This was so interesting. I’ve always painted swatches on my walls first to see how the color changes from day to night. Sometimes the day color looked great but at night I didn’t like it. Luckily now sherwin Williams offers little tester paint cans so I can get several colors and test them out. It’s amazing when you get the right color on your walls how it can make you feel good. Just as the wrong color just rubs you the wrong way.
I know you left this comment a long time ago, but I spent a number of my years as a house painter, and those tester cans were phenomenal for when I had customers who had trouble with deciding what the wanted. The most I ever bought for one customer was 18 different colors 😱 that was a fun job
🙄Using those tiny paint chips alone is no way to choose color. You really need a tester sample, esp. if you're hyper-sensitive & fickle about color like myself😖. Lived in my friend's condo that got Eastern & Southern sun☀️. In boiling hot LA🥵, it was perfect😁 & felt like a sanctuary. Her petite "greatroom" was in a reverse "L". Initially, she painted it all inclu. doors a creamy white. 🤔It didn't sit well with her, so she added a brownish faux treatment on top that gave it a slight stone, old world plaster feel. It was very calming. I came to love it. The walls seemed to disappear & feel more expansive. She inherited a kitchen w/ 50s pine slab doors, sponge paint impression tile (w/bright white & light cool green). She added a thin pink & white striped wallpaper on one entire accent wall that you could NOT 👀see when entering🚪or from the L/R. This gave it a very charming, cottage feel. Years later, after I moved in, she decided to paint the L/R + D/R section a light minty green😵💫. It 💯% changed color throughout the day. I absolutely HATED it all🥺, & ended moving out shortly afterwards. Clothing wise, I always gravitate to a crisp, bright white. So, in another home, based on the paint chip alone, I painted all the cabinetry & rooms in similar shade. 🧐Thinking it would be expansive. Hah... Unbeknownst to me, as no artist, it had a cool blue undertone to it. The cabinets were fine. While the walls felt very institutional & prisonlike😳. NOTHING played well w/it🤣. My 🥰dad〰️who was much more 🎨 artistically inclined〰️painted a tall chest & his 3-panelled closet door a mod, vibrant green as an accent. It can feel remarkably warm & cool depending on light. He has a hulking Thomasville canopy bed, long dresser, & two side tables in a dark brown wood that had tiny speckles of black. Everything trimmed in brass. The green was a shock😮 at first, but it actually turned out to have a handsome "Bombay Company" vibe. 🎋East meets MCM West glamour✨️. All this to say, if you're anything like me. 😱Scared of color, but who enjoys it. Definitely get that 🖌tester pot of paint. 💚Bridget from Cali☘️ (using my pal's YT acct)
I see people who think painting grey is safe, thanks for reminding everyone that is not true. Also loved, "it's not what you like, it's what suits the room." So going to use that!!!!
My in-laws always paint their walls cool greys. They get decent sun, but they use white lights at night. Even though they have fancy furniture (in whites and greys), I always feel cold when I go into their house; it's industrial or sad-feeling.
For some reason this has become very popular recently. My partner and I are trying to buy a house and we keep finding recently remodeled homes where everything (walls, floors, tiles, cabinets) are GRAY. I am not willing to pay extra money for a house that was remodeled if I am just going to have to do it again :/
“Modern” interior design has become the cheapest, and most popular style to use in homes. Chrome fixtures have been cheap for a long time, white paint even more so, and gray wood would hide imperfections of cheap wood flooring when it was a stain job rather than a factory made laminate. In a room with lots of sun/huge windows, a house in this style would truly glow, but there’s rarely a home that has a single big window in the first place. The result is that people want a certain aesthetic but can’t execute it properly bc of cost limitations.
You really made Feng Shui “sexy”. All the other channels have an old and whoohoo touch… you really made it nice and modern. It is fancy and fun to watch and learn!! Thank you for that 😊
Years ago when I rented my very own office space, and the walls were papered, and the paper was falling off, I stripped off all of the remaining paper and painted the walls. It was a space with 4 rooms in 500 square feet, to be used for families (in danger of losing their children) having meetings with professionals working with their cases. I wanted the space to be inviting and comforting. I worked with the ba gua (not being an expert) the best I could and used the principles of Feng Shui to my best ability. I ended up painting the "lobby" space, where people first walked in, that deep brown-purple. I thought it was brown; no. It was dark purply brown. The meeting room ended up being painted sage green. The smaller meeting room with a round table, dark spruce green. For my office with my desk, printers, computers, filing cabinet and storage, I chose an odd yellow-green-gold color called "Anjou pear." I was also working with Native families, and wanted to honor the colors of the four medicines: sage, cedar, sweetgrass, tobacco. I was so happy then when people walked into the office and looked around and said "oh, it feels SO GOOD in here!" -- not realizing the energy behind the space.
@@zellalaing5439The ceiling was left white and I used a strong video light panel on a light stand pointed straight up at the ceiling about 12-15" away. This caused all the lighting to be fully diffused and appear like it was coming from everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Also had 2 salt rock lamps around for the warm ambiance.
My old university room had a bright red wall and red carpets and it always felt dark and a bit intense, and now my new one has a blue wall and blue carpets and it feels just a bit calmer and more soothing IMO
Piece of great advice: No red hue in the bathroom. I can't count high enough to tell how many times my hearth stopped because reflection of light made my privates look red.
@@helenanilsson5666 I'm guessing because it always seems like you have issues with your stomach. But correct me if I'm wrong. I've never seen a yellow toilet.
