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February 17th, 2009
Red Interiors


Red is one of my favorite colors and I have red everywhere in my life, from my red mac book cover to my red eyeglasses. I’ve found that a few pops of red in an interior can take a room that feels dark or unfinished and pull it together quickly and usually pretty cheaply. Below are a few of my favorite interiors with bits of red in them. Of course, you can see the red in my own house here. For more great red, see Grace’s red round up from last year.





Photo credits:
New York Magazine, Design*Sponge, Desire To Inspire, This is Glamorous, Abbey Goes Design Scouting.

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10 comments
stephanie said:
February 17th, 2009 - 10:51 am

Every room needs a little red! I love those interior shelves.

Emme said:
February 17th, 2009 - 11:19 am

Wow, love all of these, but especially that tiny bathroom chest. Is there any color more glamorous??

christina said:
February 17th, 2009 - 2:14 pm

I love the red doors on the shelving from IKEA. red is such a great color and such good feng shui if used in the west and never in the bedroom.

Lynda said:
February 17th, 2009 - 5:23 pm

An important cultural note for d*s readers: if the rug in the first photo is in fact a Two-Gray-Hills Dine’ (Navajo) rug, which it certainly appears to be, it should NOT be on the floor. Dine’ “rugs” are actually sacred artworks that were created to be worn or displayed, not walked on. Placing them on the floor insults the weaver and the Dine’ culture. Multi-cultural design is tough because it demands more than an eye for what looks good together–it demands a knowledge of and respect for the lifeways that produced the material culture we use, and accountability for how we use it.

grace said:
February 17th, 2009 - 5:26 pm

lynda

i couldn’t find anything about this aspect of the rugs online- could you please share a link to some information? i’m always open to learning more and understanding things like this better- but i couldn’t find anything about the proper displaying of dine rugs.

grace

February 18th, 2009 - 9:42 am

It’s amazing how much a dash of red can add to a room — such vibrancy and elegance.

Emily said:
February 18th, 2009 - 9:49 am

I adore red, and have it in many places in my life. Thank you for this most inspirational post today!

Nina said:
February 18th, 2009 - 2:52 pm

I love the red – it just does something with your mood. It especially combines well with grey, very sophisticated!

February 19th, 2009 - 3:26 am

the glam bathroom is my fav

February 25th, 2009 - 11:45 am

And what lovely Vitsœ shelving on the left in the first image :-)

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