Purple Color Scheme

Interior Decorating Color Scheme

Ever considered using a Purple Color Scheme in your home? Decorating with purple can be fun and easy.

You may just want to add this interior decorating color scheme to a room or throughout your cottage home.

The Color Purple Is...

• Comforting...
• Spiritual...
• Mysterious...
• Restful...
• Creative...
• Cool & Warm...
• Artistic...

Where can you use a Purple Color Scheme? The color purple works just about anywhere, depending on your personal decorating ideas and preferences.



• Purple has the ability to be warm and cool depending on what colors it is paired with. This is a unique quality of purple and unlike any other color.
• Shades of purple can make us feel comforted and restful. They can draw out our creativity and bring us rest from a weary day.
• With purple do you envision grapes hanging from the vine. Or fresh juicy berries in summer? Do you think of blooming irises, pansies, and fragrant lilac bushes?
• Whatever comes to your mind with purple it is a unique color and you may find you'd like to add it in your home.
• Sometimes we think of purple as only a feminine color, and it is a favorite of young girls. Yet, it can be masculine if used in darker tones.

• Purple Color Schemes are used in kitchens since we associate it with fruit, grape vines and wine colors. Sometimes we see it used within an Italian themed kitchen or home.
• Purples are favored shades for bathrooms and bedrooms because of their relaxing and soothing effect.

• Did you know, purple draws out creativity and intuition? This is why it is a favored color of artistic and creative people. It is said it encourages the imagination.
• Purple is the sign of royalty. In ancient times purple was the rarest color to find, and so only the elite could afford to embellish their homes in this color.
• We associate purple with spirituality and so we see it use in many Christian and religious symbols.
• The older a person gets the better they look in purple. Have you ever noticed how older ladies choose purple clothing? It compliments their complexion.

Where should you not use a Purple Color Scheme?This is up to the people in your household. Since purple tends to be a color not as common in decorating. Some people aren't as open to using this color.

You are free to use this color where ever you desire! Just be careful what colors you put with purple. Not all combinations work. The best colors to use with purple are yellow and especially green.

Color Scheme Ideas For...

Decorating With Purple

Don't you want to step inside?

Adding candles is a cheap and easy decorating accent. This is a great way to add instant color.

Soft pillows are a simple way to add the color purple.

Fresh lavender is a wonderful addition to your cottage home. You will find the fragrance very calming. Make your home look and smell good!

Here is a sweet bedroom decorated with a purple and green color scheme. A real favorite for ladies young and old.

A rich and elegant feel can be added to your bathroom.

Yes, you can even decorate the outside of your home with shades of purple. Look at the beautiful blooming flower boxes. A true cottage decorating touch!

What could be more charming and inviting than some purple flowers planted in front of a picket fence?

Everyone will want to come to your house!

Go use these ideas and spark up your own imagination! Start introducing a Purple Color Scheme somewhere in your home.

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