You are an excellent teacher. Please do more episodes in this format. Would love to see longer versions of your furniture placement and interior design solutions.
I have always leaned towards the "earth" tones for my home and accented with the "woods" tones. For me, it's always felt warm and homey. Therefore, I want to be in those spaces. I wonder if there is a psychological reason why people lean towards certain colors...my best friend always goes towards the browns and blues...no matter what home she lives in, she redecorates to those colors. It's funny that our houses are so different, yet we are so much alike
one psychological aspect I'm personally familiar with is that warmer brighter and more saturated colors usually draw people who are undersensitive (or hyposensitive) to visual sensory information, and cooler darker and paler colors usually draw people who are hypersensitive, like me (I'm autistic and have adhd, many of my audhd friends are on the other end of visual sensitivity)
In my apartment I have white walls, which are stark when the overhead light is turned on. However I almost never use the overhead light, and the lamps and fairylights I have cast warmth onto the wall. So at night the walls look like they're a warm stone and the 50+ indoor plants also give that hygge feeling. It's so nice and cosy yet natural feeling. And then for home decor I have a couple of artworks with brown/orange/red tones, and my soft furnishings are mainly shades of muted green with a few cushions for a pop of color.
Example of using black to feel cozy in a bedroom: (We're both sensitive to light, get migraines, and love water.) My sister painted her bedroom walls black, with one third of one wall painted floor to ceiling with 7 muted stripes in the colors of the rainbow (balancing the off-center window on that same wall). Ceiling remains white, for overhead airiness and indirect light. Kept original brown-blond door, trim, window, closet, floor (new remnant of gray carpet used as large rug in center of room). Cream leather armchair, gray comforter, oak dresser. She hung a few pieces of her favorite geeky art in various sizes to balance shapes and weights. It's cozy, yet feels bigger than the room's measured dimensions.
I hate the notion that white walls is always the answer... as someone sensitive to light as well I find that wheb you have darker walls it brings more attention to windows and natural light.
@@violetmoon2552 - that sounds lovely! I've also used 'strong' colors for living spaces and really loved them. Prior to having that space I'd rented a lot and had a strong aversion to 'primer white' that most rentals in the US have.
I used to have the corner around my bed black, including a triangle on the ceiling to give it a cave-like feeling. Never slept better! Now I have a huge pride Flag on the wall and a Tapestry on the ceiling that represents the land of dreams to me and the feeling is very similar. Would also go black again but the paint is too expensive rn
My boyfriend and I chose to have mostly white walls & have one accent wall. The living room has a beautiful mossy green (my favourite colour) 💚 and the bedroom had a really nice purple (his favourite colour)💜
I would love it if you could demonstrate seasonal color. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. My theory is that color choices can incorporate and also blend beautifully when done with the scenery outside. My theory is also, if the home you're designing has a longer season (out of 4) like maybe a longer Winter, then those are the seasonal colors that should be considered first. In that way, the design honors the longest season, meaning the home will be harmonious more often than not. Your analogy and description of everything you're teaching us is top, top tier. Keep on. Thanks!
There's one room I spend a lot more time in, in winter, because of the fireplace in it. I really do need warm colours on the walls... I currently have a cool blue.
This is the best video ever on choosing colors for paint. I found myself searching for it again; the color comparison in different lighting is so helpful!
@@lebre. Yeah, Western homes are not usually facing a particular or primary direction as in many Eastern residences, so it's a bit harder to find the right space for colors and objects 🙂 Definitely appreciate all of your videos!
I don't advice on compass Feng Shui(which is the one that has to do with directions and kua numbers) but I talk about form and environmental Feng Shui, which is less about the direction, but the actual light and atmosphere you get in the room, which is always different. For example, a room facing south is generally bright, so you'd choose cooler, dimmer tones, but if there is a big building in front blocking the light, it will feel dark and cool and so you go for warmer, lighter tones,. Hope that makes sense!
❤ thank you for your explanation! I find your videos very educational, interesting and I love your humour. I'm currently reorganisating my house, swapping rooms around and I'm finding inspiration on your channel.
Thank you very much for this lesson.. I needed these information.. it's a hall new color theory and color wheel 🤩 .. I looove the way you show the effect of light with the lamps, very easy and efficient .. this can be used during the work or to explain to clients how to choose the best color that serves their needs and wants.
I wish I could show you my home. When we picked paint we went color happy. My favorite part is that we painted the ceiling a sky blue to help calm the rooms, but if we don’t point it out you would never know.
@@Kathywake23 Like light sky blue. Just far enough away from white that when you look at them next to each other its very obvious that its defiantly blue.
I have my bedroom with burgundy walls, and Carmel colored wood furniture and curtains, and some white accents (ceiling, trim, shelves, etc.) It ties into the rest of the house which is mostly earth tones, though we have a burgundy accent wall in the dining room. Much of the pallet is very rich and warm neutrals.
This is one of my favorite videos, and I have rewatched it multiple times because there is SO much information on how color can impact a space. Cliff, can you do more videos on colors (and maybe shapes)?
I added solid red countertops to my very white/grey/metal kitchen (in the sw corner) and suddenly I actually wanted to spend time in there. Kind of important when you have 6 mouths to feed 5 times a day.
We have lots of natural light, but the walls are painted polar white and it always feels cold. The artificial light is also very white-blue tinted so at night even colder. I dream of painting the walls a bit more beige-y and warmer :D I understand why so many old people like very yellow-tinted walls and furniture. Maybe they're not so aesthetic for IG photos but they feel warm and comforting to be in.
