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Color Guide: Red Bedroom Design Ideas

Color Guide: Red Bedroom Design Ideas

The 3 Ways of Color Styling A Bedroom

There are 3 ways you can go about styling a bedroom in red. The right one will be based on how much red do you want decorating your space.

  1. Paint all of the bedroom walls in red
  2. Paint one red bedroom wall, which will become a focal point. And have all of the other walls a neutral color such as grey, white, or black.
  3. Paint all of the wall in a neutral color such as white. This will create a blank canvas of a bedroom for you to decorate with red decor pieces – see the ‘Focal Pieces’ section below for ideas on how to do this.

The Right Shade

Once you have figured out how many of the bedroom walls that you want to paint in red, the next step is deciding on the right shade of red paint for your bedroom

Different shades of red will create different moods and styles in your bedroom. There is the brighter reds that are more vibrant and uplifting. Then you have the darker hues of red which will create a more romantic, intimate and luxurious feel in the bedroom.

Add Some Texture

Here are some creative ways to add a litte more style to your everyday bedroom walls:

  • Create a texture by using a sponge or brush when you paint your walls. This can create a linen texture, or mimic wallpaper. To see how it is done, check out my post here: Textured Wall Painting Ideas: From Faux Wood to Linen Effects.
  • Add some crown molding to finish off the edges of the walls.
  • Trim pieces or wainscoting can be added to the bedroom walls to add frames and shapes – much like period homes.

Red and white bedroom decor

Adding Another Color to a Red Bedroom

Since red is such a powerful color, it is be hard to mix in another color into the palette. Most well designed bedrooms will stick to matching red to neutral colors. You have red and black, grey and red, red and white, and red and brown.

Blue is one color that does blend well with red. Dark blue will create a bold combination since the two colors will be competing for attention. While using a light, almost pastel, blue with red will create a more muted combination.

Remove Other Colors

If you want to create a solid style and design for your red bedroom, then you’ll want to remove colored objects in the room. Say you have a yellow lamp, or a green trash can – all of these colored items will take away from the red palette that you want to create. You are better off using neutral colored items in the room, that way the red pieces will stand out.

The Focal Pieces of a Bedroom

Focal pieces are the things in a room that take up the most space, physically and visually.

It is these items that you’ll want to focus on when designing your bedroom. For example if you were to go with the all white bedroom walls option above, then just by having red bedsheets you’ve instantly create a red palette for your room.

Here are some more posts that can help you with designing your bedroom:

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March 24, 2016 in Bedroom, Color Palettes

39 Cool Basement Ideas: From Secret Doors To Your Own Brewery

39 Cool Basement Ideas: From Secret Doors To Your Own Brewery

A basement is a quite and secluded space in the house. So cool ideas for it should be based around this. Here is a list of 39 cool basement ideas and designs, ranging from a real life hockey rink (hard to believe but it has been done), to a digital driving range.

Basement brewery

  1. How about having a huge aquarium or terrarium – like the one under the basement stairs in picture (5)
  2. Or build your own indoor garden, and grow your own food
  3. Turn the whole space into a sheet fort either a relaxing one like in picture (2) or a more fun kids style one
  4. Or how about brewing you own beer in a basement brewery just like the one in picture (4)
  5. Skip all of the equipment and set up a standard basement bar instead (8 Different Basement Bar Ideas and Designs)
  6. Create your own secluded man cave getaway (The Cave: Basement Ideas for Men)
  7. This one is hard to believe, until you see it. A mini hockey rink (with synthetic ice) – check it out here  
  8. How about a ball pit?
  9. Rock lined entrance (1) and staircase down into the basement
  10. Build out your dream home office aka Command Center (Ideas For Turning a Basement Space Into A Home Office)
  11. Keep with the cozy and isolate vibe of the basement with a fire pit
  12. Or a rock climbing gym (over a ball pit)
  13. How about a standard home gym (Ideas for Setting up a Home Gym in a Basement)
  14. Have a glass divider between a pool and the basement. A basement glimmering in blue.
  15. Or why not have the swimming pool in the basement
  16. Have your own workshop, building space, makerspace to experiment and make crazy cool things with
  17. Slide down a fireman pole down into the basement
  18. Or just your standard slide
  19. Cover the walls with framed pieces to create your own art gallery
  20. Hide shelves and the good things (like a mini bar) behind framed pictures – just like in picture (6)
  21. Build a secret room behind a book case
  22. Set up a special screen, a tee, and you’ll have your own digital driving range
  23. How about a home theater with it’s own popcorn machine (Designs and Ideas For a Basement Home Theater)
  24. An arcade room
  25. Create a video games room with a projector and fridge
  26. Cover the walls with art work and set yourself up with an artist studio (or crafts room)
  27. A wine cellar (3 Ideas for Basement Wine Cellar Designs)
  28. Or a cigar room
  29. Surround yourself with books by creating a reading nook
  30. Or build yourself a relaxing sanctuary with a hammock area
  31. Turn the basement space into your own meditation studio
  32. How about building a home spa (sauna, steam room)
  33. Fit fiber optic lighting in the ceiling to create a constellation sky
  34. Turn the basement into a pool or snooker room
  35. Do you have the space for a bowling alley (3)?
  36. Build out a sports memorabilia room
  37. A poker room, with a mini bar and cigar humidor nearby
  38. How about creating a music room
  39. Or a rustic log cabin getaway – with exposed beams, stone walls and coutertops, a fireplace, leather chairs, and wooden flooring

