Red Hot
February 4, 2009
“A room without red is like a woman without lipstick.” I heard this statement more times than I care to mention from a teacher I had in interior design school. Since I have quoted it here, obviously the statement made a lasting impression. The color red is associated with passion, love, blood, luck, fire, heat, anger and power. You cannot help but react to seeing the color red, which is why it is used so often in advertising, fast cars, stop signs and red ink. It is considered good luck to paint a front door red. Restaurants use the color red for its physiological effect of stimulating the brain and the appetite.
Painting the color red on walls makes an intense design statement. Dining rooms are a good place to paint the walls red, cranberry or vermilion. When used with the other primary colors of blue and yellow youthful color schemes are often created. The classic complementary scheme of red and green is what we are accustomed to seeing at Christmastime. Red pairs well with other warm colors of yellow and orange. Roll out your red carpet, put away the red flag, get red hot and ready to see more red.
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By: Charisse Marie Colbert, CMC Design Studio
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Have you ever painted a room red?
[...] fern, forest green, jade, lime, mint, olive, and sea green. The complement or opposite of green is red. Color combinations which are pleasing are green and purple, green and yellow-green, lime green and [...]
[...] fern, forest green, jade, lime, mint, olive, and sea green. The complement or opposite of green is red. Color combinations which are pleasing are green and purple, green and yellow-green, lime green and [...]
[...] fern, forest green, jade, lime, mint, olive, and sea green. The complement or opposite of green is red. Color combinations which are pleasing are green and purple, green and yellow-green, lime green and [...]
[...] Red is the color of passion and strength. The color red is visually stimulating and is often used in restaurants to increase the appetite. The expression “seeing red” implies the strength and force of this color. Red is dramatic and an intensely exciting color. Painting a front door red is considered good luck. For many cultures the color symbolizes strength. If you want to add more heat and intensity to your surroundings just think of the color of a red hot chili pepper for your inspiration. I think of Pompeii red when I want to describe the deep orange red color seen there on the many frescoed walls. Red is truly one of the most powerful colors in the spectrum. I suppose that is why Tiger Woods wears a red shirt during the final round of his golf tournaments although I don’t think it has been helping him win. If you are looking to spice up your life put on some red and see what happens. [...]
[...] fern, forest green, jade, lime, mint, olive, and sea green. The complement or opposite of green is red. Color combinations which are pleasing are green and purple, green and yellow-green, lime green and [...]
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