My home has a black wall in the livingroom, very dark purple in the spare bedroom / laundry / dining (multifunction) room, dark green for the kitchen and then a light green and dark mahogany in my bedroom. I find dark colour makes me feel more secure and safe.
What do you have to say about Pastel Colors? I don't think that's an official term, but when painting with pastel, we're usually limited to a specific color palette which feels somehow warm and friendly. It has a lot of earthy colors too and nothing too bright or grey.
Thank you so much for this feng shui colours presentation. It suddenly brought it home to me why I find Japanese/Chinese/Korean colours so alien, even though I love lacquer red and the colour of ceramics, while I love the colours used in Tibet or latin America. Please do not be offended: I really admire what you have done here, and it was wonderful that it clarified my reaction to colours to that extent. Also, the way you use lighting is...very enlightening!
I have an entire wall in the middle of my apartment that is a deep dark red color, and I think it looks pretty awesome honestly with the furniture and room layout, I wonder what you would think about it!
Loved this video. I looked into Fung Shui years ago and read that each person in the household may be a different element and to organize and decorate to complement those elements. I'm fiery. Every culture... literally. Every where I turn Im some how a bull and a fire. Lol Im hot tempered, easily fatigue, and quickly frustrated. I over stimulate quickly as well. I burn hot but get over it quickly. Im also a ginger. So, I was told to use Metal or Wood (to ground) to complement or settle down my chaos and rage. Is there truth to that? I will keep digging through your videos. We have a lot to figure out. My youngest son really wants a Candy Apple red room... Im struggling. Lol It'll be our first owned home, and I can paint it later... but it's red! There are many types of finishes for paint... are there any Feng Shui ideas or thoughts of glossy versus matte?
This is hilarious to me 😂 I’m also ginger and I have fire in other aspects too, but nowhere near as much as you. I relate enough that I find it funny but not so much that I feel called out haha I wonder if red reminds him of you subconsciously? I don’t even get along with my mother but I always include blue and white in parts of my home where I feel like I need/want calm and always in a particular aesthetic, it’s my mum’s favourite style. Thanks to my dad she only got to decorate this way a little bit, mostly in places she wanted to feel like hers, so it was never the main style of the home but I somehow picked up on her preference and replicated it in my home!! I didn’t even make the connection until she came over. My mum was so happy when she saw the blue and white in some parts of the house and told me all about how much she loves that style. I hope that one day she’ll actually get to use it!
My fiancé started out wanting all white walls, because that’s what he knew from home. I on the other hand grew up with yellow walls in my bedroom and somewhat white wallpapers with various colourful imprints. Our compromise: Our bedroom is light grey with a turquoise accent wall, our living room has orange-y beige walls all around, the kitchen has white cupboards but a colourful wall behind it. Using some form of white is okay, but you have to give it a splash of colour - either by using a light version of another element or by filling the space with furniture and decorations that make the room feel lived in.
This is excellent, thank you so much for taking the time to make this video! This deserves more views:) One question: You say that choosing tones depends on how cool or warm a room is or if there is a lot of a certain element in there. When saying this, are you mostly referring to the kind of lighting (natural vs artificial) or are you also referring to the tones found in the decor of the room?
not a feng shui expert but im an artist so i know color theory and i’m a relatively good interior designer (…in the sims [and to be fair, my bedroom]) you should pay equal mind to both unless one is harder to change than the other. if you can afford to replace all the decor but you can’t change the fact that there are a ton of windows, you design around the light. if you’re on a furniture budget but you can move around, add, or remove light fixtures and curtains, you design around the objects. designing around the objects you have (or want!) is usually the better plan as you can change lightbulbs and lighting fixture positions to change the warmth of your lighting!
You r videos are so very helpful. I try to use a combination of Feng Shui and intuition when choosing placement of furnishings and colors. ???Are there certain best colors for different rooms? ??? You did talk some about how different colors give evoke different feelings. ???maybe you could do a video just on colors and moods? Thank you for these helpful videos.
Just bought your book! What color is healing for a bedroom? Please do a book on colors and corresponding to shades and partner with a paint company ❤❤❤❤❤
For "blue representing wood", also consider that pre-Mandarin Chinese languages did not have separate words for green and blue, and might have skewed their perception as a result. Ao is the historical word for green and blue in Japanese; more recently Japan has officially introduced midori for green, keeping ao for blue. Older Japanese people have a form of blue-green perceptual blending, possibly as a result of using the same word for both colours, and their "green" traffic light looks quite blue to Westerners. Papua New Guinea has used the same word for green and blue for centuries, and many cannot accurately discriminate between the two colours.
7:46 Ya, saya setuju.. saya selalu rasa pelik bila tengok sesetengah ruang yang dicat warna hijau. Lebih lebih lagi kalau seluruh ruang tu penuh dengan warna hijau 😅. Tapi tak ada yang salah pon kalau nak cat hijau. Macam orang ni kata, bergantung pada ruang itu sendiri.😌
thanks for the video! you've helped me optimize my spaces so much since i found your tiktoks! color is hard for me since my apartment has earth-toned carpet and walls that look even more orange since we dont get much sunlight. im afraid to add wood tones because the contrast might be too high. what element would best balance it out?
What is the name (or Industry-Tone-Label) for the 2nd Blue from the Right (the one that literally turns grey under yellowish light)? It reminds a bit of "Taubenblau" (Dove-Blue in german). Also, i am wondering about other colors that radically change their appearance - or let's say "feel" - under different lighting. If you have the time and know some colors that are famous for that behavior, please consider making a clip. Nice work!
