Bright and Cool with White Walls
Living in tropics will need a cool – if I may say cold- touch of interior art. No wonder some soft bright color like pastel and white becomes a common choice. They will make rooms look brighter, and contributing in cool atmosphere as well.
In addition to giving a cold sphere, white painted walls will make rooms feels wider. One other prominent reason on choosing white is, because white is easy to be mixed and matched with any other color. Applying other colors beside white is usually taken, in order to break the coldness it may bring.
Classic color can be a good consideration to be combined with white. Black for example, is an eternal classic color as the perfect match for white. We can – for example – coupling white with grey rug, or using black cushion on white couch. To make it look more alive, we can put red or orange nuances painting to give a warmer touch.
Feel `More Alive` With Contrast Color
Every color gives it’s own effect, nuances, image and can influence our mood. Color can also declare our personality, that is the reason why, many people colorize their bedroom and other private rooms with their favorite color.
Neutral color like white and crème will create a cool tone, on the other hand, striking color like bright yellow or orange will make room feels fun and energizing.
Combination of some different or even contrast color, can make our rooms be more dynamic. Though orange and green is not being in the same tone ( see image) this rooms will feel more ‘alive’.
How about you here ? ready to do the experiment ? 
Lighting ? Understanding the Room Function First
Many people commonly choose the same lighting for all rooms, while the fact is, each room in our house needs a different lighting needs.
To determine the lighting necessity, we can analyze the room’s function. Is it used as public room with many activities, or is it used to relaxation or rest ? .
Rooms with high activities like working room needs a bright lighting. Bright light will stimulate eyes and body to be more excited to do activities.
White lights is the best for this kind of room. On the other hand, rooms for relax and rest needs a more tender lighting, so that eyes and body will be placed in a more relax mode. Yellowish lighting will fit this room.
To make it easier to adjust the lighting level in each room, we can use a tool like dimmer. By using Dimmer, it will be easier to manage the lighting intensity. In the end, it will make us more comfortable in doing our activity.
