As is pretty evident, I’m a big fan of color. But not just color thrown haphazardly around in my life. I find that if I have too many colors in one setting- I begin to feel a bit overwhelmed. But if I have a nice balance of colors I feel happy and relaxed. For me, natural elements like wood or green plants make the color stand out better and feel more relaxing.
It’s amazing how much color can influence our mood. I think it can also help us to feel that our life is truly our own. When we curate our workspaces and living spaces to be full of things and colors that really make our hearts sing we have taken a huge step to slow down and essentially say, “This is my life - my one shot in this world. Let’s fill it with all the wonderful things and colors.”
And you know, when you do that it’s like one of those little snowglobes. You can invite others to see and feel a beautiful, magical little world. Not to invite comparison, but to see that beauty and imperfection can live together and everyone has a little of both. There is certainly some magic in realizing that we can all add something beautiful to the world just by living on purpose.
With these thoughts in mind I started to think about how I could strategically add color and more of the things I love to my daily life. Here’s a few ideas:
- Adding a colorful blanket to your favorite sitting spot that may have been folded away in a closet. - Use patterned papers as a table runner! This is a quick, easy and effective way to change the feel of your table. - Change the wallpaper on your phone or computer. - Find those vintage dishes you have tucked away and set them out to use (hand-washing be darned!) - Wear awesome socks! These are some of my favorites.
Not everyone’s balance of color will be the same - some of you like lots of color and some will choose just a pop of saturated color here and there and some will choose a relaxed vibe with only subtle hints of color. Take your life, your canvas, and make it yours! Fill your daily cup with what you love.
