One of the most daring colors of the spectrum is the red color in the interior, which looks stylish and at the same time ambiguous. Few people solve the red interior, but with the right combination and choice of shades, there is no doubt about the accuracy of the solution.
The value of red and its shades
Red in all cultures appears as a strong color that personifies will, movement, victory. This is the color of energy, love, leadership, passion, fire, maximum heat. Red gives you strength and can take them away. He challenges, demands justice. On the physiological side, red stimulates the functioning of internal organs and the adrenaline rush.
Red is one of the main three colors, presented in shades:
- Scarlet
- Maroon
- Amaranth
- Crimson
- Garnet
- Coral
- Cherry
According to the teachings of feng shui, red in the interior represents life, fire, attracts wealth, promotes mental activity and physical activity. This is the color of the south side, which is combined with yellow and has a positive effect on the atmosphere of the apartment.
Combination with other colors
As a very strong color, red in the interior can be diluted with other shades in equal and other proportions. It is possible to mix two or three colors at the same time, the interior of this will look more interesting.
Red white
Red and white combines two independently strong colors, where one will prevail over the other, from which the perception of the interior will change. Red will promote activity, and white balance it with calm.
Red and black
Black-red can attract and repel, so it is important to maintain a balance, select a minimum of black, good lighting and neutral colors, such as gray or white, are not superfluous.
Red gray
The gray-red interior is suitable for the bedroom, kitchen, where the ripple of fire is pacified by a gray neutral color.
Red green
Red-green in bright shades found in nature and organically combined despite the contradiction. By changing the temperature of the flowers, for example, by picking up olive and burgundy, you can create a moderate interior.
Red brown
Red-brown looks harmoniously due to intimacy, brown stability maintains the passion of red. Often used in classical or English style.
Red beige
The red-beige interior looks better with rich shades of beige, such as: straw, sand or a combination of the two. Beige calms red and creates a relaxing atmosphere.
Red orange
Red-orange makes the room hot, so it is not suitable for southern rooms, a nursery and a bedroom. Charges energy, also suitable for the living room.
Red yellow
Yellow-red, unlike orange, does not allow mixing of shades, but it also looks bright and adds energy and light.
The photo shows an example of a combination of yellow walls and red furniture, appliances in the kitchen. This combination makes the room bright and without sunlight.
Red blue
Red and blue are combined in contrast and opposition to cold fire. For a warm interior, the background should be a scarlet or wine shade, and blue - decorative objects.
Red blue
Red-blue is suitable for creating a modern or nautical style in the nursery, both colors should be dark.
Red turquoise
Turquoise and red create a stylish and energetically strong atmosphere.
The photo on the right is a turquoise-red bedroom with a white ceiling. Red underlines turquoise and is not lost on its background.
Red and gold
Red and gold is suitable for a baroque style living room or bedroom, where dark red is combined with gold trim and interior items.
Red-white-black
Red-white-black combination can often be found in modern design, where the main role is played by red, and white balances black.
In the photo, the bedroom is in black-and-white-red color, where, with the window closed, an atmosphere of luxury is created by velvet and velvet textiles.
Black gray gray
Black and gray-red does not look as gothic as black and red, but also bold and interesting. Alternative lightweight red-black interior.
In the photo, the interior is decorated with red textiles, gray is used for wall decoration, and black is decorated with a chandelier and furniture.
Red-gray-white
The red-gray-white interior looks harmonious, stylish and not defiant, where gray fastens two strong colors.
Interior styles
Red interior in modern style
Can be in a bright or neutral version, the furniture is glossy or matte, simple shapes are welcome, the lack of unnecessary decor. Ceiling, walls, furniture can be red, a combination of red in bright and muted shades is permissible. Furniture is selected as functional as possible, textiles and decor are practical.
The photo shows a modern kitchen with monochromatic glossy facades that reflect light. White work surface and matte floor complement the base color.
Classic style
You can create in red, you need to pick up deep and dark shades, finishing with plaster or wallpaper with patterns. The red interior in the classic version is combined with gold, black finish, emerald green, olive, blue, and blue.
Loft in red
You can create with a red brick or a painted brick wall in red or white. Here it will be appropriate combination of white, gray, black and red in different proportions. For example, a large sofa or bed can be made red, and the walls gray, or vice versa. The floor is better to make wooden, matte coral walls.
In the photo there is a loft-style kitchen-living room that combines comfort, practicality and carelessness at the same time.
Country music
Chairs of burgundy color with floral embroidery, wooden wardrobe, chest of drawers, red checkered curtains, burgundy decor items such as knitted pillows, embroidered tablecloth, walkways will do. Here red is combined with all shades of brown due to the abundance of wood trim.
Wall, floor and ceiling decoration
When choosing red for finishing a room, it is better not to combine red walls and ceiling at the same time.
