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My sister teases me endlessly about my love of “color”. Colors like, white, black, grey or tan. (Which are TOTALLY colors – don’t get me started.) While I might not dress or decorate with a rainbow of colors, deep down, my favorite color is Red.
This could be genetic. My Momma is from Nebraska.
GO BIG RED!!! GBR!!! (Sidenote: I really love that the ‘new’ Herbie Husker has a bit of a gut and wears Dad jeans – can relate. He’s basically a lovingly wrought caricature of my Grandpa Butch. Also, I have a professional studio portrait of me age 3 wearing exactly what Lil’ Red is rocking, but funnily enough, I couldn’t find it for this post…)
Anyway, genetics aside, I love red because it’s just so damn beautiful. It’s powerful, it’s elemental. It can shine or compliment. The right red can make every skin tone glow. It can be angry or joyful. It’s truly versatile.
So I wanted to round up some of my favorite inspirations and ideas for color, interiors, and weddings that use the bold color Red.
Red is SUCH a classic. It’s traditional for barns, and dining rooms, and in the south and east, for front doors. But I also love it in little surprising hits of color, like roofs, cabinets, and large pieces of furniture. Or you know, your entire house.
Here are some of my favorite red paint colors. The color names are pretty indicative of the emotion you’re gonna get from each one – each one tells a story. Good job, color marketers…
To my sister I say, before I had a house filled with soft neutrals, I owned a red couch. And it was awesome. So to everything, there is a season.
Here are some ways to add a pop of red to your home. Add just a little bit (red dining chairs) or go all the way (wallpaper, baby!).
Little else about the Christian holiday of Christmas is better than settling into a marathon of Hallmark Christmas movies – many of which involve weddings! It’s really quite romantic, and would make a really memorable event to be sure!
If a bride showed me the set of images above as her inspiration, these are the products I’d lead her to:
On that very festive note, Happy Holidays! May you have whatever color you find most inspiring in your life, and may you celebrate your own holiday with those you hold dear!
Ways to use this beautiful, powerful and elemental color in your life.
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