The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-03-22
COLOR AND LIGHT
FOR THE HOME
BY r. c. Braithwsite, Assistant Pro-
fessor Of Art, Utah Agrleul-
turai College

There are a few fundamentals OF
solor harmony and light control that
affect not only the millionaire's man
sion but every home whatever tbs
size or cost.
By a little study OF these funda-
mentals one Is able to change
room that Is a yeritable riot or nerve
shock into one Of refinement and re-
spose.
Color and color harmony are not
merely an artists problem; they are
vital to the well being OF every man
and woman. TO such and extent that
9hychogolists have frequently ac-
counted for good and bad actions en-
tirely In the suggestion OF colors as
ISOLATED with the lives Of the persons
involved and as in some cases colors
have stimulated TO direct action. so
with most OF US the colors among
which we live affect our thoughts and
impulses to a marked degree. We
say that some colors are "cold"
others are warm" some stimulate,
others recede Subconselously we are
all more or less susceptible to this
influence. II IS therefore OF more
than esthetic importance to learn the
law OF colorIng; and from It produce
the rooms that are CHEEKY and home
like or restful. or dlgnifed as we Will.
or the three primary colors from
Shich all shades. tints or hues OF
color are derived by combination.
red, and yellow are stimulating while
blue the third. is COOL, receeding,
restful. As a result. the combina-
ton Of red and yellow. which produce
orange is frequently irritating to the
nerves; red and blue, the one stimu-
lating the other restful, combine In
violet, which is reposeful as 1t tends
towards the blue. but stimulating as
II tends toward the red. Blue and
yellow. the one cool, the other warm
but not so much as red, produce
green, the nature color and the most
soothing combination. Further COM
bining the secondaries orange, violet
or green will have similar but more
moderate effects in their third form
and more moderate still in their
fourth state, to which we can work
out the combinations. finding the
tendencies OF our favorite buff slate
or sage or plum. aud from this know
ledge OF the effects Of the first three |
colors we can work out our own par |
ticular plan OF house decoration, ap-
plying the rules surely and exactly |
10 each individual room. Knowing
then that red. orange or yellow be-
ng warm colors and colors that ad-
vance. they will tend to make room
ook smaller as will a large pro-
iounced design in a wall paper, the
hue OF distance as We see II when
ooking from top with very delicate
iesign will add feet to the extent
" a room.
The living room, which should be
'heery and inviting to all the family
md still restful in feeling may be
lnished In one OF the tertiary or
Iuarternary colors. buff or plum,
warm yet enough blue In to cool II.
he bedrooms in CHEEKY colors, but II
mall. tending toward the cooler and
eceeding hues; with these funda-
nentals OF color In mind we would
YORK to express the characters of
Inherent rooms In their tones of dec
ration: the hall dignified with SIM
licity and good order: the drawing
DOM graceful and formal, the living
Dom CHEEKY and hospitable. dining
Dom simple and harmonious. the bed
nom airy and dainty or substantial.
r otherwise bespeaking the char
cters OF their occupants.
SO far we hsve dealt only with
DIOR. but now for colors indispens.
BILE ally. or enemy. Light. Too much
the WRONG Kind OF light may result
terrible discords among the colors
sed while too little light will sub
ne or xiii" all the character in hue,
tat should have been beautiful. We
iust plan the two together to &c,
ie best resuls We should base our
election on daylight as modern ar
fetal lighting can he toned so as
produce the same effect as day.
sht Let us then regulate our
'oiee OF eolors by the kind OF light
at enters our rooms Too much or
o little light are both unpleasant
Injurious. The proper adjustment
light goes more to comfort and
'meyness than almost ANYTHING
Sc One help TO a dark room IL the
'e Of bright or light hangingS AZ
e windows with white or cream
'oc~ors. II is sometimes po,sihl.
remodel the windows BY cuttiux
rough the wall thus making n
rger. To adjust the light in a roos,
IN too much light. there Is AWAY, a
e DARK hangings which must o.