Baker-Miller Pink

In 1979 in Seattle, at a naval prison facility, Sargeants Baker and Miller painted a holding cell pink. Some call it bubble gum pink, but I think it's more of a peachy pink, and in fact maybe matches Benjamin Moore paints #1328. Sargeants Baker and Miller had read that color can change moods, and in fact the color pink seemed to calm people who were violent. When they put their violent prisoners in there, they quieted right down.

Baker and Miller sent their results out to psychologists, and they sent the idea to prisons for further testing. Thus Baker/Miller Pink was born, and in the news lately we see a Texas prison whose head officer swears by it.

Some results say it works for half an hour or so, and then the calming effect goes away.

What the heck. On the off-chance that it might help my sister stay calm, we have painted several rooms in her home this color.

It helps. Sometimes. We think. Or it could be the drugs.

But that is why my website has a pink background. If it calms you, this is terrific. Tune in often.