5 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Blue In Your Home

#1. Blue Light Goes The Farthest

Our first reason requires a little bit of science. When light shines on a piece of furniture or home decor, the item absorbs every color of the spectrum except one, which is the color you see. Because blue has a very short wavelength, it evades absorption and is therefore the easiest color to see (this is why the ocean usually appears blue, or why it can be tricky to tell if something is black or navy).

Parse through the science, and you get this: Blue is a great color for interiors, especially in dark spaces, because it injects a space with lightness and color! If there’s a lot of natural light, blue will make a room gleam. And even if there aren’t many windows, blue will naturally draw light and color out of a dark room.

#2. Blue Rooms are Good For Your Health

Don’t believe us? Blue rooms have actually been shown to lower blood pressure and heart rate, and although it opposes the “feeling blue” idiom, living in a blue room has been proven in multiple studies to help people with depression. It’s almost impossible to be stressed out in a blue room! Blue helps us sleep too.

The color neutralizes melatonin levels (a hormone that anticipates the onset of nighttime) meaning that it’s a refreshing and energizing color when our melatonin is low in the morning, and it’s a soothing and relaxing color at night when our melatonin is high and we’re trying to fall asleep. What does this all mean for interior designers? No question about it: blue is the color for the bedroom.

#3. Blue Offers The Most Versatile Palette

Every color has an anthology of shades and hues, but it’s going to be tricky to find a soothing red or a bright and fun grey. Blue, however, is a color without limits. Add pale blue into your space to soften a corner, choose a dramatic blue for a strong regal flare, toss in a bright blue for an electric pop of color, or stick with a neutral shade for an inviting color to paint the walls. Blue is also preferable because it works as a compliment to almost any color on the wheel.

We love blue and white together, but blue also pairs excellently with bright colors that are sometimes difficult to work with (like green, orange, or fuchsia) and with several materials, like wood and metallics.

#4. Blue Won’t Overwhelm Your Design

You can use multiple shades of azure or navy in the same room and achieve a look that’s both stunning and approachable. Because blue has such a versatile palette, as mentioned above, you can put colored furniture and decor in a blue room using similar hued fabrics, and your eyes won’t feel too overwhelmed! (That said, we always encourage incorporating neutrals into a room for the best visual balance).