2020 Summer Home and Garden

2020 Summer Home and Garden Lincoln Daily News June 11, 2020 Page 13 activity. It is a high-impact, high-energy color that will interfere with sleep patterns and cause restless nights.” Dark gray should be avoided in the bedroom, but for the opposite reason. People often associate dark gray with feelings of sadness, or otherwise somber sensations. Because of this, a dark gray bedroom can become a place to avoid, or lead to a focus on negative feelings before bedtime. “How Lighting Affects Paint Color” One final piece of advice to consider is to think about lighting choices. Lighting in a room affects the color on the walls, which can affect your mood. This last video demonstrates a few of the different ways a light bulb alters color. “Incandescent bulbs…provide warm light and make bright, warm colors appear more intense,” says the narrator in the video. Cooler colors, in contrast, will appear duller. For rooms with a lot of cool colors, fluorescent bulbs are a better choice. The third type of bulb, halogen bulbs, are closest to natural sunlight. These bulbs “don’t distort color as much as the others.” This is why when you choose paint, “it’s so important to check your sample colors with the lighting of the room.” Flipping a switch can change the entire appearance of the room, which can also change your mood. This means that not only is color choice important, but so is lighting, and you should consider both when painting a room. [Derek Hurley]