Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-03-23
COLOR AND LIGHT
FOR THE HOME
By F. c. srzith~zFte. Assisant prs.
f.sscr 81 Ar Utah Asrfsui-
tsrzi College

: s'o1 O1r every hons Eh4teyer ID
s-ze OF cost
: By little study Of these fancs
: ue1tzls one Is able to chanxs
4 roo1 that Is Eer1raoIs not or nsrr
L sock ito cue Of refinement and "a
:. sDoss.
Color and eoior harmony arc no
!. merely an artists problem: they ar,
; vital TO the well being Of every mar
6 a1d woman, to such and extent tia,
: p1yc1osoils-s havs frequently ae-
counted for good and bad actions en-
rTely In the suggestion Of eolors A.
ISOLATED With the Hyes Of the persons
involved and as in some cases colon
nave stimulated to direct action. 20
VIII most OF cs the cOlcrs among
which VS. live affect our thoughts and
impulses 10 marked DEGREE We
say that some colors are cold
Others are warm some stimulate
others raceds- Systematically We are
AZ nora CT less susceptible to thfs
lnlEe1ce- " Is therefore Of u,ors
tnsn esthetic importance 10 learn the
law Of eolcri1z; and from It produces
tAs ICONS that are cheery and home
axe or res-f1I. or dizniEst a "a VIII
" the three primary csIors from
which all shades. ti1ts or hues OF
color are derived oy combination /
red and yellow ara stimuli ting while
due the third. il cool. receedfna
RESULT As a result, the combtna-
non OF red and yellow, which produce
orange Is frequently irritating to thu
nerves; red and blue, the one stinn-
iating the other restful, combine IN
sioiet, which is reposeful a. IL tends
towards the blue, but stimulating AZ
II tends toward the red. Blue and
yellow, the one cool, the other warm
Dut not so much as red, produce
green. the nature color and the most
'oothing combination. Further com
Dlning the secondaries orange. violet
DR. green will have similar but more
moderate effects In their third form
ana more moderate stin in their
ourth state, to which We can WORT
'ut the combinations, finding m.
Of our favorite buff slate
II sage or plum, and from thi, know
cage OF the effects Of the first three
oiors we can work out our own nzr-
lcuiar plan OF house decoration 81,
lying the rules surely and exactly
each individual room. Knowing
men that red. orange or yellow he
~ warm colors and colors that ad-
anee, they will tend to make a MON 3
'ok smaller as will a large nro
0unced design In wall paper, the
ue Vi distance az We see II when
oAing from top with very delicate
sslgn will add feet to the ertsn,
room. WI
The living room, which .hopld p. ".
leery and inviting to all the family hn u
~ SUN restful in feeling may be the
'isneu IN one OF the tertiary or ere
arternary colors. a buff or nlun
irm yet enough blue In TO cool :, c
lie bedrooms in CHEEKY coIors I'm, a. 5,~
AL, tending toward the cooler and and
Feeding hues; with these ru,d, -
'ntais OF color In mind We vor,s III
rh TO express the character q,
ierent rooms in their tones or dso III
Iuon: the hall dignified with .,r
rity and good order; the drawing
M graceful and formal, the Itv,ns I
III cheery and hospitable. din,,c
Id simple and harmonious. the h.s
III airy and dainty or suhstsn,,.l ia
otherwise bespeakin4 the So
srs OF their occupants.
o lar we have dealt ONLY x,.A
w. put now for colors indisna,.-
any or enemy, Light. Too npc,
he wrong kind Of light NAV -es,,. I
errible discords amono tha -,
while too little light will ,nh
or XIII all the character IN bns,
should have been beautiful " !
pan the two together n oa,
oest results We should h,.a
''ion on daylight as modern A. ~
- nshtng can be toned so q, I
'ouuce The same effect az eav.
Lei Us then regulate our
e OF colors by the kind a, un..
enters our rooms Too much -
NIUE light are both unpls,..,,
furious The proper sdiu.msn, ~
s"' goes more 70 coufor, az -
'nsss tnan alm0st snv,h,,.
-, me nelp 70 DARK room /. ths
= .fl<s' Or light hanginTs AZ G
'i1e'Es With white or cream
~''s y e sometimes possib,, N
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p tes val. thus maksn. "a
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