"Red certainly fits the bill," says Ronna Griest, president of Expressions Custom Furniture. As we hope for economic relief, we're ready for a color that will give us a lift. We're emerging from one of the most conservative periods we've experienced in decades. Kohler has introduced a red sink set into a white kitchen counter for a sassy look. KitchenAid's classic mixer is available in red. Even manufacturers of utilitarian products have been seeing red - as a fun accent. With an increasing availability of furnishings, fabrics and accessories that feature red, the color is getting more play in home magazines today. In a setting that consists of the colorful beach glass vases that are available in such stores as the Pottery Barn and in its catalogs, the red vase stands out and, in turn, brings out the richness of the pretty multicolored fabric that is part of Eisenhart's "Interior Landscapes" collection. "Red is the quintessential accent color," said Margaret Walch.Įven as part of a pattern, red stands out, especially when used with red accessories. Barbra Streisand's Malibu guest house, featured in Architectural Digest, was designed in art deco style in a palette dominated by #F different shades of red, from rose to burgundy. Red also is an effective accent to gray and black. Here, red clearly adds pizazz to a mostly monochromatic interior. But the piquant flavor comes from the red - the hand-cut maple screen, the geometric fabric upholstering on the channel-backed tub chairs and the red-tinged flowers - in this case, ginger plants. A sisal rug reflects the gold tones and adds texture. The entertainment center in the room has diamond raised panels of aged ocher highlighted in eggplant. Expressions shows a curry contemporary leather sectional that is hardly timid. Just see how touches of red in a mostly curry-colored room make it sing. If you are still shy about the color red, the easiest way to integrate the color into an interior is as an accent. The solid red fabrics are even more intense than they would be in a pattern. In a child's room designed for the furniture manufacturer This End Up, for example, red dominates other bold hues, grabbing attention on cafe curtains and valances, an area rug, top sheet and pillows. Red pops even when it's used with other primaries. That color burst calls attention to the red in place mats, napkins and the kilim rug. In the Expressions Custom Furniture catalog, a pine dining table is enlivened with dining chairs covered in bright red with contrasting amethyst welting. If you're uncertain about living with red for a long time, you might consider red slipcovers. Even La-Z-Boy shed its conservative image with its red leather recliner, which makes a high-end look more affordable. A single piece of furniture, such as a chair or a sofa in red, makes a dynamic statement. Or you might choose red to play a supporting role in a room, even though it doesn't play second fiddle very well. A crystal footed bowl is filled with red apples. A softer shade of the red upholsters another chair and graces a pillow. The red is part of the Oriental rug, an identifying mark on the calligraphic paintings. Schirn heightened her rich red living room walls with creamy accents, in crown moldings, trims, silky draperies and a pair of damask upholstered chairs. Schirn, "regardless of what I'm doing - reading, listening to music, watching TV, writing letters - more than 10 minutes and not feel better."įor a much grander look, Ms. "It is not possible for me to sit in my red study," said Ms. It's a small room, and the red cozies it up even more. Red walls were Chicago interior designer Janet Schirn's choice in her library. Perhaps a safer way to use red, if you like a lot of it, is to create a backdrop with paint or wall covering, especially if most of the furnishings are neutral. Time magazine called it "risky." Newsweek sniped at the deep red silk drapes of the Lincoln Sitting Room, describing them as "Scarlett O'Hara Memorial swags." Even the White House got mixed reviews when Little Rock, Ark., decorator Kaki Hockersmith chose to decorate some of the rooms in the Victorian excessive style of mid-19th century, featuring large doses of red. An all-red room can run the risk of looking like a bordello.
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