Capture the earths beautiful colours and bring it into your home. The inspiration of nature to transform us, infusing all of our senses, becomes evident through these vivid hues.

Do you feel happy and peaceful when you walk into your bedroom, or when you’re about to prep for a study session, if you’re feeling otherwise it may not be your willingness to open those books and get off to a good study session. Your surroundings and colours contribute to quality of sleep, stress levels and moods.

If you’re a student these colours presented in the following photos may help you feel more positive and increase your willingness to tackle those study books, after all not everyone has the attention span of a cat, some of us are gold fish when it comes down to putting in the hard work. Cluttered rooms may also be a factor, it may be time to clean out and paint those walls – now for the photos below:

Our complimentary pick for today is the colour Turquoise Green, with the wall, bedding, mat and lamp shades of Gray all the way to Blue.

The meaning of the colour Turquoise is open communication and clarity of thought, which may help you broaden your attention span and have a enhanced study session.

Gray with Turquoise Green

Grayish Blue with Turquoise Green

Baby Blue with Turquoise Green

and finally Deep Blue with Turquoise Green

Turquoise Green won’t necessarily look good on bedroom walls, but it’s a must for complimentary decor such as curtains, pillows or even your chair.

With so many possible colours, choosing a colour scheme can be a little overwhelming so here are some tips to help you choose the perfect colour for your home.

First consider what you’ll be using your space for and the mood you’re trying to create.

Warmer colours are stimulating and create an intimate feel suited to social areas such as lounges or dining rooms or for a more calming and relaxed environment, possibly for a study or bedroom you might want to consider the use of cooler tones.

The next thing to consider is the colour scheme for the room, you may have existing colours in the room you don’t want to change such as furniture in which case you can build your colour scheme around neutrals.

It’s versatile and will not clash with the existing colours, if you want to introduce more colour you can mix light and dark tones of the same colour to create a tonal scheme for an modest and delicate look.

If you want to add a second colour, choose one that complements the first. To find paired colours you can use a colour wheel, complementary colours sit on opposite sides of the circle, so if your furniture is green you can create a complementary scheme with red or purple.

Finally if you’re feeling a little adventurous, a triad scheme uses equally spaced points on the wheel allowing you to introduce even more colour into your room.

An important consideration is the light colours in a south-facing room will appear warmer than a north-facing room, make sure you check how your chosen colours look in both natural and artificial lighting.

Once you’ve settled on a scheme, the best way to narrow down your selection is to try out some colours, Meridians Paints samples allow you to quickly try a desired colour within your room.

Leftover paint can become dangerous if not disposed of correctly.

If you have any leftover paint, thinner or other chemicals, they should never be poured down the drain or otherwise disposed of carelessly. Leftover paint in usable condition can be donated to churches, schools or other organizations. To determine if old paint is still usable, stir it with a paint stick and if the paint is smooth, it is still good! Empty cans or those with a small amount of water-based paint in them should be left open and allowed to dry in a ventilated area, out of the reach of children and pets. Cans with dried paint may be discarded with household trash.

This may not be art, but painting with patience will give you better results.

When painting windows, doors and trims – generally, use more delicate strokes with less paint on the brush when painting for those tiny details.

Windows – Mask off the glass panes. Use a small trim brush to paint the dividers from top to bottom. Paint the window surround areas next. Then use an angled trim brush to paint the face trim around the window.

Siding Trim – Paint trim from the top down. Use the largest brush that fits the trim you’re painting.

Take care that paint doesn’t “glob” or drip as you work in crevices and joints.

Doors – If the door has raised inset panels, paint those first. Then paint the door surface surrounding the panels.

If you have a small entryway, bathroom, powder room or other small area to makeover, you may be wondering how to paint small spaces. The basics are the same: painter’s tape, a paint brush and a roller, but a few considerations can help make the job much easier.

