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Ask Casa: Help Me Choose Paint Colors
Hi Casa,
My boyfriend and I are about to move into our first house and I couldn't be happier! I can't wait to get in there and start putting our touch on things! The only problem is that I am having a tough time picking a paint color for the living room.
Color Theory: Bold, Beautiful Red
You can't go much bolder with wall color than red. The color of fire and blood, red is associated with passion, love, power, energy, and determination. Given its intensity, it's sometimes hard to get red just right.
Color Theory: Mix Pink and Red
When you're talking fashion, there are a lot of rules about color. No white after Labor Day. Black and brown clash.
Get the Look: Red Gossip Girl Room
In last night's episode of Gossip Girl, Blake Lively and Tyra Banks got cozy in their silk robes on a red velvet settee. The showstopping piece certainly makes the room, but the matching red damask wallpaper and blue velvet curtains continue the baroque theme throughout the room. Then, accents like the black and white embroidered pillows, brass bird wall sculpture, and rope tassels add another element of luxurious detailing.
Get the Look: Folksy Red Cushion Room
After reading my Decorating With Cozy Fall Throws slideshow, one reader wrote in saying, "I am in love with this room and want to know where everything is from, particularly the pillows and the artwork." You know me, I love to help you all "get the look," so here we go! The success of this room is driven by the mix of pink and red textiles, including cushions, a throw, and a floormat.
Crave Worthy: Harwick Bench
You don't need to paint your house a neon hue or put a middle finger sculpture outside your home to make heads turn. Set a glamorous, cerise bench like the Charleston Gardens Harwick Bench ($1,195) on your front porch, and your neighbors will be drooling with envy. If you'd prefer this elegant Chinoiserie-style seat in a more subtle color, the cast aluminum bench is also available in a powder-coated white or black finish.
Would You Dress a Room in All Red?
Legendary Vogue Editor-in-Chief Diana Vreeland covered her living room head to toe in scarlet chintz, "like a garden, but a garden in hell," she said. It was a bold move but it matched her leading personality, and as she pointed out, "I can't imagine becoming bored with red — it would be like becoming bored with the person you love." If you're a person who loves red, I can't imagine it either, but I can imagine becoming bored with chintz.So, I was excited to spot this living room of designer Marsia Holzer on New York Social Diary, which was inspired by Vreeland's lauded living room.
The Red Bedroom Two Ways: Modern and Romantic
Your bedroom should be a sanctuary, and for most of us, that means decorating it to fit our needs and personal tastes. Most of us see our bedrooms as a place to relax, unwind, and seek a little romance. With those needs in mind, I've put together two different looks using a color palette of red, white, and black.Roundup: Seeing Rouge
In honor of tomorrow's lubby-dubby holiday, I thought I'd round up a few rouge items I'm digging these days, so you can get the Valentine's look in your Love Shack without going so far as to sprinkle red satin sheets with rose petals — yuck. Although I'm not one for romance, I do go weak in the knees for good design. So, welcome to La Maison Rouge, a house full of ruby red furnishings, sans the ick factor.
Room Therapy: Red Lacquer Walls
Welcome to this week's Room Therapy post, where users submit questions and you, the readers, help answer them. The questions can be about anything, from a decorating conundrum in your home to a coveted piece of furniture you can't find anywhere.
Deepasood wrote us saying, "I am dying to paint a large wall in my house a deep red lacquer.
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