I had to brighten my screen to full, so its more dramatic when you do your own dimming and brightening. Can I ask what kind of light bulb you're using? It looks a little fluorescent to me. Great explanation of color!
I appreciate all your teachings all the time, now when your space has very little light coming in due to tiny windows what color would you advice, I for one love bright colors like yellow, pink etc. please advice , am female by the way.
I disagree with some of this, but I do see the beauty of the system. I'm still going to go for the darker/richer/vibrant colors, but I am also an artist and allowed to have a crazy house xD I am recommending thit to friends who are less crazy, though!
Do you have advice for painting a living room that gets little natural light? We want to brighten it up and make the space feel more open. Was leaning toward white of some sort - thanks!
I have a color question. We have a house where ever single room except the bathrooms, have massive picture windows with views of Green and yellow Fields in spring and a 180° panoramic view of the ocean. Oh also we live in Scandinavia so much the same weather as the UK. What color grey should I go with? Thank you. Btw I love yellow and blue. Those two are my actual favourite colours.
🤔 I've been switching my bedroom from burgundy accents and dark hand me down wood to that dusty blue you see on storage tubs, heaters, steamers/irons and off white furniture with pops of mauve/rose. Picking a neutral wall is the biggest challenge.
My room is medium purple (like the one on the centre) and the furniture is cherry-wood colour and white ceiling....I'm planning to change it for green and beige and paint some plants in the main wall...do you think it is a good idea? (Keeping the same furnitures)
only if you want the furniture to stick out. it’s not a BAD thing for it to stick out, but eyes are going to be drawn to those reddish-brown tones. i suggest if you want to downplay it, you introduce as many yellow-orangey tones alongside the green and beige as possible, like painting your plants in little terracotta pots! also if you keep any real plants, also put those in terracotta pots! as a green lover, i support your endeavor to green-ify your room
I bought BRIGHT orange and a cream color that matches! I’m so stuck at the moment I’m wondering how to contract furniture and maybe do a design on one wall
You have a blog post that says not to have a blue kitchen because it brings in too much water, but here you say blue is wood and water is black. I'm so confused!
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Please upload on your RUclips more often, I love the videos and want to see more. pleaseeeeeeeee
Wow! I always feel more nervous about RUclips because I feel it needs to me more proper and edited than my usual tiktoks!
I agree! The longer videos on RUclips are really awesome
@@DearModern no, this simple set up is good. I'm here to hear what you have to say- so interesting
Agreed! You actually learn from longer videos.
@@DearModern you could try out being yourself. It might go well. If it doesn't you can always retreat back to your current strategy
This was so interesting. I’ve always painted swatches on my walls first to see how the color changes from day to night. Sometimes the day color looked great but at night I didn’t like it. Luckily now sherwin Williams offers little tester paint cans so I can get several colors and test them out. It’s amazing when you get the right color on your walls how it can make you feel good. Just as the wrong color just rubs you the wrong way.
I know you left this comment a long time ago, but I spent a number of my years as a house painter, and those tester cans were phenomenal for when I had customers who had trouble with deciding what the wanted. The most I ever bought for one customer was 18 different colors 😱 that was a fun job
Yes! I love SW!!
🙄Using those tiny paint chips alone is no way to choose color. You really need a tester sample, esp. if you're hyper-sensitive & fickle about color like myself😖.
Lived in my friend's condo that got Eastern & Southern sun☀️. In boiling hot LA🥵, it was perfect😁 & felt like a sanctuary. Her petite "greatroom" was in a reverse "L". Initially, she painted it all inclu. doors a creamy white.
🤔It didn't sit well with her, so she added a brownish faux treatment on top that gave it a slight stone, old world plaster feel. It was very calming. I came to love it. The walls seemed to disappear & feel more expansive.
She inherited a kitchen w/ 50s pine slab doors, sponge paint impression tile (w/bright white & light cool green). She added a thin pink & white striped wallpaper on one entire accent wall that you could NOT 👀see when entering🚪or from the L/R. This gave it a very charming, cottage feel.
Years later, after I moved in, she decided to paint the L/R + D/R section a light minty green😵💫. It 💯% changed color throughout the day. I absolutely HATED it all🥺, & ended moving out shortly afterwards.
Clothing wise, I always gravitate to a crisp, bright white. So, in another home, based on the paint chip alone, I painted all the cabinetry & rooms in similar shade. 🧐Thinking it would be expansive. Hah...
Unbeknownst to me, as no artist, it had a cool blue undertone to it. The cabinets were fine. While the walls felt very institutional & prisonlike😳. NOTHING played well w/it🤣.
My 🥰dad〰️who was much more 🎨 artistically inclined〰️painted a tall chest & his 3-panelled closet door a mod, vibrant green as an accent. It can feel remarkably warm & cool depending on light. He has a hulking Thomasville canopy bed, long dresser, & two side tables in a dark brown wood that had tiny speckles of black. Everything trimmed in brass. The green was a shock😮 at first, but it actually turned out to have a handsome "Bombay Company" vibe. 🎋East meets MCM West glamour✨️.
All this to say, if you're anything like me. 😱Scared of color, but who enjoys it. Definitely get that 🖌tester pot of paint.
💚Bridget from Cali☘️
(using my pal's YT acct)
I see people who think painting grey is safe, thanks for reminding everyone that is not true. Also loved, "it's not what you like, it's what suits the room." So going to use that!!!!
