Paints & Palette: Simply Red
From Julie:
My mother-in-law, Sally, a classic WASP, says every room should have a touch of crimson. Being of Nordic extraction, I have an uneasy relationship with the color—we Scandis are uncomfortable with the idea of flaming red. But lately I’ve been noticing intriguing flashes of color that I can almost imagine using, such as the stairs painted red on the underside here:

Or this bedding from lesindiennes.com:
Or this reading lamp:

Another great task lamp:

Below: A red enamel galvanized metal chair; $250 from Conran USA:

A red chair and light from Ochre.
Red ladder bookshelf from Ikea.

You could paint an Ikea bed red:

1 comment April 11th, 2007
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