Color Love: Decorating With The Color Red

Decorating with the color red puts a visually commanding spin on the pop of color wheel.

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Archer & Buchanan Architecture – Photography by Tom Crane

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Bryant Keller Interiors – Photography by Rikki Snyder

Red draws the eye, envelopes a space in depth, and frames a focal point.

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Mallory Mathison Inc.

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Pierre Frey Mikado Wallpaper

Chinoiserie Decorated Painted Finish Secretary Desk

Chinoiserie Decorated Painted Finish Secretary Desk

Often regarded as the traditional color of Valentine’s Day, red plays color matchmaker to the visual aesthetic integral to interior design, interior decorating, home decor, and home furnishings.

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Red is a warm and visually powerful color; a color as alluring as it is dramatic making it the perfect Valentine’s Day color connection.

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Elle Decor – Photography by Stephen Kent Johnson

Design firm Studio Peregalli lets us in on the secret to captivating design features- continuity and a camouflage door.

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Elle Decor

There is red velvet…

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Red Velvet Cake Truffles

and then there is red velvet.

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Rich.

Dramatic.

Intense.

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Rather immersed in or merely kissed by, decorating with the color red fetchingly emphasizes the elements of elegance, sophistication, and eye- catching drama.

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Elle Decor – Photography by Douglas Friedman

In many instances of design and decorating the prominent color first to capture the eye is the one least used within the space.

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Frederic Magazine – Photography by Nick Burchell

Natural light and the very right of the white kitchen play well with a hint of red present and beautifully accounted for.

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Style Me Pretty – Mi Belle Photography

Entertain introducing the color red into your patio, garden, and curb appeal plans.

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Paul Tobin Estate Agents

Red is a color associated with energy and enthusiasm.

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Andrew Howard Interior Design

It’s a powerful combination factoring into the color choices best suited for the palette purpose of the space.

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Architectural Digest – Photography by Noe DeWitt

Be still my !

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Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles – Photography by Zeke Ruelas

How gorgeous is a traditional and not so traditional space so elegantly well-appointed in shades of red.

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Salon Salon

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Zoe Feldman Design

How do I love thee color, texture, and pattern?

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Amanda Lindroth Design

Let me count the ways with chic accents and spot accessories.

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Palmer Weiss

An appropriate color of the day for the day at hand, decorating with the color red is in the spotlight.

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