Decorating with red

The easiest way to begin adding red to your room is with accents. Drapes, throw pillows and lamps are plentiful and often inexpensive. You can try them out and if you don't like the look, return them and try something else.

Art work is also a great accent. You can place multiple small red pieces of wall art, red plates, vinyl wall art or one big red piece. The advantage to a large red piece of wall art is that it may give you and idea of what the walls would look like if they were painted in a similar color (without having to do the painting!). You can do the same by covering a wall with many red-colored pieces.

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You've added red elements to your decor and like how it it looks. Moreover, you're not scared of color anymore and your ready to go big! Let's paint the room red!

Now, a word of advice: if you paint the room red, don't go overboard on the red accents (unless the Valentine Suite at the Hilton is the look you're going for). It will be way too much and you will discover why people are afraid of red.
Also, red paint takes at least 3 coats of paint and will dry much darker than the color you see when you first start painting!

If you're going to paint your room red, I would suggest using contrasting accents in the colors of white, black or tan (for a softer look). If you really like bold color and contrasts, try a little peacock green in the mix!