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A tone that shines with passion and sensuality, the romantic red has the capacity to give any room every atmosphere you might put your mind to.
The senses are caressed by this bold, striking color that gives off warmth and a noticeable vibe.
The wide range of reds is the thing that makes this color so versatile.
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For a serious and welcoming ambient in the library or for a stylish dining room design, the darker and deeper rusty red is highly recommended. Its pale pinks, on the other hand, are bright and feminine. With the right touch of yellow and moss green, they could become the ideal background for a dressing room. Do you want to incorporate red to your home? Then these red decorating ideas will help you out.
Red for a Traditional or Contemporary Dining Room
The first thing to consider is coloring the walls – not as easy as it seems. Red walls can make a room be stunning and elegant, especially when used in a Mediterranean or traditional manner. To achieve this look in a contemporary and modern style is a tricky thing, as the striking impression of red could be over-stimulating.
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This too is not a problem when using smart white trims to achieve a good balance and soften the red. Implementing this into an already made contemporary style could be done by using simple accents, a choice which would be easy and exciting.
A Modern Kitchen
One of the best choices for including red is the kitchen. Painting your walls red will give your room a stimulating and lively vibe. Red could wholly complement an elegant kitchen, especially when combined in a modern fashion using black, white, and silver décor.
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What about Furniture?
For the more daring, brighter reds may be a bold move that will give your room a real personality. A set of chairs and a table works very well with neutral tones for the rest of the room. For example, yellow and red is a great color blend.
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If you think that bright red is too much for you, maybe go with browns that have cute little red undertones. That gives a chic look, being both sophisticated and colorful.
The Walls
The most popular choice is the stunning accents walls that are moderately striking, just about enough to spice up the look of a room. To really feel the effects of red walls, try implementing them in a tiny powder room. The boldness of the walls will instantly give this little room an exciting and active ambient.
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Furniture OR the Walls – Not Both!
The mixture of reds and neutrals is common, so always use it when decorating. Having both your walls and your furniture in red will not only make your room hard to breathe in, it is a surrounding that is too strong to feel pleasant in.
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Window Treatments for a Dramatic Vibe
Window frames in an apple red really enhance the dramatic appeal of a room together with linen white walls. This effect is assisted by good flooring, such as richly toned rugs. The colors you choose to complement this style with could be both warm and cool, depending on the aesthetic you’re willing to achieve.
Bathroom
A real warm home-y vibe could be achieved by adding the warmest color to the coolest room – the bathroom. The bathroom could be made a very enjoyable and delightful area by using red and other colors. Complement the red using a chosen palette. Red goes well with primary colors, and you could also mix it with yellow and orange for a fulfilled effect.
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Avoid Using It Excessively In Bedrooms
Even though its romantic aura fills the air, when used extensively red can cause an unwanted strong emotional reaction. Moderate use of this color will allow for its intensity to not grow into restlessness and overstimulation. Be careful when decorating your bedroom and child’s room.
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Fancy Flooring
Red Interior Design wouldn’t as effective without flooring. Red rugs are sure to leave a dramatic impression; they richen the room’s atmosphere and they’re a great basis for decorating.
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Luxurious Wine Shades
Integrated into a rustic scheme, a sophisticated shade of wine red would be the perfect option for leaving a classy impression. Together with orange and yellow, mild earthly tones, it give off the ambient of luxury and elegance.
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An Unexpected Color Pairing
Strong colors like red are best paired with neutral and soft tones, but surprisingly, dynamic colors work just as well in complementing the bold reds. If you manage to balance out the colors, particularly by using white, you will surely get a harmonic and fashionable ambient.
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Gallery wall
Display your wide-ranging art collection by placing it on a red wall. The frames and the pictures will cover most of the wall which will tone down the strong impression. By covering the wall with mostly art, especially if in black and white tones, you can make a perfect color combination that won’t be too sensational.
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Exterior
Red is not only a good interior design choice, but goes well when used to liven up the exterior spaces. Brick red is the best family of color you can choose for such a vibe. You don’t have to have an actual brick design to make this possible.Combined with a happy yellow, it has a nice and vibrant aesthetic look that is not at all overwhelming. You can use red for your front door, or maybe the porch floor. That is bound to give an impressionable shine.
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In Conclusion
The meaning of red color in interior design is huge, red being an ideal accent color, bringing vibrancy and attention to the eye. We’ve deduced that the use of red should be moderate, as it its impact could get overwhelming and over-stimulating. Red doesn’t work for everybody, so giving the right reds a place in your home is key to creating the right look. It’s a delicate thing to work with, but with the right combination, you can pull it off fashionably.
Brighter reds would reflect light, as deep ones absorb it. Combining red with purple or brown makes a warm vibe, as hints of pink would be a cooler alternative. If intimacy is your goal, consider the rich purple to complement your red. If you’re the more fresh type, go with orange is it is bound to bring the dynamic in the room. You can use many kinds of textures, and keep in mind that they also have a big influence in the overall ambient.