Some of these shades are not for the faint-hearted as they command attention and may be an acquired taste. So, to guide you in your color search, here are a few tips from a member of the PSID graduating class of 2010, Medardo Andrew Arbuis Jr.
• “Climate is an important factor to consider when planning your home design especially for a tropical climate such as ours, while structural changes provide the best solution for keeping cool in a tropical climate, choosing the right colors can also cool down the house,” he says.
• Light versus dark. Different colors reflect or absorb different amounts of light. A dark surface absorbs almost al the light that strikes, while a light surface absorbs almost none.
• Use cool colors as it tend to calm and comfort. Choose the cool blues, greens, and violets over the warm reds and yellows.
• Go with pastels as they provide an open feeling especially helpful in summers. Use pastel tints of the hues you want to decorate with by blending them with white or gray.
• Provide illusion of space; dark and light colors have opposite effects on a room’s feeling of spaciousness. In large rooms with high ceilings, use dark colors to make it more proportionate while in small rooms, use light colors to make it more expansive and airy.
• Know your neutrals since it can make rooms appear larger, but even neutral have warm or cool undertones. Warm undertones are pinkish or yellow-toned while cool undertones are blue or violet.
• Be creative. Light colors are generally more cooling than dark ones but using all light colors can be boring.
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