The other day, a good acquaintance of mine – the owner of a furniture factory – complained that she constantly receives orders for "beige-ish colors." And it doesn't matter if it's a child's room or a kitchen, a bedroom or a living room – everything is requested to be made in beige.
"Yes," I replied, "I have the exact same problem!"
Everyone wants children's rooms in beige or pastel tones. But I want to shout: the world is colorful! Each color carries its own emotional charge, its own functionality, it works differently in space and affects people differently. Why follow stereotypes and be afraid of color? Don't be afraid – try it. Find your colors for sleep, for communication, for work, and for the nursery. Color is a resource that nature has given us for free. Color can heal, but color can also harm.
Not all children are suited to pastel tones. Although almost every article about children's interiors talks about the need for soft shades, many children are "slowed down" and limited in their actions by these colors – and as a result, the child develops more slowly. Weak, insecure children often need to "recharge" with bright colors.
Conduct a simple experiment: offer a toddler aged one to three a box of colored pencils. Which one will they pick first? I assure you – not beige, not blue, not mint, and not pink, but yellow or red, maybe orange. The nature of growth requires the energy of color, and we deprive the child of this energy.
This does not mean that the walls of the nursery should be painted bright yellow or bright red. I'm talking about something else: color has a strong impact – and beige is no exception. I advocate for the skillful use of color in interior design. For a balance between color, the child's characteristics, lighting, and the shape of the space. And while the lighting and shape of the room are obvious given, the child's characteristic features still need to be determined – through research.
Together with child psychologists and educators, I have developed a special method for selecting colors for a specific child. Individually selected colors can correct difficult character traits, help cope with fears and neuroses, energize with the right energy – or, conversely, calm down in cases of increased excitability.
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