The Interior Blues

Blue is the overwhelming “favorite color.” Blue is seen as trustworthy, dependable, and committed. 

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 Blue is the least “gender specific” color, having equal appeal to both men and women. 

 

Roberto Giovannini S.r.l. from Italy.  Aristocratic Armchair.

 

 

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 The color of ocean and sky, blue is perceived as a constant in our lives. As the collective color of the spirit, it invokes rest and can cause the body to produce chemicals that are calming. 

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 However, not all blues are serene and sedate. Electric or brilliant blues become dynamic and dramatic — an engaging color that expresses exhilaration. Some shades or the overuse of blue may come across as cold or uncaring. 

 Indigo, a deeper blue, symbolizes a mystical borderland of wisdom, self-mastery, and spiritual realization.

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 While blue is the color of communication with others, indigo turns the blue inward to increase personal thought, profound insights, and instant understandings.

 

soane & co.

 

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“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. “

 

– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832), Faust

 

House Beautiful

 

 

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