We once accompanied a color-shy friend to Ikea and talked her into buying a bright red sofa. We were a little nervous, but when it arrived in her otherwise colorless living room it was insta-style. Inspired, she went on to purchase some punchy Adler pillows and soon after, a magenta raincoat to cheer herself up on rainy days. And one day while wearing that raincoat, she met the man she would eventually marry.

But we digress.

Unlike red walls, a red couch is a real commitment. And from the looks of our color survey, bold commitments like this are rare even among our design-loving readers. So we draw your attention to Blue Dot's new woven felt Dodu platform bed in aqua blue, which we slinked back in September, because it's color month here at AT. Yes, you can have this bed in a safely lovely charcoal or wheat, but it has been our experience (and our friend's) that the gods smile upon bold choices.

The Dodu bed is available at Design Public and Velocity for $1,099 - $1,499.