As stated in Part 1 there are four basic personality types; sanguine, choleric, phlegmatic and melancholy. Hippocrates identified and labeled these four basic personality types over 2000 years ago. Since then numerous other theories have been developed. Psychologists, behavior scientists, business firms and marketing companies among others have used an understanding of the personality styles to inform their work.

The traits of choleric personality will be discussed in this article. Another descriptive name for the choleric could be the achiever. People with this sort of style are extroverts and optimists. They are born leaders and can be accused of being bossy. They like to have control.

People with this strong personality think quickly, move quickly and can achieve many things at the same time. Often people with these dominant traits are said to be a man /women on a mission. They are very task orientated and can appear unfeeling. Studies estimate about three percent of the popular are choleric.

Please Note: There is no right or wrong personality style

Most people have a mixture of personality traits. Usually there is one dominant set of traits and then a number of secondary traits. The choleric person can often have sanguine or melancholy traits. It is unlikely they will have phlegmatic traits as they are opposite.

If you haven’t done so already you could go to http://creativebuzzing.blogspot.com/2010/05/quick-mini-quiz-interior-design-with.html you will find ‘Quick Personality Quiz’ this will give you a hint of which style you have and some links to some online sources on personality styles.

Just to recap from article one there are many different interior design styles. But to make it easier to work out which style is most suitable for which personality I have narrowed the styles into four broad categories. I have given each style a name; Ethnic Cultural, Mini Modern, Enviro/Natural and Traditional/Classic.

The interior design style most suitable to the person with a dominance of choleric traits is the mini modern style. This is a non fuss style, comfortable with a minimum of furniture and accessories. The objects selected are usually easy to maintain.

This style would suit the choleric person because items can be quickly selected. If the choleric person was a colour it could well be red. Red is the fastest moving colour in terms of catching the eye. It is thought to be the first colour babies see. Red is exciting, aggressive bold but can be overpowering and irritate. The choleric person could be seen the same way. Green is the opposite of red just as choleric and phlegmatic are opposite.

This quote from the book Colour by Marshall Editions Limited “When the film director Antonioni had a factory restaurant painted red while shooting the Red Desert the film workers became argumentative but settled down again when it was repainted green” highlights the power of red and the impact of colour selection.

Neutral or colourless colours can be used with any colour. Black is the negation of colour and has maximum darkness. It implies weight and solidity. It is often considered a sophisticated smart colour. Grey spans between the two extremes of white and black. Pure grey is rare in nature but concrete, cement and metallic colours speak of human endeavor machinery and industry.  White has maximum lightness can be heavenly, pure or clinical and can cause glare.

The minimalist style of interior design has been in vogue for a number of years. Neutrals used with maybe one or two bold colours has been a popular choice with this style of décor. A criticism of this style; it can appear bare and uninteresting. Maybe the phlegmatic and sanguine person feels this way as they tend to be people orientated and like to select items to make people feel comfortable; at home.

If you have a strong bold outgoing non fuss choleric style of personality the mini modern interior design style could well be the style for you. Warm colours for example red used the neutrals could make you feel comfortable. But as the factory restaurant story above illustrates red should be used with caution.