Love, amore, pag-ibig, 💗. It’s that time of year again that this is being spoken about en masse. Ideally, we would all benefit if love were to permeate our daily lives, and not only when it’s Valentine’s Day. The timing to talk about this interior design microtrend couldn’t be better though—introducing Crimson Charisma.
Crimson Charisma
Red is considered a color of good luck and prosperity. We just recently celebrated the Chinese New Year in the country, and we all saw the many intricate home accessories in red, from dragons to lanterns to angpaos.
Red also denotes passion and romance. With February 14 in the offing, we see red in stores, restaurants, and hotels. Maybe you even have something red in your home to celebrate the day of hearts. If you don’t want to have hearts, there are many other shapes you can get. Manufacturers of furniture and home accessories are creating objects in crimson to decorate homes with.
Red is so magnetic. Just a touch of it in your home, and your eyes get drawn to it. Red speaks of passion, boldness, and energy. One can’t help but be either revitalized or overwhelmed by this color. If you have the daring to paint your walls with this hot hue, here is a color palette that you can use.
Personally, I’d go for touches of red like having the color in throw pillows, lamps, art works, or chairs and other furniture. For walls, experience taught me to limit the color red to an accent wall, and not drench a whole room with it. Seriously, after the initial shock of sitting in a crimson room, it was an easy decision to change the paint color. It was a lot of hard work to repaint the walls though, also because I chose a light neutral hue to replace it with, one which was paler than the Pale Blossom in the above palette. I had to cover the crimson with white primer first before I painted several coats of the light neutral color.
When using red paint (or any other color, dark or light), I highly recommend that you test it out first before painting the whole room.
A Glimpse into Red’s History
The color red was used since the Stone Age. It has found its way from caves to palaces throughout the centuries in countries all over the world. Several materials were used to make the color red, like iron, mercury, and lead.
In modern times, we know that mercury and lead are toxic. Boysen has been manufacturing lead-free paint since 2007, long before regulation was introduced in the country. Boysen products are also 100% mercury-free. So if you want this vibrant color, you have nothing to fear with Boysen red paint products.
These days, red pigments come from ochre or earth that contains high amounts of hematite. They can also come from minerals, insects, or plants.
Happy Valentine’s Day
This may be a few days early but why wait to greet you all when we feel the magnetic pull of Crimson Charisma.
We wish you all a Happy Valentine’s Day. May your hearts and homes be filled with the magic of love, today and always.
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