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Next Color Discussion - Red

wilma — Thu, 21 May 2020 15:42:01 GMT

Do you like and use red in your home decorating?

I have pops of red, mostly in darker shades, throughout my home. I tend to use warm neutrals in paint and furniture so the pops of red are interesting accents. I have solid red or prints with red in rugs, pillows, throws, candles, and kitchen towels & accessories. My living room has dark red valances along with a lamp shade and the piano bench cushion is dark red.

Here are a few photos from the Internet of rooms with red. Do you like any of them?

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FastDogWalker2 — Thu, 21 May 2020 16:05:45 GMT

Yes, I like them all except for the red dining room. I never cared for that trend. I do use red, like you, as an accent color. I love to use red outdoors on my patio!

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Mimi 1883 — Thu, 21 May 2020 16:12:03 GMT

@wilma Thank you for posting all these pictures you've been sharing! So nice to look at all the different color choices and most are so pretty.

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Travone — Thu, 21 May 2020 16:12:50 GMT

I like the first two, not so much the last two.

Someone once told me you should have something red in each room for good luck. I've done that ever since....even if it is just something small like a trivett in the kitchen.

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Imaoldhippie — Thu, 21 May 2020 16:13:31 GMT

Yes, yes, yes I like everyone of them.

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PINKdogWOOD — Thu, 21 May 2020 16:13:50 GMT

I love RED, love it in my home, love to wear it. As most colors that come and go and come back again, red is like this. Some years ago all I kept seeing in furniture ads was red leather, all goegeous. Had to have a red leather sofa and loveseat in the living room. We found a great set, had it for some years. Decorating with red is so much fun, easy to do as well. I love color to add in. Sadly, the set sort of wore out and we replaced it with a more neutral set.

I keep looking for another great red set to move back into our living space.

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shoptilyadropagain — Thu, 21 May 2020 16:20:08 GMT

I loved red used in home decorating. I also love all 4 rooms but the wallpaper would have to be removed in the butler's pantry (4th picture).

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spiderw — Thu, 21 May 2020 16:20:13 GMT

Red has always been one of my favorite colors. I love red sweaters, tops, shoes and such. In a home I like to have pops of red so they stand out. I do like way red is used in the pictures, each one has appeal and the use of red enhances the rooms.

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Kitlynn — Thu, 21 May 2020 16:24:46 GMT

Yes I use red as accent pieces in my kitchen, my office and the loft. I love the dining room!!

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Foxxee — Thu, 21 May 2020 16:46:34 GMT

Red is my favorite color...actually a darker burgundy. Use a lot of it in the master bedroom and livingroom with accents in all other rooms. Never tire of it wanting to change colors in the house.

Also like wine if it has more blue than brown in it.

Love the DR and last photo. Normally, I don't like walls other than off white or gray, but the DR looks very rich to me. The last photo is gorgeous.

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faeriemoon — Thu, 21 May 2020 16:48:31 GMT

I'm not a big red fan, but I do have some accents in my house. i have never liked red walls even under the best circumstances, and for a while about 15 years ago every amateur, mediocre, self-proclaimed decorator was painting walls red, and they looked hideous.

I like the rooms in the first two pics. Just enough red.

I do have a Nantucket Red couch and loveseat at my Cape house. For those of you who might not know, Nantucket Red is a faded red (also known as pink.) LOL

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J Town Girl — Thu, 21 May 2020 17:13:54 GMT

As a few others have said, the first two rooms are gorgeous. Even though I love the color red, I couldn't live in either of the last two rooms.

Most of the red in my home is located in the kitchen. My kitchenaid mixer, food processor and toaster are all red. I've mixed red and yellow in my kitchen design. I know that color combination wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, but I like it.

I also love the color red in my clothing. It has to be a bright red though. I don't look good in burgundy or any shade of deep red or rust. My skin coloring is fair so I need bright colors to bring life to my complexion. If I wear anything in the taupe or beige family I just fade away.

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Mz iMac — Thu, 21 May 2020 17:15:27 GMT

My bedroom walls are black & red. The color scheme in my bedroom is red & black. My bed is also red & black (backboard).

My father always called my bedroom a bordello.

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Azcowgirl — Thu, 21 May 2020 17:22:11 GMT

I use a lot of red.Have never tired of it, and I don’t think I could go back to not having it.

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jeanlake — Thu, 21 May 2020 17:29:04 GMT

My front door is always painted red - three houses. Current patio home -- with our varied shades of brown brick (boring to me) at the front of the house, the red door and flower pots look good.

Kitchen has a few small appliance red accents along with large, multi-colored area rug under dining table, covers wood floor. My countertops are cream, black and copper with cream cabinets and black island. I love a back porch cupboard I've had over 30 years, however, the light pine wood didn't really mesh with painted wood cabinets and darker, mango wood table and chairs. For mother's day, son painted my light pine cupboard a terrific shade of red and added black hardware. I LOVE IT. It's the pop of color I needed in our open floor plan and looks terrific with our darker, mango table with black leather chairs. When we bought the table/chairs and high counter chairs -- I didn't like the style of the matching mango sideboard. It looked Americana and didn't go well with modern farmhouse table. Have searched for a sideboard for two years. Frustrating. Love my new-ish, red back porch cupboard.

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jeanlake — Thu, 21 May 2020 17:31:26 GMT

@Mz iMac -- Haha -- Dads!

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mspatmac — Thu, 21 May 2020 17:47:00 GMT

I red. All shades of red. Of course when I was working I had the red "power suit". Lot's of red tops but not in pants, and burgundy couches in my family room. My sanctuary bedroom (since I live alone) is painted in Ralph Loren red paint with white ceiling, crown molding, doors and billowing sheers on a wall of windows. I know it breaks all the bedroom decorating rules but it makes me happy everytime I walk in and that's what counts. I love the red dining room picture, my neighbor has one very similar. The rest of my home is more nutral & traditional and no red!

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CANDLEQUEEN — Thu, 21 May 2020 18:27:45 GMT

@wilma Thanks so much for posting the pics. They are always so interesting and most are so pretty!

I do like the color Red, but do not have it in my home. My sister in law is a huge red and yellow lover, and has that color combo in her Dining Room, Kitchen and Living Room...It is very very pretty, but a little much in all 3 rooms!

I think if it is done tastefully it looks very pretty as in the above photos. I like them with the exception of the Dining Room, I don't hate it it is just too much for me.....

I would like to eventually redo my 2nd bathroom and incorporate some Red in it.....

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RedTop — Thu, 21 May 2020 18:08:08 GMT

I LOVE RED! As a child, I colored everything red; my red crayon would be a nub, and all the other crayons in the box looked new.

Outside of my daughters bedrooms, every room in my house has something red; curtains in my bedroom, walls in the main bathroom, furniture in the living room, and linens in my kitchen and dining room.

Red, yellow, sage green, tan and black are prominent colors in my home.

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PA Mom-mom — Thu, 21 May 2020 18:11:33 GMT

@wilma I really like them all! That red sofa in the second picture looks like ours in our Family Room. (Except, ours is getting kind of worn and lumpy )