Bold red colour schemes - 10 of the best
Looking for bold and beautiful red decorating schemes? Take a look through our photo gallery of colourful room ideas. For more decorating ideas and inspiration, visit housetohome.co.uk
A cherry red sofa with coordinating pieces such as wall art contrasts perfectly with a stylish white mid-century chair.
1/10 Bold modern living room
Fabric
John Lewis
2/10 Red spotted dining room
Add dashes of red to the dining room with quirky accessories - we love the spotty tablecloth and decorative lettering.
Flooring
Pergo
Table and chairs
John Lewis
Shelf and cabinet
Ikea
3/10 Bold red bedroom
Retreat to this romantic bedroom, where high ceilings showcase the striking red decorating scheme beautifully.
Bed and mattress
Feather & Black
Blackbird print
Surface View
4/10 Red home office
Perfect for the study, a library room red looks gorgeous as a backdrop to this Scandinavian-style desk and button-back chair.
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Oriental red paint
Craig & Rose
Desk, chair and paintings
Oka
Cushions
Laura Ashley
5/10 Tomato red living room
Make a statement in the living room with tomato red display shelving - this modern wood-panelled den looks like the perfect hideaway to us!
Shelves
Habitat
Sofa
Ikea
Cushions
Anthropologie
6/10 Red, white and blue country kitchen
A red wall adds warmth to an otherwise simple country kitchen. Continue the red theme with pretty polka-dot accessories.
Paint
Dulux
Crockery
Home Street
7/10 Bright bedroom bench
Add a splash of red to a floral decorating scheme with a little bench and some comfy cushions at the end of your bed.
Bench
The Conran Shop
Cushions
Liberty
8/10 Red and cream 1950s-style kitchen
Vibrant red units add a vintage feel to this kitchen when combined with simple white open shelves and a cream range cooker.
Kitchen units and worktops
Robert Charles
9/10 Vibrant red bedroom
Sink into a bed dressed with crisp striped bedlinen and a luxurious ruby red throw.
Bedlinen
Guinevere Antiques
Bed
Ikea
Case
Globe-Trotter
10/10 Red and white kitchen-diner
A cherry red banquette seats reminiscent of an American 1950s diner look amazing in this white dining room. Silver globe pendant lights complete the retro look.
Similar banquette
Edelman Leather
Paint
Dulux
Tamara was Ideal Home's Digital Editor before joining the Woman & Home team in 2022. She has spent the last 15 years working with the style teams at Country Homes & Interiors and Ideal Home, both now at Future PLC. It’s with these award wining interiors teams that she's honed her skills and passion for shopping, styling and writing. Tamara is always ahead of the curve when it comes to interiors trends – and is great at seeking out designer dupes on the high street.
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