The Color of LOVE

"As the color of love, passion and power, not to mention adrenaline and emergency, RED is the strongest contender on the spectrum." Add this lovely color to your home...
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RED WALLS

"One of the best ways to work with Red Walls is by weaving the color into the rest of the room. Too often, do-it-yourself designers become scared of overkill--once they've painted their walls red, they back off of all color entirely. But as this space proves, integrating the wall color into other areas of the design--repeating it on decorative pillows, and in milder tones on the rug--actually reduces the chance of making too bold an impact. It may sound counter-intuitive but it's true: repeat the reds, and introduce additional colors, such as brown and orange, for a full-bodied effect without a trace of harshness."

RED FURNITURE & ACCESSORIES

"Red is the color of confidence. In a visual arm wrestle, other colors don't stand a chance against red." So, if you're not willing to go all the way (by painting your walls red), you can easily get the same positive effects of the color with furniture, art and accessories.

{QUOTES: Candace Ord Manroe, Traditional Home; ROOM PHOTOS: (1)Traditional Home (2)Simon Upton (3)Michael Mundy (4)Elle Decor (5)Laura Moss, Country Living (6)via Electic Revisited by Maureen Bower (7)Scott Frances, Architectural Digest (8)Electic Revisited by Maureen Bower (9)William Waldron}