9 Tips for Designing with Red

9. The Softer Side

Design by Shayla Copas. Photography by Nancy Nolan.

Coral presents a calmer alternative to red, establishing a delicate and airy feel while still enlivening a room. For this girl’s bedroom Shayla designed, a soft powder-blue headboard and matching monogrammed pillow elegantly play up coral’s feminine nature, and embroidered bedding picks up the rosy hue in a simple floral motif. 

For more inspiration, see 11 Tips for Designing with Yellow10 of Our Favorite White Rooms, and Decorating with Color.

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