Mean Reds
Red is one of my favourite colours and I think people underestimate how versatile it is for use in the home. There are so many ways to go about it and so many 'moods' and themes that can be created - luxury, oriental, bold, contemporary, sensual, country cottage... the list goes on. Many relegate the colour to soft furnishings or as an accent on a feature wall, and whilst this is more than enough for some rooms, I think its important to know that less is not always more, and more can be complimented in so many ways. Below I have added images of some of my favourite ways that red has been used in different settings and some ideas which may have been filtered out of conventional designs. To enlarge the images and relevant information just click on it and then browse through the gallery.
Furniture - a form of art in some cases! Innovative and unusual, simple and traditional. This is also where accessories can be placed or paint and wallpaper samples used as linings to really make it pop.
Furniture, Sofa 2 Red Staircase Bright Red Farm Table - Traditional Red Rattan Furniture Charlotte Crosland, Interior Designer on London Flat.jpg Dining Red Balloon Coffee Table 3 Drawer Indian Side Cabinet Red white stripe chair, Tracey Andrews Interiors Furniture, Pouffe and Sofa Red_Glass_Table,_Midland_Furniture_Comapny,_£168 2010 Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Home of the Year Red Accessories mounted Desk Dresser Black White stripe
Soft Furnishings:
Red Curtains Chinese Red Cushion Red, Blue, White - Lamp Lips Cushion Red Chocolate Bedroom Red Curtains.jpg2 Lindsey Forrester Roberts, Interior Designer
Colour Schemes: Contrasts that compliment. Some, such as green and red or red and pink scream offence but using the right shade and right amount of both makes it a whole new ball game. Some examples:
Browns and Creams - chocolate, soft suede, eggshell
Purples - aubergine, plum
Warm oranges and pinks - mango, tangerine, magneta
Turquoise - provides a Mediterranean colour scheme
Pale greens - fern, light olive
Red, Blue, White - Fish motif in the white stripe Red Pink Room Red Pink Flower Wallpaper2 Contemporary Design, Red Pink Red Pink cabinet Red Chocolate Living Room Red Bathroom Red Chocolate Bedroom Turquoise and Red Kitchen Red Bar Stools, Pale Blue panelling Turquoise and Red Bathroom Red Walls, Fern Green Red Green Room Red Green Wallpaper
And perhaps the most brave, monochromatic:
Red, Monochromatic Red Room, Mono Red Room, Boho Mono Red Room, Monochonistic
Artworks:
Frida Khalo Painting, Art, Colour Scheme Willie Rodger, Mary Queen of Scots holding a red heart, 1970 Pablo Picasso, Nude Woman in a Red Armchair Mark Rothko, Light Red over Black, 1957 guy moshayov, Red Room 2016 David Hockney, 9 Canvas Study of the Grand Canyon, 1998 Ben Brotherton, Model with Red Drape Alan Davie, Entrance for a Red Temple No.1, 1960
Accessories:
Franz Porclain Vase Red Lantern Accessories Glazed_china_teapots_(red_and_black),_by_Mariage_Frères,_from_£120_each,_from_Selfridges. Red Books Red Heart Treasure Box Waterford Red Champagne Flute Red Wall Plate Harrods Leather Portfolio Red Flowers and Teacup, Accessories Red Lamp Burgundy Pillar Candle Red Kitchen Accessories
I hope this leaves you with a passion for rouge and inspiRED to channel it!
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