Ngolimi lwesiRashiya esidala, igama elithi "red" lisho ukuthi "muhle". Kubantu basePolynesia, leli yigama elifanayo legama elithi “othandekayo.” E-China, omakoti bagqoka izingubo zalo mbala, futhi "inhliziyo ebomvu" kuthiwa ngomuntu oqotho. AmaRoma asendulo ayebheka okubomvu njengophawu lwamandla negunya. Izazi zokusebenza kwengqondo ziqinisekisa ukuthi ubomvu busebenza njengokungathi awukho omunye umbala: bunolaka, buvusa inkanuko, ngokulinganisela buyafudumeza futhi bujabulise, ngobuningi bucindezela futhi bubangele ukungezwani. Ngakho-ke, udinga ukusebenzisa obomvu ngokucophelela.
Uma bemboza izindiza ezinkulu, khona-ke kukhona ingozi yokucindezela yonke eminye imibala yangaphakathi. Kodwa uma uyisebenzisa ngesilinganiso, ngendlela yamabala ahlukene ombala - ku-drapery, pillows, ukuhlelwa kwezimbali - kuzokujabulisa futhi kukunike amandla okuvuselela. Bathi umbala obomvu uthandwa ikakhulukazi abantu abanamandla, abanamandla. Kunoma yikuphi, uma ngokuzumayo ufuna okuningi, okubomvu okuningi, khona-ke sincoma amakamelo lapho ukuphila okusebenzayo kugcwele khona: ihholo, igumbi lokuphumula, ihhovisi. Ngendlela, izazi zokudla okunomsoco zithi okubomvu kuvusa isifiso sokudla, ngakho-ke uma uthanda ukuhlela amaholide esisu, gcina ekhishini. Futhi, ngaphandle kwezitayela zemfashini, kungcono ukhethe i-terracotta ethulisiwe noma imithunzi ehlanjululwe kancane.