BEING COURAGEOUS WITH COLOR By Tammee Greer Courtesy photos
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Spring represents new beginnings. Birds begin to emerge displaying all their brilliant colors. Bulbs push their way through the soil growing into beautiful flowers exhibiting all the colors of the rainbow. Seeds that have been planted become the unique flowers and plants of every hue of yellow, blue, and red. As nature sprouts forth each spring with its vibrant array of colors all around us, it is natural to want to bring the beautiful colors
of nature into our lives be it the exterior paint on our homes or the interior of our private domains. We bring the colors of nature into our homes even in the simplest of ways, such as bringing flowers inside from our yards. Colors influence our moods. They can make us feel happy, excited, calm, angry or sad. Colors we choose for our wardrobe can make us feel beautiful or handsome. They represent our personalities to guests in our homes. Picking a color for a new car brings
an added element of excitement too. The right hues in our surrounding spaces invite the senses of calmness and serenity. It is easy to be reminded of spring when the cutest woodland residents of the outdoors reintroduce themselves. We want to replicate the soft pink of a bunny’s nose on the wall of our daughter’s room. It used to be if we asked for pink paint, it was simply pink. It is not that way anymore. Now we are asked what shade of pink we
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