Colour – Red

As promised, each month in 2019, I’m going to share information with you on a specific colour.  This month, for the kick-off, we’re going to start with my favourite.  Red.  

I thought we could look at a few things about each colour we explore.  We’ll talk about the colour itself, the way it impacts us in our home, some of my favourite reds and how I use red in our home.

I don’t know when I first fell for red in my home, but I love it and use it all the time throughout our current house and our previous house, too.  I find that a lot of people are afraid to use strong colours in their home and without some contrast, sometimes an interior can fall flat.  I especially love paired with turquoise but we’ll get there…

Red, when used in your home, demands attention.  Your eye is immediately pulled to it. Red creates excitement in a space.  A room, such as a powder room or dining room can handle dramatic red walls. But it can be overpowering when used on all 4 walls in a bedroom or living room.  Red, being one of the primary colours, is bright and bold, perfect to add a pop of colour to a classic exterior, or to give a nautical nod to a cottage and of course, great fun for any kids space, too.

In our home, we have red accents throughout the living room, kitchen and dining room.  It’s just one of those colours that makes me happy.  Our curtains are red, our huge living room rug has red in it and of course I can’t forget our chippy red dresser that holds the TV.  Red pairs well with the turquoise and navy I like to use, too.  It keeps our home fresh and fun, I’m not one to keep things too serious and formal…although I am a sucker for a pretty Persian rug…

Red a great, classic colour for old time country vibes – think old red barns, painted buckets, lanterns and stools. There’s nothing prettier that faded red paint from long-gone eras.

The girls have both slept on the old, wooden twin bed that is painted a bold red.  In fact, Hannah has requested that it makes a return to her room.  I will admit, it is my favourite, it was in the spare bedroom in our first home which later become the nursery and since I’m a sentimental fool, I’ll gladly lug that bed in for Hannah.

My favourite red paint colour from Benjamin Moore is Bonaparte, CC-64.  And if I’m painting a treasure out in my studio, you know I’m going to turn to Miss Mustard Seed’s Tricycle.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this little detour into the colour Red.  When I decided on Colour for my Word of the Year, which you can read about HERE, I thought I would tap into the lessons I learned when I was studying Interiors.

What do you have that is red in your home?

Colourfully yours,

Lori