COLOR, COLOR, COLOR! What is Hot and What's Not!

COLOR, COLOR, COLOR!

THE PERFECT COLOR FOR EVERY ROOM

Over the past few months I have blogged several articles on the subject of color.  What is Hot! What is Not!  How you can choose your perfect color.

Just the mention of the word “COLOR” can send thousands of images through our minds.  Example, “ Orange, you might see a carrot one minute and then a sunset and then, your favorite shoes, well you get the point.

Color is clearly a hot topic with everyone of every age.  You might say “we are obsessed with color”.

What I will endeavor to do with this blog is to give you the findings of several surveys.  For instance, what are the favorite colors of people in general and then, what are the favorite colors of decorators and designers.  This will be fun so here we go!

The Favorite paint Color of the average person (not that I am saying you are average), is broken down in percentages of likes

RED- It is a fun, vibrant color and it energizes, but it was favored by only 8% of those polled.

PURPLE- It also only caught the attention of 8%

ORANGE- Though making a comeback in some areas, only got 4%

BROWN-  A meager 3%

BLACK- Is classic, contemporary, chic.  And for many “the only color” but a favorite of only 2%

PINK-  Many get a warm glow when in a pink room. And 7% like it.

GOLD-  6% is all it gets

GRAY- 6% but holds promise of coming back.

White- Only 5%, Which was surprising.

GREEN- Was runner up to the most popular at 21%. Green looks good in any light and makes you feel happy.

BLUE- Topped the list at 29%.  Blue is fresh and makes you want to take a deep breath.

Now, where do these colors go?  Even the colors that ranked low in percentage were very popular is specific rooms.  Go figure.

YELLOW- Conjures up delicious things like butter and cream, egg yolks and lemons.  It just add a sunshiny feeling!  Bright, Cheery and a fun color.  SO the room we paint yellow the most is “THE KITCHEN”!

GREEN- Fresh, like a salad.  Organic and alive.  It makes food look good.  Therefore, Our dining rooms  are the #1 choice to paint green though, believe it or not, RED came in #2 for dining rooms.  I have painted more dining rooms RED than any other color.

BLUE- Like waking up in the clouds.  There is a serenity in blue, it is calming and is the color most BEDROOMS are painted. This was far and away the #1 choice for bedrooms.

White- Last but certainly not least is white.  It can be warm, classic, timeless, airy and bright.  The Living Room is where you will find white used.  It did barely edge out Beige and Gray for the top spot in this room.

I personally do not like Beige and I prefer Gray over white.

In my next blog I will present the choices of the Designers.  What they say will be the next hot colors and once again which rooms get what colors.

Keep in mind that the colors and the rooms for them that we have presented in this article will be around for some time.  They will not change in the near future.  But if you like to be on the cutting edge then you will need to wait for the next article to pick your colors.

Ken Rader

Ken Rader Interiors L.L.C.

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As always “Happy Painting and Decorating”

Ken Rader