i like red

Some lovely inspiring red rooms and furniture. That colour really does cheer me up!

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douglas friedman

douglas friedman

desire to inspire

elle decor

homes and antiques magazine

homes and gardens

house to home

living etc

more red still life

This time I'm photographing my still life instead of painting it. Trying to understand how photographers work with the light, and I must admit, it's not as easy as it looks! It's all about controlling the light, something which I didn't achieve so well in these shots, but I learnt a lot!

red

As you may or may not know, I love red! Whether it's red walls, red crockery or red sheets, I love them all! These red rooms from Elle Decor are tastefully done and have a good mix of other colours to offset the red.

inspiration

I always find red inspiring. I've started a new still life painting of red-ish items from around the house. It's something I've been wanting to do for ages. Next on the still life painting list are Asian and Oriental crockery items - they are just so beautiful! The red Gerbera in this image has just re-flowered - it's a pot plant I bought in the supermarket last summer which has survived in my kitchen throughout the winter, not the least from much daily watering and tlc.

red kitchens

2 weekends ago we painted our kitchen walls red. We have white cupboards (which has turned out ok although I wanted wooden ones when we bought them) and luckily they offset the red walls well, also preventing the room from becoming too dark. I hope to clear all the renovation mess soon to get some nice photos on a sunny day - if the sun ever shines again. For now I'm being inspired by what others have done with red kitchens:

apartment therapy

door sixteen

door sixteen

house to home

kbbc

the kitchen designer