red hot summer

Because I am guilty of consistently gravitating toward blue interiors, I wanted to give red some summer lovin' today:

Red has a special place in my heart. Much like blue, red is bold and bright, but interiors dominated by the color (I'm not talking coral accents) are often feared to be too formal or warm for seaside spaces. Subsequently, red is often bypassed for blue in beach homes, but it shouldn't be discounted from coastal decor. Instead, different shades and patterns of red can be combined to create an unexpectedly soft space which takes the color from bold to beach.

Here's how:

Meg Braff

via Live Breathe Decor

Mona Ross Berman

Cottage Living 

Mary McDonald

Leta Austin Foster & Associates

 Lynn von Kersting and Indigo Seas 

via Visual Vamp blog and Better Homes and Gardens

Megan at Honey We're Home blog

Designer Carolyn Espley-Miller via House Beautiful

Williams-Sonoma

Tom Scheerer

Designer Paula Perlini via House Beautiful

via Quadrille and Domino Magazine

Marie Claire Maison

Scott Snyder Inc.

Hannah Childs Interior Design via Quadrille

Perhaps am exercising my creative license when I say "red," but isn't that what interior decorating is all about? Go ahead and allow the laid-back lifestyle of the beach to inform your interiors and help you think outside the red box (ooooh--now I want to rent a romcom...):

Enjoy!

Emilie