Walls
For the walls will suit paint, tile, wallpaper, depending on the purpose of the room. Solid red wallpaper can be with a pattern, an image of flowers, with an ornament. Paper, non-woven, fabric wallpaper suitable for the interior of the living room, bedroom, nursery, and for the bathroom, toilet and kitchen should choose vinyl wallpaper with a dense foam layer.
Photowall-paper with the image of a red leaf from a tree, a pomegranate, cherry, abstraction will decorate kitchen, a drawing room. To do this, prepare a smooth and even surface of the wall.
In the photo wall decoration with bricks and wall murals, where there is also a red sofa and lampshades. Red does not look intrusive because of the large space.
Red brick is suitable for the kitchen as an apron or accent wall, for a hall in the style of country or loft. The brick is combined with gray, brown, white walls.
Floor
The red floor can be made under the redwood of painted wood, red linoleum or ceramic granite tiles. The tile can be with a decorative pattern and be supplemented with tiles of a different companion color. When choosing a glossy tile, it is important that it does not slip and blend with matte walls or other surfaces.
Ceiling
The red ceiling is combined with stucco, borders of gold or white plaster. Gypsum plasterboard ceiling, niches and color transition suitable for a modern interior. Stretch ceiling wine or bright hue with spot lighting suitable for a bedroom or hall.
The photo has a glossy two-level stretch ceiling with a plasterboard construction and a mirror that makes a small room spacious.
Furniture
Against the background of a red or other color accent, you can make furniture in the interior of the room. Red requires a lot of space, in small rooms it is better to use one piece of furniture of this color.
Red sofa can be leather or upholstered. When combined with light walls even fit the style of minimalism. A large sofa will be the subject that attracts the eye. You can decorate it with colored pillows. It is combined with a gray carpet, brick wall, white, brown color.
A chest of drawers can be a classic form with carvings, inserts, a modern type with glossy panels, glass. It is combined with olive, chestnut, concrete color.
A red wardrobe will fit into the study, the hall with a mirror panel, the nursery with colored fittings and the bedroom with classic hinged doors.
In the photo in the living room, the white ceiling is combined with a red frosted wardrobe in the whole wall.
A red bed accentuates attention, combined with a gold, black, wooden, white headboard. Red bed looks due to bedspread, bed or frame color. In order to experiment, you can not get a bright bed, and get along with a bedspread.
Textile
Neutral and boring interior can be a budget transform with scarlet textiles. Because of the strong energy, the colors of the curtains, the carpet, the bedspreads will become accented objects, which will make the whole room appear red.
It is better not to match the curtains to the tones of the red walls, they should be different in tone, if the wallpaper is patterned, then the curtains should be solid with fringing or fringing. Saturated burgundy curtains, wine shades fit under blue, gray, gold, green wallpaper.
The carpet can be monophonic, long-haired, with a complex ornament. From practicality it is better to choose a small carpet for the playing area or for the space near the table, sofa.
Red in the interior of the apartment
Red kitchen
Awakens the appetite, the red headset fits under the background white, gray walls.
Glossy surfaces will reflect light, combined with a white or dark tabletop, brown floor.
You can also make an apron, an accent wall of brick or photo wallpaper red. As the decor fit red lampshades, pot holders, kettle, curtain cafes, vases.
Living room
It can be luxurious and royally attractive, where mahogany, parquet, velvet curtains, red sofa, black piano, paintings in gilding, crystal and candlesticks create a festive atmosphere.
In the hall of a modern apartment, a red carpet, a cape on a sofa, a red plain wall or furniture will be appropriate.
In the photo there is a modern red and white living room, where the emphasis is on functional furniture and curtains.
Bedroom
Pale red and deep shades will do, as bright ones will not contribute to relaxation.
Red lights will create an atmosphere of mystery along with floor lamps and night lamps. Suitable combination of red with white, black, gold, brown, beige.
Under the red walls fit wooden, forged, black, white furniture, red rug, burgundy pelmet, cotton curtains, red or black bedding.
Bathroom
It is better to do the bathroom in scarlet or pale shades, it goes well with white fixtures, but you can also focus on the red installation. Red, you can lay out the wall at the bathroom or shower, leaving the other walls white or gray.
To avoid an abundance of bright color, the floor should be dark brown, black or white.
Children's room
In the nursery, red needs to be picked carefully, especially in the room for the baby. Stripes on curtains, pictures on wall-paper, rugs, a chair can be red.
Accent wall, photo wallpaper, red bed, bedspread are suitable for a teenager.
In the photo there is a bedroom in the attic for two children, where red does not conflict with gray, but stands out against its background.
Entrance hall
In the hallway and the corridor it is better to combine red with white or light gray, also sufficient lighting is important.
On a white background red can be a chest of drawers or a wardrobe, the red interior can be diluted with a checkerboard black and white tile floor.
Photo gallery
The red interior is quite capricious and can cause fatigue, so when creating a room design it is important to observe the balance between colors and dilute the base color with neutral shades. Below are photo examples of the use of red in rooms for various functional purposes.
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