How to Add More Color to Your Life: 10 Easy Everyday Ideas
Short answer: You can add more color to your life without changing everything at once: one colorful piece in your outfit, one bright corner at home, a plate full of colors, a new route home and an evening with colored light on the wall. Small, regular habits do more than one big makeover. For the light, a Flashy on your phone flashlight is enough, for example from Sunset Lights or Fairy Lights.
Why everyday life feels so gray right now
In late October it gets dark early, gray and brown take over outside, and many days follow the same pattern. Color is no cure-all, but it changes how a room or a moment feels. That's what our idea of Colour Spark is about: more color and creativity, more than ever – in everyday life, not just at parties. Read more on our About page.
Important: color sets the mood. It is not light therapy and is not a substitute for medical advice.
10 ideas to make life more colorful
1. Pick a color of the week
Every Monday, choose one color, for example Sky Breeze (turquoise) or Royal Gold. All week, look out for it on purpose: in your outfit, at the store, on the way. It trains your eye, and you start spotting color you used to overlook.
2. One colorful piece in your outfit
A bright scarf, socks in Power Pink or a beanie in Ocean Blue (deep blue) is enough. A single colorful piece instantly lifts a gray fall outfit.
3. One bright corner at home
No painting needed. A colorful cushion, a throw, a poster or a few books with bright spines facing out – focused on one corner, it has more impact than spread across the whole home.
4. Colored light on the wall
The fastest way to bring more color into your home: stick a Flashy on your phone's flashlight LED, place the phone in the open and aim the light at a light-colored wall or the ceiling – never into anyone's eyes. For a warm feel, use Royal Gold or Solar Orange from Sunset Lights; for a dreamy feel, Power Pink, Mystic Violet or Sky Breeze from Fairy Lights. More lighting ideas: How to Make Your Room Cozy Without Buying Anything.
5. Eat the rainbow
Once a week, cook a "rainbow plate": beets, carrots, corn, broccoli, red cabbage. It's easy, it's fun, and it looks like more effort on the table than it was.
6. Take a new route
Walk home a different way or do a lap through the park after work. Fall leaves, colorful front doors, street art, lit shop windows: if you look on purpose, there's plenty of color out there.
7. Make something colorful yourself
Paint, make a collage, sort photos, build a playlist with a color in every title. Being creative doesn't have to look good – it just has to be yours. With colored light on the wall, any craft night turns into a little studio.
8. Colored light as an end-of-day ritual
Give yourself a fixed signal that the workday is over: ceiling light off, phone with a Flashy on, wall in Royal Gold. It clearly separates day from evening, even when it's dark by 5 pm. Ideas for long evenings: Getting Dark Early? 9 Cozy Ideas.
9. Share color with others
Invite friends to a one-color evening: everyone brings something in Power Pink, and the wall glows to match. The Friends Pack (5 Flashys in one color) is enough for five. Wearing a Flashy ignites the Colour Spark – for yourself and for others.
10. Give small color surprises
A colorful postcard, a flower, a Flashy for someone having a gray day. Mystery Light contains seven different Flashys – with a bit of luck, a rare Aurora Flashy is inside. That gives you several small color moments to pass on.
How to stick on a Flashy: 1. Clean the LED. 2. Peel the Flashy off the carrier card. 3. Stick it on the center of the LED. 4. Flashlight on. A Flashy is 7 mm small, with no app and no pairing. It fits all smartphones, iPhone and Android; with a large LED ring, you stick on several Flashys – every pack contains several filters. A Flashy is reusable a few times if you peel it off carefully and stick it on a dust-free surface.
Quick reminders: Place the phone uncovered and in the open; don't cover it or put it inside a container. Aim the light only at the wall or ceiling – never into anyone's eyes. Switch the flashlight off when you leave the room. Small parts (7 mm): adults stick the Flashys on and keep them out of reach of small children.
Which idea suits you?
| Situation | Idea | Color / pack |
|---|---|---|
| Little time, busy schedule | Color of the week, one colorful piece | any color |
| Home feels gray | Bright corner, light on the wall | Fairy Lights |
| Evenings all feel the same | End-of-day light ritual | Sunset Lights |
| Want to see people | One-color evening | Friends Pack |
| Want to try lots of colors | Creative night, color of the week | Collectors Edition |
For lots of colors at once, there's the Collectors Edition (21 Flashys in 7 colors). The Friends Pack comes in Flame Red, Royal Gold, Power Pink, Mystic Violet, Sky Breeze (turquoise), Ocean Blue (deep blue) and Emerald Green – no Solar Orange.
To be honest: for reading, cooking or looking for things, regular white light is more practical. Keep one light white and only color the wall.
FAQ
How can I add more color to my everyday life? With small, regular habits: a color of the week, one colorful piece in your outfit, a bright corner at home and colored light in the evening. Starting small and sticking with it works better than one big makeover.
How do I bring color into my home without painting? With textiles, posters, books and colored light. A Flashy on your phone flashlight colors a light wall or the ceiling without drilling a single hole.
Which light color suits gray fall evenings? For a warm mood, Royal Gold or Solar Orange from Sunset Lights; for a dreamy mood, Power Pink, Mystic Violet or Sky Breeze (turquoise) from Fairy Lights.
Does color make you happier? Color sets the mood and can make a room feel friendlier. Flashys are not light therapy and are not a substitute for medical advice.
Will a Flashy fit my phone? Yes. A Flashy fits all smartphones, iPhone and Android. With a large LED ring, stick on several Flashys.
Where can I get Flashys? Available directly in the shop at flashyhue.com. All packs: phone flashlight color filters. More questions: FAQ.
Find your everyday color: Sunset Lights (Flame Red, Solar Orange, Royal Gold) · Fairy Lights (Power Pink, Mystic Violet, Sky Breeze) · Friends Pack (5 Flashys in one color) · Collectors Edition (21 Flashys in 7 colors) · Mystery Light (7 different Flashys, chance of a rare Aurora Flashy) · All packs: phone flashlight color filters
Available directly in the shop. Delivery within Germany, free from €10. 14-day right of withdrawal. FlashyHue is a brand from Germany – designed in Stuttgart; the idea was born in Namibia (at Fractal Festival at the Spitzkoppe). Centropy Lights UG (haftungsbeschränkt).