What Does the Color Red Mean for Your Room?
Colors make you feel a particular way when associated them with certain actions. The color red is a very emotional and sometimes aggressive shade. It’s the color of fire and blood so it is associated with war and danger in addition to passion, desire and love. Red enhances metabolism and can alert our senses. That’s why it’s the color used for stop signs and stop lights. It stimulates us and allows us to make quick decisions.
However, because of the impulsive nature of the color, it’s one that needs to be used sparingly. Red can make us feel romantic but it also has the potential to cloud our judgment. For this reason, you should not paint a room entirely red. You don’t want to overwhelm yourself and any guests in you home. Pure reds are best used for accent walls in a room. If red is your favorite color this allows you to use it without burning your retinas every time you enter a room. You could use a color like the Burning Bush shade in our Smoke and Flames color palette.
If you’re dead set on using a lot of red, try mixing it with less intrusive colors like the blues and grays in our French Boutique color palette. By combining an aggressive color like red with a passive, cool color like blue, they balance each other.
You’ll also want to avoid using red in rooms where you spend a lot of time like the bedroom. Being surrounded by an intense color can begin to affect your mood. You’ll also want to avoid using it in rooms where you might have heavy discussions like the living room or the dining room. These are rooms where you’ll want to keep your head.
Reds are best saved for rooms like the kitchen, pantry or a formal sitting room. Because you don’t spend a lot of time here, you’ll be able to enjoy the room without letting it take over.
- Catherine Conley
Trend Funnel Staff Blogger
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