My in-laws always paint their walls cool greys. They get decent sun, but they use white lights at night. Even though they have fancy furniture (in whites and greys), I always feel cold when I go into their house; it's industrial or sad-feeling.
For some reason this has become very popular recently. My partner and I are trying to buy a house and we keep finding recently remodeled homes where everything (walls, floors, tiles, cabinets) are GRAY. I am not willing to pay extra money for a house that was remodeled if I am just going to have to do it again :/
“Modern” interior design has become the cheapest, and most popular style to use in homes. Chrome fixtures have been cheap for a long time, white paint even more so, and gray wood would hide imperfections of cheap wood flooring when it was a stain job rather than a factory made laminate. In a room with lots of sun/huge windows, a house in this style would truly glow, but there’s rarely a home that has a single big window in the first place. The result is that people want a certain aesthetic but can’t execute it properly bc of cost limitations.
Gray with a hint of blue or purple is nice.
my aunt has a room with a similar colour scheme in her house and honestly it feels more like a waiting room than part of a home
A Werner Herzog house
You really made Feng Shui “sexy”. All the other channels have an old and whoohoo touch… you really made it nice and modern. It is fancy and fun to watch and learn!! Thank you for that 😊
Yaaaa so entertaining love u dude 🖤
Years ago when I rented my very own office space, and the walls were papered, and the paper was falling off, I stripped off all of the remaining paper and painted the walls. It was a space with 4 rooms in 500 square feet, to be used for families (in danger of losing their children) having meetings with professionals working with their cases. I wanted the space to be inviting and comforting. I worked with the ba gua (not being an expert) the best I could and used the principles of Feng Shui to my best ability. I ended up painting the "lobby" space, where people first walked in, that deep brown-purple. I thought it was brown; no. It was dark purply brown. The meeting room ended up being painted sage green. The smaller meeting room with a round table, dark spruce green. For my office with my desk, printers, computers, filing cabinet and storage, I chose an odd yellow-green-gold color called "Anjou pear." I was also working with Native families, and wanted to honor the colors of the four medicines: sage, cedar, sweetgrass, tobacco. I was so happy then when people walked into the office and looked around and said "oh, it feels SO GOOD in here!" -- not realizing the energy behind the space.
Such a simple yet very kind and thoughtful thing to try and make that space more welcoming ❤
I painted my whole office black, including the doors and trim and I had never felt more focused and comfortable in a work space until I did that 😍
I think he recommended not painting the walls of a room black because it reminds us of being in the depths of the ocean 😩
@@brittany09he went on to say not to paint one wall black, but to instead paint the whole room or ise it as small accents!
bro youre psychotic
Interested to know how you light the space to work in it? I love dark colours.
@@zellalaing5439The ceiling was left white and I used a strong video light panel on a light stand pointed straight up at the ceiling about 12-15" away. This caused all the lighting to be fully diffused and appear like it was coming from everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Also had 2 salt rock lamps around for the warm ambiance.
My old university room had a bright red wall and red carpets and it always felt dark and a bit intense, and now my new one has a blue wall and blue carpets and it feels just a bit calmer and more soothing IMO
Wow thanks for sharing! Its always about balance and how you feel, maybe red walls AND floors is indeed abit too much!!!
@@DearModern I don’t think you’d approve of the way the furniture is set out as the bed is in a fixed position right in the path of the door 😬😬
@@bethmc312 nooooo!!!!:o
Piece of great advice: No red hue in the bathroom. I can't count high enough to tell how many times my hearth stopped because reflection of light made my privates look red.
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Omg no ☠️☠️☠️
Agree.. you can add brown and yellow to red .. these three are the worst in the bathroom 😅.. can you imagine them in a tiny restroom 😂
And absolutely never use a yellow toilet.
@@helenanilsson5666 I'm guessing because it always seems like you have issues with your stomach. But correct me if I'm wrong. I've never seen a yellow toilet.
You are an excellent teacher. Please do more episodes in this format. Would love to see longer versions of your furniture placement and interior design solutions.
This is why I really love the blue hydrangeas. They look out of this world beautiful. And depending on the soil they can turn pink, White or green.
"Be careful of painting your home blue or purple" meanwhile I'm sitting in my purple bedroom attached to my turquoise bathroom 😅
Purple is good for the bedroom
Pfft me too, I have 3 really dark purple walls and a lavender colour wall
A long time ago I heard that people living in purple rooms are more prone to suicide than others. Don't know if that's actually true.
I have always leaned towards the "earth" tones for my home and accented with the "woods" tones. For me, it's always felt warm and homey. Therefore, I want to be in those spaces. I wonder if there is a psychological reason why people lean towards certain colors...my best friend always goes towards the browns and blues...no matter what home she lives in, she redecorates to those colors. It's funny that our houses are so different, yet we are so much alike
one psychological aspect I'm personally familiar with is that warmer brighter and more saturated colors usually draw people who are undersensitive (or hyposensitive) to visual sensory information, and cooler darker and paler colors usually draw people who are hypersensitive, like me (I'm autistic and have adhd, many of my audhd friends are on the other end of visual sensitivity)
@@nerdywolverine8640 How about warm and pale? :)
In my apartment I have white walls, which are stark when the overhead light is turned on. However I almost never use the overhead light, and the lamps and fairylights I have cast warmth onto the wall. So at night the walls look like they're a warm stone and the 50+ indoor plants also give that hygge feeling. It's so nice and cosy yet natural feeling. And then for home decor I have a couple of artworks with brown/orange/red tones, and my soft furnishings are mainly shades of muted green with a few cushions for a pop of color.
