Seeing Red

The color red can add passion as well as pizzazz to a room while demanding attention. It can call up emotions from rage to love while at the same time give a feeling of warmth. It is not often used in large areas for bedrooms as it is a stimulating color, but used to highlight and create the element of romance, love and passionate luxury through the use of drapery, bed linen and accessories. Red can be used in small or large amounts in accent pieces, carpets, upholstery fabric and in window treatments. You will not only find reds in fabric but also in stain in wood products. You might also find high gloss red as well as red metallic finishes. Floral arrangements with a touch of red along with pillows, vases and throws can all be used to tie the room together. Instead of painting a room red, paint just one wall as your accent wall, which will invigorate the room as well as give it a feeling of warmth.