Here are some more basement posts:

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March 24, 2016 in Basement

Style Guide: 10 Vintage Kitchen Table Ideas and Designs

Style Guide: 10 Vintage Kitchen Table Ideas and Designs

You don’t even need to buy a new table to create a vintage looking one in your kitchen. You can simply cover your existing table with a vintage style tablecloth. In this post you can find a list of vintage kitchen table ideas, from using tablecloths to different table designs.

And for ideas on what to use as a centerpiece, have a look at my post here: Table Decor: Vintage Centerpiece Ideas.

Cover Your Existing Table

  1. Stitch doilies onto an off white cotton table cloth to give it a little vintage style, just like the table in picture (1)
  1. Lace is another tablecloth idea that will transform a kitchen table into a vintage looking one (2)
  1. Or a vintage style tablecloth, like the one in picture (3) can be used to cover your existing table. You can get one in the Amazon window below.

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Table Styles

  1. If you have a small kitchen, then opt for a round wooden one, that has tapered legs. You can buy the one in picture (4) from Urban Outfitters.
  1. If you do have space in your kitchen, then how about the kitchen table in picture (5). All you need to recreate this look is a wooden table, and white paint to paint everything but the tops. A classic look. Or you can buy a set already looking like this in the Amazon window above.
  1. You can white wash a wooden table for a more shabby chic look. This is when you mix white paint with water and paint over furniture. It gives the furniture a light covering of paint, just like the table in picture (6).
  1. A farmhouse style table is another way to go. The kitchen in picture (7) has a table with chipped white paint, and uses a bench instead of individual chairs.
  1. If you can find some reclaimed planks of wood, these can be used to replace the top of your existing table (8).
  1. If you want to add more color to your kitchen, then use light pastel colors to paint a wooden table. Paint colors such as mint, baby blue, or a really pale yellow would work well for a vintage kitchen. The table in picture (9) is quite bright, and has the chipped look effect for a more shabby chic look.
  1. And for a more retro look, check out the vintage formica kitchen table in picture (10). You can find one of these metal tables in the Amazon window above.

Vintage kitchen table ideas

Have a look at these posts for more ideas on creating a vintage kitchen:

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March 24, 2016 in Design Styles, Kitchen

Vintage Kitchen Lighting Ideas: From School House Lights to Chandeliers

Vintage Kitchen Lighting Ideas: From School House Lighting to Chandeliers

It’s all in the details. When it comes to designing a room, it’s crazy how much you need to plan and how pretty much every piece in the room needs to be hand selected to set the style you want to go for.

There are quite a few options when it comes to vintage kitchen lighting ideas. In this post I have broken I’ve broken it down into different sections, to make it easier to select the right light fixtures for your vintage kitchen.

The Different Vintage Light Fixture Styles

  1. There is the pancake style light fixture, seen in the kitchens in pictures (1) and (2).
  2. There is the more industrial style lights (3). Search for nautical light fixtures or industrial guard. These can be found as hanging ceiling lights or wall lights.
  3. There are also the traditional school house light fixtures, seen in picture (4). You can get more colorful decorative bands – like mint, or baby blue, creating a more vintage style in the kitchen.
  4. Gooseneck lights are ideal if you need to hang up wall lights. You can find these in the pancake style, seen in picture (5). Or there are more industrial, barn style gooseneck light fixtures.
  5. And if you want to create a bit more of a refined vintage look in your kitchen, then use more modern light fixtures. Just look for ones with brass fittings.

Vintage kitchen lighting fixtures and ideas

Framing Your Lights

Ceiling medallions use to be a symbol of secrecy. These days they are used to decorate the ceilings of rooms. They can be used to frame chandeliers, pendant lights, or even modern recessed lights. Have a look at my post for ideas and pictures of them being in use: Design Ideas for Decorative Ceiling Medallions.

Decorating the Kitchen With Hanging Lights

Pendant lights are used to bring light closer down from the ceiling onto countertops and work areas – making it easier to see what you are doing. Some of these areas include:

Some go to styles here include pancake pendant lights, or school house lighting.

Or how about hanging up an iron chandelier, or a glass crystal one – just like the chandelier in the kitchen in picture (6).

Adding A Table Lamp: A table lamp can be useful on a countertop or kitchen island to add light closer to the work surfaces. Go with a pastel lampshade, or a more traditional curved lamp shade. Have a look at my post here for some examples and ideas: Style Guide: Vintage Lighting Ideas.

Here are some more vintage mood board posts where you can find more ideas and inspiration:

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March 24, 2016 in Kitchen, Lighting, Vintage Design