Feeling blue may not be all bad when it comes to enjoying a good night’s sleep.

Those who use this bedroom colour tend to get the best rest – nearly eight hours a night – and wake feeling happy and positive.

According to a survey, it is linked to calm, soothing feelings and is thought to slow the heart rate and even reduce blood pressure.

Green and yellow are also winners, with those choosing these colours clocking up roughly seven hours and 40 minutes of sleep.

However, it’s best to avoid purple, which is too stimulating and can cut nightly hours of rest to less than six. Grey and brown get the thumbs down for being too dreary and depressing.

The study, carried out by Travelodge, looked into 2,000 homes across the Britain to investigate the influence of colour on quality of sleep.

They found that people sleeping in rooms decorated in calm colours, such as yellow, blue or green, received the best night’s sleep.

Chris Idzikowski, Sleep Expert from the Edinburgh Sleep Centre said: ‘This is an amazing result, as there are specialised receptors called ganglion cells in the retina part of our eyes, which are most sensitive to the colour blue.

‘These receptors feed information into an area deep in our brain that controls 24 hour rhythms, and affects how we perform and feel during the day. That interaction between light, sleep and wakefulness is supremely important.’

The study also found that people who sleep in a purple bedroom are, on average, only getting five hours and fifty six minutes sleep per night.

They say that the reason for this could be that the colour purple is mentally stimulating which makes it difficult to switch off after a busy day.

The other two least favoured colour schemes are brown, where sleepers obtain on average six hours and five minutes sleep per night and a grey colour scheme which results in individuals getting on average six hours and twelve minutes sleep per night.

Colour Therapy & Holistic Interior Design consultant, Suzy Chiazzari, said: ‘Your bedroom décor can certainly impact upon your quality and quantity of sleep per night.

‘Although many people think purple creates a sense of luxury in the bedroom, this colour can reduce the number of hours of sleep you attain.

‘Purple has a strong connection with the more artistic community being a colour reported to stimulate creativity and the unconscious mind. Therefore sleeping in a purple room is more likely to promote vivid dreams or even nightmares; resulting in you feeling tired in the morning.’

The study also found that colour affects other bedroom activities. Couples who sleep in a bedroom that is decorated in a caramel make love on average three times per week. But those who sleep in a red bedroom make love just once a week.

People who have a grey themed bedroom are the ones spend the most time shopping online in bed, while a people who have a silver décor in their bedroom reported they are more motivated to exercise in their bedroom.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2325476/Want-good-nights-sleep-Find-colours-use-bedroom-avoid-decent-kip.html

when did color start to make people sleep better? White people nd their science ar going mad, crazy!

But where is lalasticlala sef

This is interesting

The sample shoe mixed colour and you considered only the single colours, so i refuse to take them serious...


I will try black and red...

I truly believe colours influence your mood and sleep. In my previous home, my room was a light blue, it made me feel serene and fell asleep quicker. In this rented house, I have three large red curtains that covers most of room. I sleep on average four to five hours and often angry. Maybe I should move back to my old house if only to see if I'll be able to sleep longer with my blue walls!

celestialAgent:
The sample shoe mixed colour and you considered only the single colours, so i refuse to take them serious...


I will try black and red...

LOL. But you will agree with me that the blue shades will still give the desired effects