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Camille Dubuis-Welch

What Colors Will Make You Happy? The Joyful Hues to Decorate With, According to an 'Art Therapist'

Bedroom filled with joyful colors. transparent pink chair at blue desk, patterned wallpaper behind a blue bedhead with yellow, pink and red sheets.

A home that is bursting with joyful colors is one filled with a sense of cheer. From the hues themselves to where they live in your surroundings, color can completely change the mood of a room, and especially that of the people within it. That's why really understanding colors is so important when designing a home, rather than simply selecting shades you like (although, that's important, too).

But, is there one all-singing, all-dancing joyful color that we should all be splashing across our walls? When it comes to color psychology in interior design, it is generally accepted that warmer, brighter colors are linked to feelings of optimism; but it runs deeper than this, and ultimately comes down to our own perceptions of certain shades.

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