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For the San Francisco house of Alexis and Trevor Traina, interior designer Thomas Britt used a rich crimson brocade to offset the couple\u2019s art collection, which includes works by, from left, Hiroshi Sugimoto<\/a>, John Baldessari <\/a>and Jackie Nickerson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo by Simon Upton.<\/h5>\n

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At the 2014 Kips Bay Decorator Show House in New York City, William T. Georgis<\/a> employed a ruby hue from floor to ceiling, giving a contemporary jolt to the historic, McKim Mead and White-designed home.<\/p>\n

Photo by Timothy Bell.<\/h5>\n
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For the library of a Nashville home, Markham Roberts<\/a> used a handful of burnt-red prints for floor coverings, draperies and upholstery.<\/p>\n

Photo by Nelson Hancock courtesy of Vendome Press.<\/h5>\n
\n\"Miles\n

For a house in Locust Valley, New York, Miles Redd<\/a> used red lacquered walls to add a high-octane twist to classic decor.<\/p>\n

Photo by Paul Costello.<\/h5>\n
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In the guest room of a restored late-Georgian London townhouse, Timothy Whealon<\/a> used red and white ticking to create a canopy for a French Directoire<\/a> campaign bed. The bedspread is an antique Persian textile<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of Elle D\u00e9cor.<\/h5>\n
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At the Connecticut home of designer Robert Couturier<\/a>, crimson accents \u2014 including Lesage-embroidered curtains \u2014punctuate the dining room.<\/p>\n

Photo by Tim Street-Porter.<\/h5>\n
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An image of Miles Redd\u2019s<\/a> famous “red and pink” room \u2014 from the designer’s own New York City townhouse \u2014 shows how the designer deftly paired a tufted red sofa with lipstick-pink walls.<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of Miles Redd.<\/h5>\n
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At Cordts Mansion \u2014 an 1873 Second Empire brick house in Kingston, New York, owned by artist Hunt Slonem<\/a> \u2014 this ruby-colored seating space is one of 30 jewel-toned rooms.<\/p>\n

Photo by Marco Ricca.<\/h5>\n
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The conference room of this London bank features an 18th-century ceiling and moldings, which designer Christopher Hodsoll<\/a> refurbished during a 1985 renovation. <\/span><\/p>\n

Photo by Peter Hodsoll.<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Doug and Gene Meyer<\/a> \u2014 who are known for their penchant for rainbow-bright shades \u2014 designed this all-red living room for a New York couple who collect American urban photography.<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of Doug and Gene Meyer.<\/h5>\n
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At his Upstate New York country home, architect Alan Wanzenberg<\/a> painted the walls a persimmon hue that recalls the fruit trees that grow nearby.<\/p>\n

Photo by William Abranowicz.<\/h5>\n
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This room from Henri Samuel<\/a>‘s apartment legendary Paris apartment shows how the interior designer artfully combined antiques with modern pieces against a canvas of red silk wall-panels.<\/p>\n

Photo by Pascal Hinous.<\/h5>\n\"Pink\"<\/a>


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