Red Walls: Yes or No?

<div style="text-align: center;">As I look around my apartment, I realize I have absolutely no red in my space. I think red is tricky. I also think it can be fabulous (see <a href="http://tiffanyleighinteriordesign.blogspot.ca/2012/11/red.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">this post</span></a> about how Jenny of Little Green Notebook does tomato red so right), but I'll admit I'm intimidated by it.<br /><br />Are you guys watching Nate Berkus's new show American Dream Builders? After Elaine's misstep with her red grass cloth walls, and Nate's declaration that he HATES red, although he has seen amazing red rooms, I decided to hunt down some red rooms that I think are done rather well. On this search I came across many horrible red rooms, but in the end, this round up proves that the bold risk of red, when done right, can really pay off.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1ndNACGH7rvw0oRv_ooOi_VbceHKrcIlnH6e9SmcRxtpWj9767VdYlRvSaClauRKJESEE0DaQIlPOUVqSKhum5s9Sy2NHINb__A6hk4GwH45ld6y3dv3s7rGLujXfMonm_u5ElvzUaY/s1600/jamie+meares+red+walls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1ndNACGH7rvw0oRv_ooOi_VbceHKrcIlnH6e9SmcRxtpWj9767VdYlRvSaClauRKJESEE0DaQIlPOUVqSKhum5s9Sy2NHINb__A6hk4GwH45ld6y3dv3s7rGLujXfMonm_u5ElvzUaY/s1600/jamie+meares+red+walls.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://issuu.com/highglossmagazine/docs/hg_issue1_master7" target="_blank">Jamie Meares via High Gloss Magazine</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFufLa8sitAnbovDcyHTHLvXGU49YPQJtD28ZSnckyi1_UzhhCxjrb_vBfM4BgrNNsDGt2Krm-IJuu4hTvp2eeZR2ifA36uDMiqqzdhbm__8NF_9S5rbUD-fg3r9Es65ihtCyNlvSNYdc/s1600/donal+robertson+red+walls.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFufLa8sitAnbovDcyHTHLvXGU49YPQJtD28ZSnckyi1_UzhhCxjrb_vBfM4BgrNNsDGt2Krm-IJuu4hTvp2eeZR2ifA36uDMiqqzdhbm__8NF_9S5rbUD-fg3r9Es65ihtCyNlvSNYdc/s1600/donal+robertson+red+walls.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://domino.com/donald-robertson/image/53027f8b9ac35fa902a89ef7" target="_blank">Donald Robertson via Domino</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFJ2K8r7rVRuSu7yhySrLnB9eqOFqisw-tY0Rx8BpE0tAE_ByFQyFwtjgm1s4VVoG2nVB2IEFnB-G6h87Gu66rLx4DodDcz5eWSceOKNd9ZJu3DnunK2gsctX3Pev5ZskzmQQYXDwiN8/s1600/red+room+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFJ2K8r7rVRuSu7yhySrLnB9eqOFqisw-tY0Rx8BpE0tAE_ByFQyFwtjgm1s4VVoG2nVB2IEFnB-G6h87Gu66rLx4DodDcz5eWSceOKNd9ZJu3DnunK2gsctX3Pev5ZskzmQQYXDwiN8/s1600/red+room+1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/color/hot-red-rooms#slide-1" target="_blank">Bibi Monnahan via Elle Decor</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinXVXhbnNPH1TM20A9wDgF0Tk0Kx_5PaQH0T3c1S0r-kgigmAWj8VaIxylsqSDYvPBYtuxxM_H9_OSp5268O7fSMxBrJskYQd2vlPFXTMCysUMrZ8sXygkaZ2zuIJvr4DREDOb1cXHMM/s1600/jenny+komenda+red+walls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiinXVXhbnNPH1TM20A9wDgF0Tk0Kx_5PaQH0T3c1S0r-kgigmAWj8VaIxylsqSDYvPBYtuxxM_H9_OSp5268O7fSMxBrJskYQd2vlPFXTMCysUMrZ8sXygkaZ2zuIJvr4DREDOb1cXHMM/s1600/jenny+komenda+red+walls.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.ca/2012/08/diy-upholstered-walls.html" target="_blank">via Little Green Notebook</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GlQTMcAEtMh5WEjFq9tS8eZoXlMrccIhtMcdG7odOzVfJGg_R7KZ563NKUAKJjbVYB8arnlKRal8Y4s7IARyrVIm7VkFhllCGPJAXUunECqeExEgk0_yba5RmazqzljQqnTpuJvVW-k/s1600/high+gloss+red+lonny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GlQTMcAEtMh5WEjFq9tS8eZoXlMrccIhtMcdG7odOzVfJGg_R7KZ563NKUAKJjbVYB8arnlKRal8Y4s7IARyrVIm7VkFhllCGPJAXUunECqeExEgk0_yba5RmazqzljQqnTpuJvVW-k/s1600/high+gloss+red+lonny.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/photos/Living+Room/Red/ER8hQx8Fd6b" target="_blank">via Lonny</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjAG-WJl307rooiKRDHN1bVlfuLaRdtn-SgpfM8WKr1m0n6ehBPNCSWmXumb-sQLCteiGD4C-1jZaRi_2Yv8pURUKNXO8Bk0JoGvDaSHu5otc1g5rl0vrZ5QpT5PCx7hDpcPIyObYEgc/s1600/red+room+lonny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjAG-WJl307rooiKRDHN1bVlfuLaRdtn-SgpfM8WKr1m0n6ehBPNCSWmXumb-sQLCteiGD4C-1jZaRi_2Yv8pURUKNXO8Bk0JoGvDaSHu5otc1g5rl0vrZ5QpT5PCx7hDpcPIyObYEgc/s1600/red+room+lonny.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/August+September+2010/lmUn_vCxddC/1#35" target="_blank">Cath Kidston via Lonny</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Colour theory tells us that red is associated with richness, power, passion, energy, anger, love, and danger - to name a few. Red is clearly an intensely emotional colour, actually increasing the human metabolism (it can make us feel hungry!) and blood pressure.<br />Would you paint your walls red? I still don't think I would do it in my own home, but I am a fan of these examples. <br /> xox<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Red Walls: Yes or No?