As soon as he started talking about red I instantly thought of that one tumblr post about color theory in a children's hospital.
I can't wait until your book comes out! I really like all your tips on Feng Shui.
is there any book?
Example of using black to feel cozy in a bedroom: (We're both sensitive to light, get migraines, and love water.) My sister painted her bedroom walls black, with one third of one wall painted floor to ceiling with 7 muted stripes in the colors of the rainbow (balancing the off-center window on that same wall). Ceiling remains white, for overhead airiness and indirect light. Kept original brown-blond door, trim, window, closet, floor (new remnant of gray carpet used as large rug in center of room). Cream leather armchair, gray comforter, oak dresser. She hung a few pieces of her favorite geeky art in various sizes to balance shapes and weights. It's cozy, yet feels bigger than the room's measured dimensions.
I love my black bedroom ❤️..its elegant and relaxing.
I hate the notion that white walls is always the answer... as someone sensitive to light as well I find that wheb you have darker walls it brings more attention to windows and natural light.
@@violetmoon2552 - that sounds lovely! I've also used 'strong' colors for living spaces and really loved them. Prior to having that space I'd rented a lot and had a strong aversion to 'primer white' that most rentals in the US have.
I used to have the corner around my bed black, including a triangle on the ceiling to give it a cave-like feeling. Never slept better! Now I have a huge pride Flag on the wall and a Tapestry on the ceiling that represents the land of dreams to me and the feeling is very similar. Would also go black again but the paint is too expensive rn
That sounds brilliant! Sweet dreams! 🏳️🌈
My boyfriend and I chose to have mostly white walls & have one accent wall.
The living room has a beautiful mossy green (my favourite colour) 💚 and the bedroom had a really nice purple (his favourite colour)💜
So you are Gen Z, aren't you? ;)
@@womaninwood9177 Kinda between millennial and gen z, I think.. I don't really waste my time thinking about that xD
Not a lot of people realize that green and purple are opposite hues, so they contrast nicely with each other :)
Can you make a video on what colours to use in different rooms (bedroom vs. workspace etc.)?
personal preference i think
I would love it if you could demonstrate seasonal color. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. My theory is that color choices can incorporate and also blend beautifully when done with the scenery outside. My theory is also, if the home you're designing has a longer season (out of 4) like maybe a longer Winter, then those are the seasonal colors that should be considered first. In that way, the design honors the longest season, meaning the home will be harmonious more often than not.
Your analogy and description of everything you're teaching us is top, top tier. Keep on. Thanks!
There's one room I spend a lot more time in, in winter, because of the fireplace in it. I really do need warm colours on the walls... I currently have a cool blue.
I love how simple your channel is. To the point- and you explain everything so well ❤️👍👏👏
This is the best video ever on choosing colors for paint. I found myself searching for it again; the color comparison in different lighting is so helpful!
This is great info, Thanks! It would be great to see which colors should face each direction, especially in western design. Again, great videos!
Yes yes yes I was going to ask the exact same question 👌😊
@@lebre. Yeah, Western homes are not usually facing a particular or primary direction as in many Eastern residences, so it's a bit harder to find the right space for colors and objects 🙂 Definitely appreciate all of your videos!
I don't advice on compass Feng Shui(which is the one that has to do with directions and kua numbers) but I talk about form and environmental Feng Shui, which is less about the direction, but the actual light and atmosphere you get in the room, which is always different. For example, a room facing south is generally bright, so you'd choose cooler, dimmer tones, but if there is a big building in front blocking the light, it will feel dark and cool and so you go for warmer, lighter tones,. Hope that makes sense!
amazingly informative.
Light Teal is now my new fav colour to paint a room after seeing this. ( very light but with hints of blue and green )
Mine too!
Wow I feel like I just attended an entire lecture. So interesting!! Thank you ☺️
❤ thank you for your explanation! I find your videos very educational, interesting and I love your humour. I'm currently reorganisating my house, swapping rooms around and I'm finding inspiration on your channel.
Thank you very much for this lesson.. I needed these information.. it's a hall new color theory and color wheel 🤩 .. I looove the way you show the effect of light with the lamps, very easy and efficient .. this can be used during the work or to explain to clients how to choose the best color that serves their needs and wants.
I wish I could show you my home. When we picked paint we went color happy. My favorite part is that we painted the ceiling a sky blue to help calm the rooms, but if we don’t point it out you would never know.
Like a white with blue undertones or a really light blue?
@@Kathywake23 Like light sky blue. Just far enough away from white that when you look at them next to each other its very obvious that its defiantly blue.
Email him the room im pretty sure hes gonna make a vid on it!!!!
@@arepasaxo tempting…
I have a black bedroom. I love it! It's relaxing and elegant.
You need to do a lot to balance out negative energy. Stay positive.
I have my bedroom with burgundy walls, and Carmel colored wood furniture and curtains, and some white accents (ceiling, trim, shelves, etc.) It ties into the rest of the house which is mostly earth tones, though we have a burgundy accent wall in the dining room. Much of the pallet is very rich and warm neutrals.
This is one of my favorite videos, and I have rewatched it multiple times because there is SO much information on how color can impact a space. Cliff, can you do more videos on colors (and maybe shapes)?
I added solid red countertops to my very white/grey/metal kitchen (in the sw corner) and suddenly I actually wanted to spend time in there. Kind of important when you have 6 mouths to feed 5 times a day.
Five times a day!
