It would be impossible to talk about the color red without mentioning the all-red living room of Diana Vreeland, the renowned columnist for Harper’s Bazaar and later Vogue magazine editor-in-chief. Originally featured in Architectural Digest in 1975, it is still today a source of inspiration, as well as a great example of what bold, daring and unique design, could look like. “All my life I’ve pursued the perfect red,” she said.
“I want my apartment to look like a garden: a garden in hell!” Diana told the famous designer Billy Baldwin.
Red has always been associated with love and passion, energy and power. A warning, the color red is said to open appetite when used in kitchens, it could also spice up a bedroom. As Albert Hadley showed us when he painted his entryway in high lacquered red, the effect can certainly energize an entrance.
Albert Hadley in her famous red lacquered entryway.
The thought of covering an entire room in red might make some people scratch their heads. But don’t you fret, you don’t have to go frenzied to create one of the effects above. Here are ten red rooms from well-designed homes that will inspire you to be daring, unique and go for it, if of course, you love the color red. Enjoy these inspiring rooms and get ready to incorporate this energetic hue into your home, from covering entire walls to simply adding small details as red lamp shades.
One present designer who is most known for her use of red in interiors is Alessandra Branca. As a matter of fact, red is her signature color. She knows how to use it seamlessly and effortlessly by usually contrasting it with white.
Add a touch of color by upholstering your side chairs and wall lamp shades in red fabric.
Miles Redd upholstered his sofa in an exquisite red velvet.
How to incorporate red in a kitchen, you ask? Add a red banquette as Veere Grenney did in this London home.
Simple pillows and flowers can make a difference.
Upholster your doors in red for a wow effect.
