrooms as they promote day dreaming and inner calmness.

 

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Purple look fabulous when used in fabrics, especially when teamed up with it's complementary color yellow. It is elegant and well balanced and perfect for a formal living room or dining area.

Purple is ideal as accents, when used in a triadic color scheme with green and orange, it provides a statement of well thought out supremecy of other color schemes, it is striking yet still well balanced.

Try using purple, it can be fun when you know how!

Below are some meanings of the color purple and for more ideas on how to use purple visit our color website, purple.

 


Color meanings for purple or violet.

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