S A T U R A T I O N - it is the intensity or purity of a color is known as saturation. While hue stands for a color, saturation is the intensity of a hue. High saturation on a Christmas card might make the recipient feel cheery, but it might not work as well on a wall. 

不同的色彩給人不同的感覺，包括膨脹感、收縮感、前進感、後退感、上升感、下墜感等。因此，在佈置家居的第一步，挑選最佳牆面顏色很重要，尤其在香港這種寸金尺土的地方，好好利用顏色來營造視覺效果這一點非常重要。

Colours play trick with our minds, and can do wonders to our interiors. Colors give us various feelings, some make the space looks bigger and the ceiling higher, some achieves the exact opposite. From wall paint to furniture, it is important to choose the right colors in order to visually enlarge our space, especially in Hong Kong where it is known for tiny apartments.

在一個細小的空間裡，使用有「後退感」的顏色可以讓空間看起來大一點。什麼是「後退感」顏色呢？只要掌握明度、色相和飽和度的調配，大部分你喜歡的顏色都可以做出「後退感」。有「後退感」顏色就是高明度，低飽和度的冷色系。簡單地說，任何冷色系的顏色，如藍、綠、灰等，不要太濃烈的色彩，亮一點，就可成為一個不錯的牆色選擇。飽和度太高（顏色太濃烈）的暖色系顏色，會為我們帶來「膨脹感」；像鮮紅、鮮黃，看似來很有生氣，很喜慶，但原來塗在細小房間內的牆面上，會有如烈日一樣使人感覺壓逼、刺眼。除了牆面顏色外，這個方法也可以用於選擇窗簾和掛牆畫之上。

For a small space, it is wise to apply colors that give a 'receding' feeling. Such feeling can be achieved by a color high in value, low in saturation and is a cold color. You'd want to avoid warm colors that are rich in value and saturation, such as red and yellow. These colors look as bright and hot as the sun, making us feel suffocated and squeezy. Besides wall colors, the same goes for choosing curtains and artwork to be hanged on the walls. 

↑ 為小房間推薦的冷色系牆面顏色／Cold colors recommended for a small apartment

這兩張圖片，一樣的房間，兩種牆面顏色。哪個看起來較為寬躺舒服？
Comparing the two photos below, which wall seems closer to you? 

↑ 暖灰色房間看似來大一點／The Grey room appears visually bigger than the red one

 另一個香港房屋的常見問題是：樓底低。但是，這一樣可以靠顏色來解決。淺色有上升感，深色有下墜感。所以，在選擇地板的時候，可以以此做為選色的考慮，選擇帶有「下墜感」的深顏色地板。深顏色如比較多人選用的深啡色木地板，有效令視覺重點下移，房間看起來便會大一點。

Another typical housing problem in Hong Kong is the low ceilings in many apartments. Luckily this can also be solved by playing with the right choice of color. When we choose our flooring, it is important that we understand the magic dark colors give us. Dark colors, such as dark brown, not only is it a popular choice used in many apartments in Hong Kong, it is also a color that gives off a ‘falling’ feeling. Dark colors are able to shift our focal point downward to create an illusion of a bigger space. 

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牆面顏色是家居裡所佔面積最大的顏色。在下一篇文章裡，我們會閱讀有關牆面顏色以外配件的顏色選擇，務求DIY製做出一個完美舒服之家！在此之前，不妨多點留意身邊各種色彩繽紛的事和物，發掘一下顏色的奧妙之處吧～

Now that we’ve learned a bit about choosing the overall main colors for our homes, we will talk about the secondary focus which is choosing furniture next time! For now, maybe we can start paying some attention on all the colorful objects around us, and thinking about how they make us feel!  

 

我們希望客人能夠以合理價錢，帶每一件經過 Ziinlife 用心設計的傢俬回家；歡迎您與家人和朋友來臨 Ziinlife 體驗館親身感受。
We hope to make design furniture accessible and affordable. Feel free to visit our showroom with your family or friends.