Psychological aspect of terracotta color
To choose the interior of a room or the whole apartment in a monochrome or polish color is a personal preference of every person. Some people quickly get tired of one predominant shade, others are lost in the riot of colors and can only calm down in a monophonic interior.
The terracotta has several shades in its assortment, and they allow to create a monophonic, but still not merging design, or to use for individual elements.
In particular, dark terracotta is rarely used in the home or workplace as the main color - it will create a pressure and significantly narrow the space. It is advisable to use dark terracotta to decorate individual accessories or to allocate a separate area of the design program. This shade helps to place accents.
Light terracotta, in contrast, can create a warm and cozy atmosphere if it is used as the color basis of the design.
The reddish clay shade carries a huge charge of energy. It is recommended to use it in premises that involve activity, but it is important to observe the measure. As a base color, this tone will not work, because its overabundance can create a sense of anxiety and anxiety.
Practical use of terracotta
It is advisable to use different shades of color in different rooms of a residential apartment or house, and to create a working office interior. By the way, when working with customers, warm terracotta will help create a more trusting atmosphere.
Combination of colors
The use of terracotta along with various shades of brown, beige, sandy, vanilla, white colors is considered traditional. Fans of experimenting can pay attention to the tandem of terracotta with azure, blue, natural shades of green, lemon and other yellow shades.
Kitchen
Different colors and tones of terracotta will look great in the kitchen. This home atmosphere can inspire culinary masterpieces, but those who watch their weight, you should be careful with this color - it awakens the appetite.
Entrance hall
The warm color in the hallway will allow everyone who enters the house to immediately adjust to a cozy atmosphere and tranquility. By the way, according to polls, clay color is associated in people with stability, success and well-being. Therefore, if there is a desire to produce such an impression on the guests, feel free to choose terracotta for the hallway.
Living rooms
You can use terracotta for virtually any room in the house, but it should be noted that in the children's room its blotches should be minimal - it is very attractive and will prevent the child from concentrating. In all other rooms you can use color and you need it, but remember: deep, saturated and complex color can not only place accents and highlight the necessary zones, but also spoil the whole impression of repair if used incorrectly. As a basic, terracotta color is recommended to use only in spacious rooms, as in small rooms it will steal visually valuable square meters.
Exotic terracotta interior( photo)
Clay color is somehow associated with something southern and hot, so often it becomes the choice of lovers of exotic interiors. In particular, harmoniously such a gamma will be able to convey the refined design of oriental or African motifs. Interior in the spirit of safari and it is difficult to imagine without terracotta. Lovers of travel, adventurous nature can relax in the exotic interior.
