We recently painted the trim and hallway doors the most dramatic shade of red, and I find excuses to walk through this part of our house. It is so rich and romantic and brilliant and inspiring. It’s like there’s lipstick in the hallway. It feels 🙂 I hardly remember what it looked like before.
Farrow & Ball Preferences Red | Striped grass backgrounds
Farrow & Ball Preferences Red | Mudroom Sources
As a reminder, we incorporate the same “Preference Red” from Farrow & Ball into our mood board. The hallway door leads to this room and it’s like we’re already rolling out the red carpet.
This is not my first red era. In our last house, we painted our music room “Fading Twilight” by Benjamin Moore. This one is more muted, with purple and brick undertones, and I loved how classic and timeless it looked. Like a room from a museum.
Benjamin Moore Fading Twilight | Black Cabinet | Music room sources
I especially like how this paint color transformed in different light, at different times of the day, from different sides of the room.
Roman clay: Portola Paints merit | Trim: merit in Satin Enamel | Bath springs
Just before Christmas, we painted the upstairs bathroom with Roman Clay — a beautiful color called “Meritage” from Portola Paints. So burgundy is old world and beautiful. Roman Clay was harder than I thought it would be! But I’m already dying to do this somewhere else in our house.
If you too are in your red era, but not quite ready to pull the trigger on paint – I’m rounding up some favorite reds to fill your home. It’s the season after all.
1. Talasa Talasa – China Red $195 – This would be so pretty on a dresser to collect rings and earrings.
2. CLJ x Lola Blanket Raisins $109 – Only the baby size is in stock, but the other two sizes will be restocking in the next few weeks!
3. Red Velvet Curtains $33 – My favorite velvet curtains from Amazon. I’ve been using black and mustard gold but now I’m looking at red…
4. Battenberg Wall Art $258 – I keep making up stories about the woman in this print.
5. Cameo Red Storage Bookcase $1,499 – This reminds me of the dark red bookcase we are currently installing in the fender.
6. Red Zebra Wallpaper $47 – Bold is beautiful.
7. Edie Two-Tier 8-Light Chandelier $875 – We just installed this in our dining room, and the pop of red against the cool gray wallpaper and trim is the contrast I was craving for the space.
8. Dalton Brown Suede and Metal Dome Table Lamp $269 – If you don’t already have a “study” in your home, you will with this lamp.
9. Floral Lamp Shade $98 I am so obsessed with this pleated shade. It catches my attention every time I see it.
10. Crimson Branches $10 – Turn on the drama.
11. CLJ x Walli Vivienne Maroon Phone Case $37 – On Sale Right Now!
12. CLJ x Loloi Jules Merlot/Multi Rug $153 – This rug is one of our most popular and the rust merlot red goes with everything.
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