As human beings, we tend to push our minds and body to the limits, from working five days a week to taking care of our homes and families, we often forget to take time for ourselves. April is National Stress Awareness Month, which means it’s time to give our mind and body a rest. While a trip to the spa can’t hurt, there is actually a way you can reduce stress long-term in the comfort of your home. Paint your interior with these calming colors to help eliminate stress.

• Placid Purple. Bold royal purples are beautiful and vibrant, but they can sometimes be a bit too intense. Soft muted hues like lavender and violet are great for bringing inner balance and peace, making them ideal for areas that you begin and end your day, including bedrooms and bathrooms.
• Blithe Blue. There are many different shades and variations of this beloved color, but the best hues to help unwind and relieve tension are soft blues. Cool blues remind us of the sky or ocean, making it easier for us to relax. These shades work in any space of a home, from kitchens, to bathrooms, and even home offices.
• Gleeful Green. This is a very refreshing and tranquil color that reminds us of nature and all its beauty. Green is ideal for many areas of a home, the most tranquil shades being beige greens and pale-yellow greens. In addition to these colors being calming, they’re also very workable neutrals that pair easily with a variety of furniture colors.
• Glad Gray. Some people believe that gray can be on the dreary neutral, but pale grays are actually wonderful shades for creating a calm and relaxing environment. Because any shade of gray is a neutral hue, you will have an easy time decorating around it no matter where you use it in your home.
• Peaceful Pink. To create a tranquil environment with pink, pale or dusty shades that border on the gray-side can be very soothing. According to the experts at CertaPro Painters of Lexington/Concord, MA, there are many variations of soft pinks, which makes it easy to find a complementary shade for any room in the house.
• Blissful Beige. Warm and neutral variations of beige are extremely popular interior colors due to the calming sensation they provide. Almost all beige hues are calm and serene, but stay away from warmer shades that border on the orange or yellow family, as they can come off a bit too strong.

While painting your home a certain color might seem too simple to have a strong impact on eliminating stress, color psychology proves that colors very much have an effect on our mood. Make sure to keep these colors in mind to help create a more peaceful living environment.