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ChocolateDrop Members 326 posts Location: Madagascar Occupation: Doctor(PhD) Age:	#177433 2008-05-20 22:05 GMT
	Light Green, Dark Green, Royal purple or Blue? Which of these colors is the most relaxing to the eyes and mind?


BirdGossip Members 380 posts Location: Ireland Occupation: karate teacherLaborer Age:	#177434 2008-05-20 22:08 GMT
	Light green and light blue

Horsewisperer Members 370 posts Location: Vatican Occupation: Pharmacist Age:	#177435 2008-05-20 22:08 GMT
	Purple And Blue are easy on your eyes and they are relaxing. Since Your a guy id go with Royal Or Navy Blue.

TemprementalExplosion Members 369 posts Location: Andorra Occupation: Quilter Age:	#177436 2008-05-20 22:09 GMT
	blue

Cocktail Members 338 posts Location: Congo Occupation: Demographer Age:	#177437 2008-05-20 22:09 GMT
	Blue. ...

RabbitBounce Members 370 posts Location: Tanzania Occupation: Apiarist Age:	#177438 2008-05-20 22:09 GMT
	Light green or light blue

Snowman Members 363 posts Location: Jamaica Occupation: Computer programmer Age:	#177439 2008-05-20 22:09 GMT
	royal poiple!

SpeedDemon Members 381 posts Location: Estonia Occupation: Flight engineer Age:	#177440 2008-05-20 22:10 GMT
	none of those colors do like black and gold and totally pimp out your room!

Orangedog Members 356 posts Location: Anguilla Occupation: Sniper Age:	#177441 2008-05-20 22:10 GMT
	Green is the most relaxing colour (I heard because it has something to do with it being the only colour that your eyes don't have to adjust somehow to see.)

Grimmy Members 332 posts Location: Tokelau Occupation: Servant Age:	#177442 2008-05-20 22:10 GMT
	a nice calm sky blue ..this should put you to sleep and when you are making love to a girl she will be looking at the ceiling and will think its the sky..nice idea right =)

Eli Members 391 posts Location: French Polynesia Occupation: Thimbler Age:	#177443 2008-05-20 22:10 GMT
	Light green or light blue

McFox Members 400 posts Location: Nepal Occupation: Administrator Age:	#177444 2008-05-20 22:12 GMT
	Muted green is the traditional choice, but a muted blue can also be very relaxing. Choose something that doesn't clash with any accessories (bedspreads, furniture, etc.) you have. It's really hard to find a muted purple (and especially a muted royal purple). The colour is very energizing. It's a pain to match things with, too. Muted greens can be matched with earth tones or even with reds, but purple is very finicky. One shade off and your accessories clash.

Moonguide Members 356 posts Location: Gambia Occupation: Martial artist Age:	#177445 2008-05-20 22:14 GMT
	It truly depends upon how much your room will be filled with furniture, papers, etc. Based on your suggestions, I would go with Blue. However, I would recommend painting your room in a Royal Blue or a Dodger Blue, or perhaps a comfortable tan. Also, it is important that you analyze your favorite color and make your decision from there - but these are my two cents.

LostIsland Members 345 posts Location: Europe Occupation: Park ranger Age:	#177446 2008-05-20 22:18 GMT
	first you should consider the light source. lots of light and big room, go ahead for the darker colors. a dark small room will feel claustrophobic. stay away from pastels and anything vibrant. find "cool" colors that you would pick for a spa. I personally think that dull blues are more relaxing. Try chocolate as an accent wall or color next to blue. If you want royal purple, keep that an accent color. Deep purle pillows or deep purple curtains to keep the sun out in the morning. Or, accent wall royal purple, while the others are lilac. splashes of white in the room. OR you can try to paint three walls light green and have one wall a darker green for interest. Lilac or purple as accents in the room. The accent wall is the one that you may put your headboard against.

Fly Members 358 posts Location: Nauru Occupation: Sheriff officer Age:	#177447 2008-05-20 22:27 GMT
	Definately light green. It relaxing, cool and easy on the eyes. Royal purple is too rich and you will probably get annoyed after a while. Same with dark green. Blue would be a nice option too, but its very common. Also, what colour are your furnitures? What style? PIck somehting in your room as a "start point" and then go from there.

ToxicSkull Members 356 posts Location: Kuwait Occupation: Violist Age:	#177448 2008-05-20 23:24 GMT
	Light green is nice to my eyes and mind.

EnjoyTheView Members 350 posts Location: Faeroe Islands Occupation: Bellhop Age:	#177449 2008-05-21 07:46 GMT
	Light celery green like "Celery Bunch" by Behr is a great color. I would add light blue and white accents with it. Also, "Mystic Harbor" by Behr is a beautiful blue shade. I would stay away from the dark greens and purples for the walls, but you can use them to accent with either of the above colors in pillows, throws, candles, flowers, rugs, etc.

smellyfeet Members 387 posts Location: Cook Islands Occupation: Basketmaker Age:	#177450 2008-05-21 10:52 GMT
	play around with the Sherwin Williams color visualizer to find something that you like. It is the best paint visualizer on the web, imho. I like how their color palette is laid out, I like that you can search by color family & color name, the "painted" rooms look the most realistic, and it suggests coordinating color schemes. You can literally spend hours: http://www.sherwin-williams.com/do_it_yourself/paint_colors/visualizer/ I suggest a blue-violet like "dusty plum" (# 7755).