PURPLE REIGN!

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​By Mercer Moore, Designer
LA-Z-BOY, Pensacola

Color is the one thing that scares clients the most BUT it's also the one thing that will make your home fun, exciting and give it a personal stamp! In this blog post, I have so much to say about the regal color purple: how the color is mixed, how to use it in your home, plus I've added  a fun color game to play! (see end of blog). 

Because purple is such a strong color and carries a lot of power, sometimes a small amount will do the trick. 

​Don't be afraid to add pillows or flowers to your room in purple.  You will feel happier as well as a bit more powerful for your regal touch! ​​

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AN ART LESSON
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The three distinct purples...

Blue-purples are cool

Pure purple is neutral

Red-purples are warm​

What exactly is Purple?
Because purple is a secondary color, it is the result of mixing two primary colors together. To make a shade of purple, you would mix red and blue together. If you mix an equal amount of red and blue together, you’ll have violet, a tertiary color and a mixture that is known as “pure purple.” If you mix together different amounts of red and blue, you’ll create hues that are redder or bluer, depending on the ratio.

Different Shades of Purple
Beyond pure purple, you may want to create different shades, such as lavender or aubergine. Remember that pure purple is a 50/50 combination of red and blue. To make lavender, which is a light shade of purple, your aim would be for 50 percent blue and 50 percent red, cut with white paint. To make aubergine, a darker hue, you’d want 51 percent red, 43 percent blue and 6 percent black. A plum color requires 41 percent red, 39 percent blue and 20 percent green. ​ 

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TOO MUCH INFORMATION?
Well, just rest your eyes on these beautiful
​LA-Z-BOY chairs and sofas:

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PURPLE!
Plop it in your living room...

THE NOLITA CHAIR IN HEATHER STRIPES

SHOP THIS CHAIR!

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Slide in a rug...

...add some pillows!

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Purple Points to Ponder

• Roman emperors Julius Caesar and Augustus both decreed that only the Emperor could wear purple.
• Wagner composed his greatest works in a room with purple draperies.
• The “Purple Heart” is the American award for bravery.
• Among Mediterranean people, purple was reserved for emperors and popes. The Japanese christened it “Imperial Purple”.​​

• Taking all aspects of purple’s past and present into consideration, purple symbolizes magic, mystery, spirituality, the sub-conscious, creativity, dignity, royalty – and it evokes all of these meanings more so than any other color. ​
• Purple's direct complimentary color is yellow!

The earliest purple dyes date back to about 1900 B.C. It took some 12,000 shellfish to extract 1.5 grams of the pure dye - barely enough for dying a single garment the size of the Roman toga.

Purple Accessories

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Purple is the hardest color for the eye to discriminate.
Have fun and
​watch ​
THE LILAC CHASER!

With the image below, let your gaze rest
​on the central fixation cross (plus sign.) 
Keep staring at it for a bit.
With good fixation, you should see a strong greenish color
whenever the violet patch has disappeared!
More about this optical illusion

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MERCER MOORE, DESIGNER

CONTACT MERCER!

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