We have lots of natural light, but the walls are painted polar white and it always feels cold. The artificial light is also very white-blue tinted so at night even colder. I dream of painting the walls a bit more beige-y and warmer :D
I understand why so many old people like very yellow-tinted walls and furniture. Maybe they're not so aesthetic for IG photos but they feel warm and comforting to be in.
Thank you! Getting more into Feng Shui and your videos are my favorite
Thank you for putting this video together. I love color and learned some new things here like how much blues change in warm light!
My home has a black wall in the livingroom, very dark purple in the spare bedroom / laundry / dining (multifunction) room, dark green for the kitchen and then a light green and dark mahogany in my bedroom.
I find dark colour makes me feel more secure and safe.
I have broken every rule in this video and have no regrets.
What do you have to say about Pastel Colors? I don't think that's an official term, but when painting with pastel, we're usually limited to a specific color palette which feels somehow warm and friendly. It has a lot of earthy colors too and nothing too bright or grey.
this and you are so theraputic. i appreciate the lesson. im sure ill watch it it heavy rotation. 🖤to u and ur generations💙
Thanks for your videos!! I just wanted to point out that advice related to north/south-facing homes will depend on which hemisphere you are in! ;)
Thank you so much for this feng shui colours presentation. It suddenly brought it home to me why I find Japanese/Chinese/Korean colours so alien, even though I love lacquer red and the colour of ceramics, while I love the colours used in Tibet or latin America. Please do not be offended: I really admire what you have done here, and it was wonderful that it clarified my reaction to colours to that extent. Also, the way you use lighting is...very enlightening!
I love this. It’s like martial arts and tai chi. It’s about the idea of the element not in the literal sense.
You are so radiant ✨️ thanks for sharing 💛 🌻
I love these more in depth videos
I have an entire wall in the middle of my apartment that is a deep dark red color, and I think it looks pretty awesome honestly with the furniture and room layout, I wonder what you would think about it!
I painted my whole bedroom in a deep dark red. It looked fabulous and made it easy to take an afternoon nap in when the curtains were closed.
Loved this video. I looked into Fung Shui years ago and read that each person in the household may be a different element and to organize and decorate to complement those elements. I'm fiery. Every culture... literally. Every where I turn Im some how a bull and a fire. Lol Im hot tempered, easily fatigue, and quickly frustrated. I over stimulate quickly as well. I burn hot but get over it quickly. Im also a ginger. So, I was told to use Metal or Wood (to ground) to complement or settle down my chaos and rage. Is there truth to that? I will keep digging through your videos. We have a lot to figure out. My youngest son really wants a Candy Apple red room... Im struggling. Lol It'll be our first owned home, and I can paint it later... but it's red! There are many types of finishes for paint... are there any Feng Shui ideas or thoughts of glossy versus matte?
This is hilarious to me 😂 I’m also ginger and I have fire in other aspects too, but nowhere near as much as you. I relate enough that I find it funny but not so much that I feel called out haha
I wonder if red reminds him of you subconsciously? I don’t even get along with my mother but I always include blue and white in parts of my home where I feel like I need/want calm and always in a particular aesthetic, it’s my mum’s favourite style. Thanks to my dad she only got to decorate this way a little bit, mostly in places she wanted to feel like hers, so it was never the main style of the home but I somehow picked up on her preference and replicated it in my home!! I didn’t even make the connection until she came over. My mum was so happy when she saw the blue and white in some parts of the house and told me all about how much she loves that style. I hope that one day she’ll actually get to use it!
Loved this information!!!
This was incredibly helpful and really changed my mind about a few things.
My fiancé started out wanting all white walls, because that’s what he knew from home. I on the other hand grew up with yellow walls in my bedroom and somewhat white wallpapers with various colourful imprints.
Our compromise:
Our bedroom is light grey with a turquoise accent wall, our living room has orange-y beige walls all around, the kitchen has white cupboards but a colourful wall behind it.
Using some form of white is okay, but you have to give it a splash of colour - either by using a light version of another element or by filling the space with furniture and decorations that make the room feel lived in.
I would binge watch more feng shui tutorials for personal study, and I would binge watch your feng shui demonstrations (or tiktok videos)
Taking notes for designing in the Sims 4.
Your videos changed my life😭😭😭Thank you ❤❤❤
This is excellent, thank you so much for taking the time to make this video! This deserves more views:) One question: You say that choosing tones depends on how cool or warm a room is or if there is a lot of a certain element in there. When saying this, are you mostly referring to the kind of lighting (natural vs artificial) or are you also referring to the tones found in the decor of the room?
not a feng shui expert but im an artist so i know color theory and i’m a relatively good interior designer (…in the sims [and to be fair, my bedroom])
you should pay equal mind to both unless one is harder to change than the other.
if you can afford to replace all the decor but you can’t change the fact that there are a ton of windows, you design around the light.
if you’re on a furniture budget but you can move around, add, or remove light fixtures and curtains, you design around the objects.
designing around the objects you have (or want!) is usually the better plan as you can change lightbulbs and lighting fixture positions to change the warmth of your lighting!
Wow… so fascinating!!!
You r videos are so very helpful. I try to use a combination of Feng Shui and intuition when choosing placement of furnishings and colors. ???Are there certain best colors for different rooms? ??? You did talk some about how different colors give evoke different feelings. ???maybe you could do a video just on colors and moods? Thank you for these helpful videos.
