Five Colours that Add Romance to Your Marriage

Use Different Shades to Cultivate a Romantic Ambience to Your Marriage

Maria Zain
WeddingSutra.com, a comprehensive Indian wedding site, lists 5 colours that can add passion to your marriage. Here are some ideas on how to apply these colours to your surroundings to add that extra romantic dimension to your existing domestic bliss.

Blue - Relaxation and Restfulness

Blue is the natural colour of water and a clear sky on a cooling day. Its natural hue helps calm nerves on a hectic day and is soothing to the eye. A blue outfit on a dinner date can help you and your spouse take your minds of work, the unruly house, your inexhaustible children and other common sources of stress such as in-laws and bills. Blue is known to be a recessive colour and has an effect of creating space. This allows you to disentangle yourself from worrism issues and catch up with your spouse for a little quite time.

Blue in the home will also create a calming environment. Blue is popular the bedroom as it effectively allows couples to unwind together. Similarly, blue in the living room creates a magnitude of space to allow the mind to declutter. If you wish to go a step further, an indoor pond or waterfall adds the natural blue dimension to your home.

Green - Freshness and Vitality

Green is the other natural colour and brings couples closer to earth just by insinuating a presence of nature and all that is stable. This way, it acts as a strong harmonious colour to blue - which is whimsical and distant. Green will allow you to focus on each other as if you were the bare necessities of each other's lives. Splatters of green in an outfit such as a leaf pendant, emerald earrings, a jade bracelet, a green tie or green-tinged cufflinks will add an interesting dimension to your appearance. Green insinuates hope and regeneration - two elements of a lasting relationship.

In the home, plants add the natural energy to your home; they even add a zeal of freshness to the overall ambience by elminating less-than-tasteful odour. Similarly, grapes on serving plates will add a glimmer of vitality / good health to your kitchen and dining area. Green can be an effective wall-colour; it complements blue well. This way your home will be the "natural" place for you to relax and rejuvenate together.

Yellow - Optimism and Surprise

Yellow is a happy colour that perks up the environment. A sunny outfit shouts energy and affection surrounded by positive chi. It provides a boost of energy in a relationship. People tend to feel adrenaline rushes on a sunny day - working out together is a good way to stimulate interest within a marriage. Not only is your body detoxifying, both of you will feel lighter and healthier and will across as more appealing to each other.

Yellow is a dynamic colour in the home. It's cheerfulness can sometimes be overbearing, especially if you prefer a more calming and soothing experience at home. However, cheer is an essential ingredient to your marriage. Yellow can be a popular choice for the kitchen as that is where energy is channelled into most of the time. Add yellow fabrics to the other rooms of your house - rugs and cushions will add a zest sunlight in your living room. A yellow clock or vase will brighten up your bedroom.

Purple - Creativity and Imagination

Purple is a very unique colour and therefore acts as a reminder for spouses to look into their partner's unique characteristics that ignited the attraction in the first place. Purple is also closely related to passion and romance. Apparel of purple shades adds an air of mystery to the relationship.

Since purple is such a unique colour, sprinkle purple objects around the house for the distinctive edge, rather than using large amounts of the colour - which can be overwhelming. Purple candles, flowers, picture frames and pillow cases will encourage passion and creativity in your relationship.

Red - Passion and Sexuality

Red is the all-time relationship fuel, at least sexually. A bouquet of red roses; red heart-shaped boxes full of chocolates; a bowl of red strawberries; red lingerie: all these ignite the feelings of love and passion. Red clothing and decorations around your home will add the sparks and flames to your relationship.

The good thing about the colour red is that it comes in so many different hues that all lead to passion and attraction. Different shades of red appeal to the two different genders. Men are more inclined to yellow-based reds: dark-brick, tomato, salmon and a light-warm pink. Women on the other hand are attracted to blue-based reds. These are such as dark red, deep pink, plum, burgundy red and the different shades of raspberry red. With the right combination of reds, you would be able to restore the passion and romance that you want in your relationship.

Published by Maria Zain

A full time twenty something year old writer-at-home mother of two children below the age of two.  View profile

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