When you are asked to paint the wall of a room red, what will be your reaction? We are used to thinking that only calm tones are appropriate in the interior. But is it really so? Space psychologists are sure that red walls can contribute to positive changes in life. Why and how?
transformational color
At a certain life stage, each person can have his own color, which space psychologists call transformational. It affects the revision of many life attitudes — mental, spiritual, material, emotional. As a result, changes in life come — provided that the person was not satisfied with the current situation.
So, for example, to the question «Why not paint the walls red»? a person can utter a phrase that will be key in solving his inner problem. It is likely that he himself did not realize this problem, but it prevented him from getting what he dreamed of.
strawberry
To the question “What does the red color tell you about?” the girl-client gave an unexpected answer. «It’s a strawberry! As a child, my younger sister and I went to pick these berries in the forest, got so carried away that we got lost, could not find our way home until the evening, I was very scared, and then my parents scolded me for taking my sister with me and not keeping track. I still can’t look at this strawberry!”.
Obviously, the problem is not in the berry and not in the red color, but in those experiences that sit in the girl’s subconscious. But she came with a request to change her social status — she wanted to climb the career ladder, but she was afraid to express herself, to take the initiative (after all, she had already had a negative experience in childhood when she made commitments and let everyone down).
To get rid of attitudes that hinder development, it is necessary to separate feelings from wrong decisions made at the time of a difficult situation. In the mind of the girl, the attitudes remained: “I am irresponsible”, “I can’t do anything”, “No one loves me”, etc.
Why did we advise her to add red to the interior? Red brings love, passion, desire to live, act, inspire into a person’s life. He encourages to come out of the shell of his delusions, calls for a revolution of reason and feelings.
The color red helped her understand that she needed to take responsibility for her life, her career, her relationships. That it is normal to make mistakes along the way and there will be no punishment. And strawberries are just a berry, which has become a symbol of her fear of action (going to the forest — get a job), getting pleasure (tasty strawberries — pleasure) and the desired (jam — family, career).
The removal of these beliefs leads to the freedom to choose your life. The girl began to act, take the initiative and get a new positive experience.
Inspiration
Another client, a young stylist, was just taking his first steps in a new field, but was already demonstrating talent and an extraordinary approach to business. However, having come to his house, we found ourselves in a boring space of a gray-beige kingdom. The young man’s request was: «I want to move to the capital, there are more opportunities for realizing my profession.»
Looking around, we realized that in order to get moving and satisfy all the ambitions of a young man, red is needed. But as soon as we hinted at it, we heard «no.» When asked why, he replied: “Very bright! What will parents and friends say!?” We objected: “What profession did you choose? Does she suggest that you be gray and inconspicuous? Or extraordinary and bold? What is your soul longing for?
After some thought, the young man agreed that it was time for him to prove himself. It’s time to do what he never did to get what he never had. “Feel a new version of yourself,” as he put it.
A week later the phone rang and the happy young man told us that he had painted the hallway berry and those who came to see him were delighted. And now he is going to repaint his entire apartment in bright colors. He did just that, and two months later he moved to Moscow, where he successfully began to develop his career.
Color is a unique medicine in solving various life hardships, if it is properly applied in the interior of the house. It works most effectively on walls, especially when applied by hand, even over old wallpaper.
If a certain color causes you rejection, it will be useful to ask yourself the question — why, what it is associated with and what it reminds you of.