Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Ways To Flavor Your Holiday

Color Therapy: Holiday Edition!


Red
  • Color of passion and excitement
  • Evokes heat (raises blood pressure)
  • Reflecting strong emotion
  • A warm tone, the sultry color commands attention 
Orange


  • Thought to expand thinking
  • Helps increase self consciousness
  • Represents strength & endurance
  • Success
  • Stimulates activity
Orange can be electrifing, "in your face," or very soft. As a hybrid of red and yellow, orange is a both intense and joyous color 
Lemon Yellow
  • Happiness
  • Creativity
  • Optimism
  • Activates Memory
  • As a playfully warm color, lemon will add pizazz to your space. It is striking and a welcoming “in your face” color that evokes warmth and happiness. Common areas that incorporates lemon are: living rooms, home offices, dens/family rooms, kiddie rooms, and kitchen


Green

  • Wealth
  • Fertility
  • Helps alleviate nervousness & anxiety
  • Offers harmony and a sense of renewal
  • Jealousy/Envy
  • Calming
  • Restful
Green is the color that best represents Earth, life, and nature. It signifies growth, renewal, life and our environment. 


Light Purple
  • Elegant
  • Feminine
  • Royal
  • Spiritual
  • Often used to re-balance one’s life
  • Uplifting; combats depression
So many people are incorporating light purple into their interiors. Its not as overpowering as a deep purple but still holds dominance. Light purples evoke a reflection on one’s emotions and issues. Commonly tied with spirituality, this color inspires an inner reflection in one’s soul
Silver
    • Intuition
    • Imagination
    • Cool Energy
    • Calming and Balancing
    • Clearer understanding and purpose
    Get  inspired by simple holiday design details with a muted yet festive color palette.
    Use mirrors, branches, silver ornaments, white lights, and glass vaces.



    The Lost Art Of Gathering

    We believe the most cherished moments happen when friends and family get together.  In the busy lives that so many people lead, it's easy to lose sight of the opportunities to connect.  Templetes is committed to a simple idea.  Creating a template for sharing great food and lively conversation that shouldn't require reservations and shouldn't be reserved for holidays.


    Every family has it's own traditions, and rituals, it's own ways of gathering.  Sometimes the gathering has layers of meaning.  At this time of year, there is something wonderful about creating large gatherings in warm, boisterous kitchens, where friends or relatives all bring a bit of their spice to the preparation of food that is spiritually nourishing for all those who eat it.

    A simple art that sometimes seams lost to an earlier time, is that of sharing regular every day meals.  They can be just as special if not more equally nourishing.  Our hope at Templetes is to encourage more of this in your own families by giving you a little living room to relax and trust in us.

    "Shouldn't all rooms be living?" 






    Wednesday, October 16, 2013

    Get Into The Spirit!

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    Monday, September 9, 2013

    Who Needs Design Therapy?

    Color awareness teaches people to use an often-overlooked aspect of their senses to promote well-being.
     Generally, the longer-wavelength colors—“warm” colors like red, orange, and yellow—rev us up, while the “cooler colors,” which have shorter wavelengths, calm us down.
     
     
    What’s your favorite color?
    While our perception of warm and cool colors is thought to be universal, some quirks of color psychology are particular to each individual. We react to color by traveling a twisty path through our physical sensations, the collective unconscious, cultural norms, and finally, our specific personal history with a certain color. We may find white houses to be clean and fresh because we grew up in one, for instance, or find them sterile and dull for the same reason.


    Consider The Possibilities!

    Turquoise. Insight, progressive thinking, healing.
    Red. Self-motivation, leadership, generosity.
    Chartreuse. Flexibility, growth, expansion.
    Pink. Support, nurturance. sympathetic understanding.
    Black. Self-sufficiency, individualism, protection.
    Burgundy. Adventure, emotional play and expression.
    Green. Clear perception, self-recognition, compassion.
    Orange. Quick-thinking, intuition, independence.
    Yellow. Communication, observation, analysis.
    Blue. Clear thinking, diligence, organization.
    Mint. Self-healing, tranquility, time-out.
    Indigo. Self-reliance, clear and holistic thought.
    White. Cleansing, protective, simplification.
    Gray. Need a vacation, acute sensibility, calming.
    Purple. Artistry, spirituality, culture.
    Yellow Orange. Life-promoting creativity, quickness.