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PURPLE REIGN!

8/11/2020

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

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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.
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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. ​ 

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...

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THE NOLITA CHAIR IN HEATHER STRIPES
SHOP THIS CHAIR!

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Slide in a rug...

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...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”.​​
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  • 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!
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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
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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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