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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Chiana Dickson

The colors to avoid painting your home after big life changes – and what to use instead

A green kitchen with a block chopping board leaning against the wall / red wall paint with a black chair in a corner / A white doorframe into a dining room on a yellow wall

After a dramatic life event – be it your children flying the nest, a breakup, or a new job – our homes become the best place to seek refuge, rest, and recuperate to avoid stress. But how we decorate our spaces can have a huge impact on how well this works for us – and there are some vital colors to avoid painting your home after big life changes, experts warn.

Between avoiding the most stressful colors, and picking the most relaxing colors for rest, color therapy can drastically alter how we process changes in our everyday lives and could make the difference between sailing through your troubles and being bogged down in anxiety. 

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