Painter’s Tape

A lot of people use painter’s tape for any paint project they do, but it is especially helpful in small spaces. It can be difficult to maneuver when there isn’t a lot of space to move around in, and the limited mobility makes it difficult to find a comfortable angle for painting. Tape everything off: baseboards, windows and doorways, ceilings and anything else you need to protect from paint. Then even if you can’t easily reach a space and your painting gets a little sloppy as a result, your lines will remain crisp and clean once you take the tape off.

Short-Handled Paint Brush

A paint brush with a short handle is great for tight spots. A 2″ angled brush is a good all-around choice, and actually, you won’t miss the handle. If you’re only going to own one paint brush, make it this one.

Mini Paint Roller

Standard rollers are great for covering large expanses of walls quickly with a nice, smooth finish. In smaller spaces though, it can be difficult (or even impossible) to fit the roller on certain expanses of wall. Mini paint rollers are not as wide, coming in at 3–4 inches instead of 9, and you can choose a skinny version too. A little paint tray to match is nice, but a standard one is just fine if you already have one on hand.

Colour is personal there’s no right or wrong colour if it works for you.

I had a bit of a mood crisis when we bought our brand new house. I didn’t wake up on the wrong side of the bed and it wasn’t that I didn’t like the house. It was the walls. They were all painted a dull pinkish beige. The colour I came to refer to on my blog as “swine” (tongue-in-cheek) actually made me feel a little uncomfortable when I’d walk in the door. With a swine-coloured backdrop, everything in my home felt wrong and out of place.

My home was cold and uninviting. I felt out of sorts because I didn’t feel happy or peaceful when I walked in my front door.
But for someone else, that dusty beige-pink colour might be the perfect neutral backdrop. In fact, I had a pink-lover send me an email recently defending “swine” and cautioning me that the beauty of a colour (or an animal like a pig) is in the eye of the beholder. And oh, how I agree with that! I had to smile to myself, because I really have nothing against the colour pink or even against pigs. I like baby pigs. It is just, for me, in my house, with my furniture, pale-flesh-under-belly-of-a-pig coloured walls didn’t create the feeling I wanted. And it is my home after all. I am truly a believer in creating a mood you love in your own home, regardless if it is popular or one of the top colours of the year.

If you Google “creating a mood with colour,” you might get conflicting advice. The general suggestions of a colour consultant, a professional decorator, a magazine article, or a scientific study cannot tell you for sure what impact a certain colour will have on you.

Paint colours and the mood they evoke are very personal things. One person might look at an all-white palette as peaceful, while others might find it boring and lacking in energy or personality. Some people like to see contrasts in paint colours because it gives visual excitement to a room. Other people find contrasts or bright colours too jarring and unsettling. Dark rooms might feel warm and cozy, or sad and dreary, depending on who you ask.

When someone tells me they want a “calm” room, I have to dig a little deeper to understand what they really mean. I’m pretty careful to not give my colour advice without listening carefully and trying to see a palette through their eyes. The intensity of the colours can bring about different reactions based on a person’s past experience or even current emotional state, so it is important to test your own tolerance to a colour palette or depth of the shade before you choose your paint colours.

There are many other factors that need to be considered in creating the right mood with colour, including what you will use the room for and what other elements are reflecting light and affecting colour in the room. Even the lighting in different parts of the country can impact how a particular shade or colour makes you feel. Yet even with all those variables, I think one way to simplify choosing paint colours that create a mood you will love is to first think about the feeling YOU want to have in a particular room.

My favorite way to create the right mood with colour is to picture a place I love to go for a getaway or vacation and use that image as inspiration for my own home. I think about how a particular place makes me feel more than I think about how it looks. Then I ask myself what it is about that inspiration room or setting that feels right to me and go from there. Sometimes picturing that one simple bit of inspiration is enough to help get me going in the right direction.

I also have fun creating inspiration boards of objects or rooms I love to help me discover my own taste. The images can be of anything from flowers to food to fabric to clothing. An inspiration board can tell a lot about what colours and moods I gravitate towards and help me create the perfect palette for the feeling I’m after. You can make simple inspiration boards by ripping out magazine photos you love or create them online.  After you’ve amassed a number of favorite images, you will probably see certain colour moods you gravitate towards.

Article Author: Melissa Michaels