Interior Design Ideas: Using Red

<a href="http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/red+sofa+perfect+for+christmas_2589_800235385_0_0_7052728_300.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/red+sofa+perfect+for+christmas_2589_800235385_0_0_7052728_300.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" /></a><br />The next colour I'm going to look at is red. Ideal as a main colour to create a sexy bedroom or stimulate appetite in a kitchen or dining room. It also makes for a fantastic accent colour. Be it in small pieces of furniture, <a href="http://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/cat/ready-made-curtains/bedroom-curtains/">bedroom curtains</a>, cushions, small decorations or rugs.<br /><br />You can even use it as a secondary colour very well, depending on the shade used. You may even find that some rather unusual combinations work surprisingly well with it, such as slate greys or blue violets. Obviously green is the actual complementary colour to red, so will work incredibly well with it, but if you're not careful your home could look like Christmas all year round! More neutral shades such as white and cream are the ideal partners for red, from the deepest, richest burgundies to vibrant lipstick reds for trendy teens rooms and contemporary living spaces.<br /><br />Red is also one of the colours you either love or loathe! If you don't think you like red just take a look at all the colour variations it offers; from the palest of reds which verge on pink to those which have blue undertones and touch on merging into purples.<br /><br />Image: Harveys

Interior Design Ideas: Using Red

The next colour I'm going to look at is red. Ideal as a main colour to create a sexy bedroom or stimulate appetite in a kitchen or dinin...

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Create A Wind-down Zone!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0YahiO8IBqxozh3lpYXU52Qi6M3NbIRjOR7KjWLmStRJJn3tvwNoveut49IjrUvRE4dYmej3oHBe0l0_G-WPv_P6uXLUzAmTcHYer3RxMUxV7eWUx9p7tsmY9C5PooqRY4zhY548esfJ/s400/dorynwallach_chairs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0YahiO8IBqxozh3lpYXU52Qi6M3NbIRjOR7KjWLmStRJJn3tvwNoveut49IjrUvRE4dYmej3oHBe0l0_G-WPv_P6uXLUzAmTcHYer3RxMUxV7eWUx9p7tsmY9C5PooqRY4zhY548esfJ/s400/dorynwallach_chairs.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Sometimes the whole festive season hustle and bustle can leave you exhausted and yet with a house full of relatives finding some 'me' time can be very difficult! If you only have one bathroom - let's be honest many homes do – you can't lock yourself away and soak in the bath as someone will want the loo! So you need to find another place to gather your thoughts and take time-out. There is an easy solution...creating your own little wind-down zone. It doesn't have to be anything lavish or encroach on much space, just a little ingenuity or your part!<br /><br />In a larger living space have the area around it as an inviting reading nook or a retreat for a spot of 'winding-down'. It is an exclusive place with its solo chair – you don't have to share your favourite <a href="http://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/cat/cushions-throws/">cushions and throws</a>, but can still tease and excite guests with your acute style! Make it worthwhile by choosing luxury silk covered cushions in jewel tones, an end table with stylish table lamp for atmospheric lighting and an easy-to-reach shelf with your favourite reading material – choose a book that was a present or a recipe book and no one can accuse you of being selfish!<br /><br />Image: Decorology

Create A Wind-down Zone!

Sometimes the whole festive season hustle and bustle can leave you exhausted and yet with a house full of relatives finding some 'me...

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