Spa Executive June 2021

Colors for your treatment rooms
“Color temperature is something that people are
very aware of, even though it might be subliminal
and not an obvious effect,” Eiseman said. “A
natural selection for a spa could come from one of
two directions. One would be the so-called cooler
tones but with a little bit of warmth, blues and blue
greens, like water and the sky on a beautiful day.
These are colors that the human mind attaches
to quiet, soft repose. Avoid electric blue or blues
that lean towards the purple side, which is getting
a bit too warm, though you could do a lavender.
You want it to be welcoming and quieting, and to
use colors that psychologically and emotionally
affect people in a way that makes them feel sort of
tranquilized. It can be a lighter tone or something
more aqua, anything that has that watery or sky
feeling that says it’s going to be a beautiful day.”
More heated colors, like yellows, oranges, or reds
will have the opposite effect of what you want,
she said.
“The other direction one could take is to use the
pastel range in somewhat warmer tones, because
they have a nurturing quality. You could do a very
light peachy field. Pinks that lean to the warm
side or the cool side, either one, are also quieting.
Obviously, a lighter pastel range has a much
quieter feeling than the brighter areas of color,
provided they are kept soft and subtle and don’t
start to heat up too much.”