Just bought your book! What color is healing for a bedroom? Please do a book on colors and corresponding to shades and partner with a paint company ❤❤❤❤❤
Learning so much!!! Thank you
For "blue representing wood", also consider that pre-Mandarin Chinese languages did not have separate words for green and blue, and might have skewed their perception as a result. Ao is the historical word for green and blue in Japanese; more recently Japan has officially introduced midori for green, keeping ao for blue. Older Japanese people have a form of blue-green perceptual blending, possibly as a result of using the same word for both colours, and their "green" traffic light looks quite blue to Westerners. Papua New Guinea has used the same word for green and blue for centuries, and many cannot accurately discriminate between the two colours.
A show on what rooms are best for which direction and colour would be awesome
Did not expect the blue to change so, so much under yellow light!!
Another great video Cliff 👍
Thank you!!!
7:46 Ya, saya setuju.. saya selalu rasa pelik bila tengok sesetengah ruang yang dicat warna hijau. Lebih lebih lagi kalau seluruh ruang tu penuh dengan warna hijau 😅. Tapi tak ada yang salah pon kalau nak cat hijau. Macam orang ni kata, bergantung pada ruang itu sendiri.😌
Hi Cliff, love this video, I learned a lot. I wonder if you have any tips for dealing with mirrored sliding closet doors
thanks for the video! you've helped me optimize my spaces so much since i found your tiktoks! color is hard for me since my apartment has earth-toned carpet and walls that look even more orange since we dont get much sunlight. im afraid to add wood tones because the contrast might be too high. what element would best balance it out?
So interesting, helpful and inspiring! Thanks!
Thank you for this informative video. 😊
I just found your content and I love it ❤️. Got a new subscriber. Please upload more videos.
What is the name (or Industry-Tone-Label) for the 2nd Blue from the Right (the one that literally turns grey under yellowish light)? It reminds a bit of "Taubenblau" (Dove-Blue in german). Also, i am wondering about other colors that radically change their appearance - or let's say "feel" - under different lighting. If you have the time and know some colors that are famous for that behavior, please consider making a clip.
Nice work!
These videos are very interesting, thanks 😊
It's interesting that there's no word for the light whitey pink in English, in German it's Pink for magenta+white and Rosa for red+white
We call that color rose in English.
That’s peach, like the colour of the fruit skin, or rose, like the flowers petals
Pink Russian: a milky rose pink.
Thanks, my right speaker loved this.
Great channel! Thank you!
WOW this was so interesting!
I had to brighten my screen to full, so its more dramatic when you do your own dimming and brightening. Can I ask what kind of light bulb you're using? It looks a little fluorescent to me. Great explanation of color!
I appreciate all your teachings all the time, now when your space has very little light coming in due to tiny windows what color would you advice, I for one love bright colors like yellow, pink etc. please advice , am female by the way.
I disagree with some of this, but I do see the beauty of the system. I'm still going to go for the darker/richer/vibrant colors, but I am also an artist and allowed to have a crazy house xD I am recommending thit to friends who are less crazy, though!
Me as an artist taking notes of everything here
What do I do to balance out mismatched furniture (mismatching shade of brown)
In a rental place where you can't change the space too much
I would love to know more about black fireplace positions. What about in the middle of the house?
Do you have advice for painting a living room that gets little natural light? We want to brighten it up and make the space feel more open. Was leaning toward white of some sort - thanks!
White is all the colours added. When it is split by a water droplet it creates the rainbow.m
Hey Cliff! How does the personal element influence the elements you choose to design your home?
Now I know!
I love this video
Me: Calming: Red
Happy: Red
Money: Red
:Sad: Blue, green, grey, brown.
Yes, never fake plants, only real 🌱
I have a color question. We have a house where ever single room except the bathrooms, have massive picture windows with views of Green and yellow Fields in spring and a 180° panoramic view of the ocean. Oh also we live in Scandinavia so much the same weather as the UK. What color grey should I go with? Thank you. Btw I love yellow and blue. Those two are my actual favourite colours.
🤔 I've been switching my bedroom from burgundy accents and dark hand me down wood to that dusty blue you see on storage tubs, heaters, steamers/irons and off white furniture with pops of mauve/rose. Picking a neutral wall is the biggest challenge.
so rad! thanks dude!
Thanks! Colour in Feng Shui terms has a certain sense to it, the colour wheel does not have black and white while this does:)
Turn on your “thanks$” button so we can tip. Love your content!
Very interesting video
For some reason I've been leaning towards yellow for my bedroom, despite it not being a colour I'd pick for... anything.
...and now I regret watching, because I've scrapped the idea of a dark green in the living room. The one room whose colour I was so sure on.
My room is medium purple (like the one on the centre) and the furniture is cherry-wood colour and white ceiling....I'm planning to change it for green and beige and paint some plants in the main wall...do you think it is a good idea? (Keeping the same furnitures)
only if you want the furniture to stick out. it’s not a BAD thing for it to stick out, but eyes are going to be drawn to those reddish-brown tones. i suggest if you want to downplay it, you introduce as many yellow-orangey tones alongside the green and beige as possible, like painting your plants in little terracotta pots! also if you keep any real plants, also put those in terracotta pots! as a green lover, i support your endeavor to green-ify your room
I bought BRIGHT orange and a cream color that matches! I’m so stuck at the moment I’m wondering how to contract furniture and maybe do a design on one wall
Grey delivery of information my friend. Don’t think I hit the fast forward once. That’s saying something!
love this
Cliff, what about floors?
Black floors?
Very interesting
You have a blog post that says not to have a blue kitchen because it brings in too much water, but here you say blue is wood and water is black. I'm so confused!
When I will build my house i will contact you for sure .