Ravishing Red

Happy Valentine’s Day! In honor of this special day, I am going to pay tribute to the color of love – vibrant, exciting, ravishing red.

Red is the most emotionally intense color in the spectrum. It not only represents love, but also anger; two highly charged emotions. Red is a real attention getter; it stimulates the pulse and can get the heartbeat racing. It can add vitality and energy to a room. Just a small accent of red in a neutral color scheme can add a lot of punch and keep a room from being too plain. The color red is also said to stimulate appetite, making it a popular choice for dining rooms and kitchens.

I’ll start with this exterior wall. The red finish could be translated to a room literally by doing a wall in this type of finish or you could use it as inspiration and find a piece of furniture with a distressed red finish. The metalwork I see as antique gold or brass fixtures. To me the red door is velvet fabric all the way…

Source: Vicki’s Photostream, Flickr

Terry Bryant created this Venetian Plaster wall in the stairway of a San Francisco home. The vivid red looks wonderful paired with the bright white crown molding that you can see above the picture…

Source: San Francisco Chronicle, Photo Courtesy: Terry Bryant

I included these panel stencils from The Stencil Library in my Lovely Chinoiserie post. Here they are done up in gold and silver metallic paint on a Chinese Red wall…

Source: The Peak of Chic

The wall in this bedroom is actually Oriental inspired wallpaper, but you could easily do something similar to it using stencils or an artist hand – be it yours or someone else’s…

Source: Furniture Trends – Interior Design

I’ve shown you some beautiful walls; now I’ll show you a couple of gorgeous ceilings starting with this one done in a Venetian Plaster…

Source: Tick Ramirez at Dipity.com

The following fabulous ceiling was done by artist Melinda Shriver-Vicari. The ceiling is glazed with gold in the center radiating outward to a deep bronze perimeter…

Source: Melinda Shriver-Vicari

The interior designer in me couldn’t finish this post without adding some fantastic furniture finds. Remember what I said at the top of this post about how a pop of red does wonders? I’ve found a great example of that at Better Homes & Gardens. The distressed red side table is just what this room needed…

Source: Better Home & Gardens

The distressed red paint and warm wood tones of this farmhouse hutch compliment the yellow pottery…

Source: Hudson Goods

This Bombay Chest from George & Frances Davison, Inc. is handpainted. You could easily create this type of look using stencils like the ones that I’ve found here at Royal Design Studio and here at The Stencil-Library…

Source: George & Frances Davison, Inc.

Red can grab your attention or wrap you in warmth. It’s a bold, dynamic color that enlivens any decor and always makes a statement. Red is the perfect accent color for just about any other color. It can be glamorous and inviting all at the same time. Red, what’s not to love?

Cheers to all,
Peggy

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