THE UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE

OF HCM CITY

ENGLISH IN INTERIOR DESIGN

THE ORAL
PRESENTATION

GROUP 1
COLOR
IN

INTERIOR
DESIGN
A. Introduction
B. The definition of color
C. Room Colors
D. Colors and Feng Shui
E. Conclusion
A. Introduction
• Color af fects
human beings
ever y day of
their lives, even
during their ver y
ear liest
childhood.
• Room color can
influence our
mood and our
thoughts..
 B. The definition of
color
• Color plays a vitally important role in
the world in which we live. Color can
affect thinking, change actions, and
cause reactions. It can irritate or
soothe your eyes, raise your blood
pressure or suppress your appetite
 C . Room Colors

Understand that colors

behave in three basic ways :
active, passive, and neutral
 YELLOW
 RED
 BLUE
 ORANGE
 PURPLE
 GREEN
 PINK
 BROWN
 BLACK
 GREY
 WHITE
 Psychology
of
RED

Raise
Raises blood lose
pressure track of time
a room’s
speed &
energy stimulates
respiration
level appetite
heart rate
 IN
ROOM

Living Dining Bed

room room room
 Psychology
of
YELLOW

Cause Create
Increases
more feeling
metabolism
eye fatigue of frustration
upsets babies
than others. and anger.
 IN
ROOM

halls,
kitchens, entries,
dining rooms, small office
bathrooms
spaces

Feel feel stimulate

Energizing expansive your
uplifting. welcoming creativity
 Psychology
of
GREEN

refresh Feel
calm, relax, Safe,
quality
release friendly,
Feel
stress peaceful
cheerful
 IN
ROOM

Kitchen Living Bed

room room room

encourages
cools unwinding, relaxing
things promote and
comfort &
down togetherness
pleasant.
• Combine green with yellow
 brings down
blood pressure
slows respiration
heart rate.

Psychology calm,
of relaxed,
BLUE serene

feel
more
spiritual and
centered
 improve
kids´ rooms productiviy,
studying

IN Bathrooms,
feel clean.
ROOM laundry areas

encourage
Living room
relaxation
 vital,
warm,
appetite
improve
welcoming
Psychology
of
ORANGE

exciting
energetic
enthusiastic
 IN
ROOM

Dining
Family
rooms,
rooms,
Kitchens,
living
Breakfast
rooms
nooks

feel make
stimulate a warm,
appetite friendly
comfortable, atmosphere
 PSYCHOLOGY OF PURPLE

connotes
comforting,
mystery Luxurious,
restful,
or creative.
sophisticated
spirituality
 IN ROOM

Bedrooms bathrooms
bedrooms
bring
kitchens have relaxing
the and
restful quality soothing effect.
 PINK reduce
angry behavior at
least temporarily
 young
child´s room

IN
Avoid ROOM
using
hot pinks in hallways
small spaces
 Psychology of
BROWN

sec
cre urit Soothing
rea dibil y,
ssu ity, comfortable
ran
ce
 IN ROOM

fa m appropriate
ily for
-u r
s e oom almost
a lo
t any room
 refreshing
impression of and
cleanliness cool in
and hot
good hygiene environments

Psychology
of
WHITE
 bathroom Ceilings
and kitchen makes spaces
feel clean appear larger

IN
ROOM
teamed with teamed with
blue black
a forever looks
popular tone stunning
 PSYCHOLOGY
OF BLACK

timeless,
Authoritive,
classy,
Demanding,
and
Powerful
sophisticated
 IN ROOM

every room
make Used needs
rooms in small a touch of black
seem doses to ground
much smaller as the
than they are an accent. color scheme
and
give it depth
 Tends to
enhance
creativity

Psychology
of
GREY
drop in
energy,
and
a depressive
feeling
 offices
and studios

IN
ROOM
buttoned down
and traditional,
modern and
contemporary, or
beach house
friendly
D . Colors and FENG SHUI

A basic principle of Feng Shui is

incorporating the five elements into a
space so they work together to bring
harmony to that space.
 associated with mental
acuity, focus and clarity

should be a light
touch in your décor

METAL much metal can be

disruptive and bring
White disharmony to your
space
grey
represented in such
items as picture frames,
lamp bases, or
chandeliers
 influences health and
vitality, as well as
creativity and
intuition

Using the Feng Shui

WOOD colors of wood in the
south part of your home,
office or room is the best
Green, brown place

associated with
beginning of new
life
 your spirituality and
emotions

associated with
wisdom and
WATER contemplation.

blue
If an aquarium is not your
style, a simple bowl of
water with stones and
flower petals will satisfy
this element.
 passion, and is
associated with
energy, and with love

FIRE red walls in your

bedroom will create
too much current,
red, orange, leaving you jittery
purple,pink and hyper
bright yellow.

Incorporate it
into your bed
linens
 a centering
element

promotes
EARTH balance, strength,
and stability
Light yellow,
beige

promote vitality
within the family
as well as good
health
E . CONCLUSION

 Color affects human beings in

many ways, on both the
conscious and subconscious
levels, every day of our lives,
and a thorough understanding
of the effects of color is very
important when making interior
design decisions for the home
 MEMBERS
• Nguyễn Vân Anh
• Trần Thị Trúc Linh
• Đỗ Ngọc Phương Nhi
• Phạm Lý Yến Nhi
• Trần Vĩnh Phát
• Nguyễn Ngọc Anh Thư
• Lý Thị Thanh Trang
• Nguyễn Hoàng Thanh Vy
• Thuyết trình : Yến Nhi – Thanh Vy
• Powerpoint : Trúc Linh – Vĩnh Phát
• Tìm tài liệu : Vân Anh – Thanh Trang
• Tìm hình ảnh : Phương Nhi – Anh Thư