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Designer Decorating With Red

From traditional to trendsetting, decorating with red adds bold drama to any room in your home. Get inspiration from these designers, whether you crave red walls or simply accessories.

By Susan Kleinman
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Bold Red Bathroom
« Draped in Red Damask | Red Room Design »
Because it's such a bold color, red works well with sleek, modern elements. And because red is found abundantly in nature, it complements earth tones beautifully. In this bathroom in her northern California home, designer Martha Angus combined red with shiny chrome finishes and natural Portuguese limestone, and the result is proof positive of red's versatility and verve.


"It was actually my 15-year-old son (it's his bathroom) who chose the wall color — Benjamin Moore's Geranium #1307, midway between deep red and bright orange," Angus says. While she herself might not have selected it, she is justifiably pleased with the way the bathroom turned out.


"This color wouldn't work if you had to put makeup on in the bathroom," she concedes, "but that wasn't a consideration in this room."


Photo by Matthew Millman



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