You can use red to add color and attitude to your living
room. Here are some ideas.
Warm
up a room with red.
With an icy blue color on the walls, this living room
needed a strong accent color to warm it up. Red-orange hues in the throw
pillows, wingback chair and rug balance the cooler tones and create a cozy,
welcoming atmosphere.
Go
red in small doses.
Red doesn’t need to be the dominant color in a room to get attention.
The barn-red lacquered chest and framed quilt fragment above the sofa catch the
eye without distracting from the pretty fabrics and soft neutrals in the rest
of the space. The key is to find a balance between deep, saturated hues and
lighter, more neutral colors.
Make
a sofa statement.
An orange-red sofa is the perfect piece to give this living
room an unexpected pop of color. Adding pillows with bold prints and colors
enhances the sofa’s presence as the focal point of the room. The orange-red
color carries into an adjacent room, where it is used on the walls to create a
visual connection between spaces.
Mix patterns.
Stripes and prints from the same color family work well
together. In this living room, the red-striped rug and the ornately patterned
red chairs complement rather than compete with each other because their colors
share a similar weight and value.
Go
casual with red stripes.
Red can easily be added to any color scheme. It comes in
many different shades and can be used to create an overall feeling of warmth in
a room or as a bright accent piece. Here, the red-and-tan striped sofa with
pale blue walls gives this room a casual coastal feel.
Get
fresh with cottage chic.
Brick-red gingham furniture pairs with floral fabric and
soft yellow walls to give this living room a fresh cottage feel. The primary
color palette of reds, yellows and antique blues suits a casual style and offers a warm
counterpoint to the stone floors.
Pull it together with red.
Tie a large space together around the powerful color of
red. Placing three oversized sofas around a bold red rug makes this spacious
living room feel more intimate. Orange accents in draperies and throw pillows complement
the rug’s
deep red shade.
Create
a geometric connection.
A little pattern goes a long way in a brick-red color. The
red-and-cream geometric pattern uses a little red in a big way to create the
feeling of warmth and togetherness throughout this large living room. The
pattern repeats in the accent pillows on the sofa to connect the two furniture
pieces and pull the overall room design together.
Make
new primary colors.
In this room, pairing the red wall color with turquoise,
yellow and white accents keeps the look light and fresh. Working
with shades of primary colors puts a new spin on a classic combination. The
result is a modern, casual living room with timeless appeal.
Anchor
red with the fireplace.
Play off the natural beauty of a brick fireplace by
incorporating shades of red into the colors of a living room. The color
combination of the fireplace with the white and red bricks makes a perfect
palette. Natural wood accents and neutral furnishings let the bold color
choices shine.
Chartreuse
and red go together.
To achieve a fresh look in your living room, try pairing
chartreuse and red to get the perfect color palette. The bright chartreuse
ottoman and the red pattern in the chairs and draperies work together to create
a formal yet feminine look. The red from the chairs repeats in the piping on
the ottoman.
Add
a focal-point rug.
Bring a living room together around a bold red-print area rug. Keep the rest of the room neutral so the attention stays on the rug. Add small accents in the same hue around the room to tie the look together.