Walls are a constructive element, but they also have symbolic value in our lives. Walls represent an obstacle in space and, metaphorically, remind us that everywhere there is a “so far”, a limit. In this article, we will pay attention to the color of the walls and their influence on emotional health.
If you think about it, you will notice that almost all human beings spend much of their lives seeing walls around them, at home, in the office, in a hotel and in any building we find ourselves in.
- “Color is an energy that directly influences the soul: color is the keyboard.
- The eye is the hammer and the soul is the piano with its strings.
? Wassily Kandinsky-
The physical environment undoubtedly affects the functioning of thought and the organization of emotions, even if it does not seem so, the walls also speak to us.
Color perception is an excellent subjective measure. In fact, colors don’t exist. They form in the brain decoding the signals that light emits on objects. But in certain emotional states, colors can be perceived differently.
Some forms of depression lead a person to see a kind of dark halo around everything they see; other conditions, such as schizophrenia, make the color of objects bright, incandescent, or distorted.
In addition, color generates sensations and induces certain emotional states, it has also been shown that color has effects on health, activating or inhibiting biochemical and emotional processes, so the color of the walls can have some effects on people and their emotional health.
Wall color is a factor that can help stimulate or stabilize our emotions. Ideally, it would be possible to change the color of the walls relatively frequently, but as is almost impossible, what can be done is not to wear a homogeneous uniform. Color.
On the four walls of a room, two can be one color and two different, or three of one color and one of another, or each of a different color, if it is possible to establish an aesthetic balance between them.
The alternative of having several colors at the same time can be pleasant and can have a very positive influence on the mood, the walls are also an interesting alternative, especially if they represent natural settings, such as green fields or the sea.
Each color focuses differently on emotions. While some stimulate us, others calm us down, let’s look at the effects of the main colors on the mood:
Image Credits: Pascal Campion and Art Exchange