Seating. It's something many rooms require and many more benefit from, and if you have been wondering what type of furniture piece you should choose to bring a pop of red in a space, we humbly submit seating as an option. From benches, to chairs, to sofas and more, a red seat in a room is a bright and bold beacon beckoning guests (and yourself) to take a load off.
In the center of a room in a seating arrangement, a red chair will tie a space together, and along the wall in a vignette the color red will keep a piece from becoming a wallflower. If you don't believe us, just check out the evidence found in recent Apartment Therapy house tours:
TOP ROW:
1) A lone pop of red in Leslie's Mid Century Optimism.
2) A perfect pair of red chairs in Alarick & Kristine's Power Pop Flat.
3) Subtle red-orange in Clytie & Claudia's Storied Pieces.
4) Large and in charge in Regina & Hardy's Jack + Jill Heyday Home.
5) A bold and glossy pair in Alec & David's Love in Hell's Kitchen.
BOTTOM ROW:
6) Red and coordinating in David and John's Return Engagement.
7) Low and functional in Tina Wilson's Striking Style.
8) Mid-Century one-off in Wendy's Live-In Speakeasy Salon.
9) No wallflowers here: Shayne, Andrew & Family's Eclectic 100-Year-Old Home.
10) Bold and saturated in Cherry & Jeff Create a Home in Hong Kong.
(Images: Bethany Nauert, Arden Myrin, Tara Bellucci, Marcia Prentice, Alec & David, Patrick J. Hamilton; Sarah Dobbins, Patrick J. Hamilton, Marcia Prentice and Jill Slater)
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Most of what you're calling red is orange. I like a burst of red or orange as a bold accent, but, please don't intermingle the two!
I think AT needs a section on how to incorporate dogs into your home decor.
I'm prepared to make an offer on the French bulldog right now.
Love red furniture. In my living room, I have 2 small red leather tub chairs. (The couch is in 'oatmeal' coloured linen.) In my TV room, we have 2 red leather Ekornes chairs (one small for me, one medium for my husband). Plus we have a red 'flip' couch in our spare room on the second floor. Too much red? I don't think so.
I don't know what it is about several of those rooms that give me the heebie jeebies. I love pops of orange but who knew I'd have such a strong and negative reaction to the red chairs. Perhaps it was all the other stuff thrown together with them or the fact that I've never liked red. But I guess that's what AT is all about, checking out combinations of all the elements of a happy home and keeping or discarding what works for us. It's a truly useful tool for making choices that work for us.
WE have 2 matching red recliners in our livingroom/den. Black Sofa with printed summer flower pillows; with some red of course. Kitchen has white walls with red acessories. Open concept diningroom white walls; black round table red and cream round rug under the table. Place mats of various designs all with little pops of red. :>) Sound like too much; but when you see it it looks better than it sounds...if you like crimson red! PS: We rent; so I had to decorate with our furniture and accessories; as the walls have to stay white. sounds overdone; but again seeing it would change your mind. :>)