Home Decorating - Red, Red, Red, Part 1
As a rich basis for a wall color or an invigorating accent, red adds life and vivacity to a room. Though bold, it’s a warm and welcoming color, companionable at close quarters with a wide variety of shades.
Impressive and regal, bold and brave, red is the color of kings, but also of rebels; a color of formal tradition, but also the flag of change and renewal. Being the color of fire, red has instant warmth and draws the eye irresistibly. As a color to live with, you may love it or hate it, but few people will be indifferent to it. Used in quantity it makes a bold, confident statement but it takes courage to use it this way. As a partner to other colors, red makes a lively contrast, bringing a fizz and resonance to quieter combinations - and you can add it in splashes as an accent to give a spark of welcome.