As I look around my apartment, I realize I have absolutely no red in my space. I think red is tricky. I also think it can be fabulous (see t...

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Red

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Last night, my boyfriend surprised me with Taylor Swift's new cd 'Red'. <br />It's the little things like this that remind me how blessed I am to have him in my life!<br />In honour of the album's title, I thought I would explore a color I'm actually terrified of...red. Not red per se, but red in interior spaces. I'm not sure from where this fear stems..but I may have found the cure...<br /><br />Enter Jenny Komenda of <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.ca/"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Little Green Notebook</span></a>, one decorator who knows how to use red in an interior flawlessly.<br />I've seen her advocate in more than one post about using a little bit of red in every room. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkYNXmwhoXd6hQ-7wy52YwYcoX4SWg_Ng3ebicNohcVv86gdjEfKR5UgZjucYDmX8HGlg1Brgkt5aPLlrm43LStN8rzZ8JeqS2xfImfz8-k9w_qZk_PgEKaJyeYnoIxD2VsftSwXfRgtn/s1600/red+wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkYNXmwhoXd6hQ-7wy52YwYcoX4SWg_Ng3ebicNohcVv86gdjEfKR5UgZjucYDmX8HGlg1Brgkt5aPLlrm43LStN8rzZ8JeqS2xfImfz8-k9w_qZk_PgEKaJyeYnoIxD2VsftSwXfRgtn/s1600/red+wall.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.ca/2012/07/how-to-upholster-bench-corners.html">via LGN</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNDkRJKJXu_NReWRMe9pWRmJs1wekm7RoJ5s1jb-l_-X-oMn_yGNXKn-wzGqDlD7bwFe0niXUe9cQtl6_TKRfz5Z0C-1-XGTWWufMlCvXnff_ZoUznY07BYtMxmpEaXIU7H2bb7R-cxEI/s1600/red+upholstered+wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNDkRJKJXu_NReWRMe9pWRmJs1wekm7RoJ5s1jb-l_-X-oMn_yGNXKn-wzGqDlD7bwFe0niXUe9cQtl6_TKRfz5Z0C-1-XGTWWufMlCvXnff_ZoUznY07BYtMxmpEaXIU7H2bb7R-cxEI/s1600/red+upholstered+wall.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.ca/2012/08/diy-upholstered-walls.html">via LGN</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfRiIzSu607jKpo7SwA7Ec727yFwrXN-Mi5_UqnNiJTm8mHCzLyLnRei5S7gU_j3z26YxRkwtsDkc9bpREgNkzkZjslN91kjDHCc5UaMH5YFSvkJQ8ibRJxRYWHLKFgMWCKuIZ043TWI3/s1600/orange+red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfRiIzSu607jKpo7SwA7Ec727yFwrXN-Mi5_UqnNiJTm8mHCzLyLnRei5S7gU_j3z26YxRkwtsDkc9bpREgNkzkZjslN91kjDHCc5UaMH5YFSvkJQ8ibRJxRYWHLKFgMWCKuIZ043TWI3/s1600/orange+red.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.ca/2009/10/office.html">via LGN</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdiX5sR0F5mN4SA5XDdHGFmN1UVQFNdlFPeIMKMt5GDHR4e-mTnx7_WsIRGpWyaGCkD3AFCsR8rxqX6ou_MTmvGv8cVZG3_7bwfUvUgpmCLo75d5QRsEB9npOQWjGvPY6LL6e3OTje6k0/s1600/red+lampshade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdiX5sR0F5mN4SA5XDdHGFmN1UVQFNdlFPeIMKMt5GDHR4e-mTnx7_WsIRGpWyaGCkD3AFCsR8rxqX6ou_MTmvGv8cVZG3_7bwfUvUgpmCLo75d5QRsEB9npOQWjGvPY6LL6e3OTje6k0/s1600/red+lampshade.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.ca/2012/02/lamp-shade-switcharoo.html">via LGN</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYkLEpVXA2UkyU3Tw6GoO76zTKze7iGozUYJNPiFjmi93oXxcdyGghab00kWgrlafo1wkxAEqPQgLPG46xKHVKeevPSFNwRyaBJTyUvzAAdsR4RnFR50tNV75zUGuAQC8zLp6ptTk6Dpt/s1600/red+bedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYkLEpVXA2UkyU3Tw6GoO76zTKze7iGozUYJNPiFjmi93oXxcdyGghab00kWgrlafo1wkxAEqPQgLPG46xKHVKeevPSFNwRyaBJTyUvzAAdsR4RnFR50tNV75zUGuAQC8zLp6ptTk6Dpt/s1600/red+bedding.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.ca/2012/01/joannas-bedroom.html">via LGN</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> I think her trick is the type of red she chooses : tomato-y</div><div style="text-align: center;">When I was a little girl I always said my dining room would be red one day.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Was I fearless or what? Time to get back a bit of that edge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, today I'm over at Brittany's blog <a href="http://www.classicallyb.com/"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Classically B</span></a> sharing some of my favourites of the moment. <br />She's pretty amazing and has a textile line coming soon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Check out my guest post <a href="http://www.classicallyb.com/"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">HERE</span></a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Monday sweet loves! xo<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Red

Last night, my boyfriend surprised me with Taylor Swift's new cd 'Red'. It's the little things like this that remind me how ...

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