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7 Ways to Design Inside and Out with the Color Red
February 18, 2016
No matter the amount, designing with the color red can make quite the statement.
Waechter Architecture reimagined a traditional gabled home in southeast Portland without significantly altering the original building. A simple coat of red paint abstracts the century-old structure, creating a residential work of art.
Originally appeared in A Bright Red Farmhouse-Style Home That's Surprisingly Modern Inside
David Sarti's little red house in Seattle's sleepy Central District proves that a bit of land, ambition, and carpentry know-how can go a long way.
Originally appeared in Colored In
On a sloped creekside site in Atlanta, Georgia, architect Staffan Svenson elevates humble materials and basic geometries to craft an affordable modern home. Svenson zeroed in on three materials: steel for the cantilever and entrance bridge; local cypress for the deck; and red-painted, fiber-reinforced concrete panels for the cladding.
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Originally appeared in An Affordable Modern Home in Atlanta
Tucked under a grove of towering fir and cedar trees, Aaron and Yuka Ruell’s house in southwest Portland is long and lean, its structure carefully sitting upon the suburban landscape with large expanses of glass, a bountiful use of wood, and generous overhangs, all markers of its vintage. It’s a bright beacon of 20th-century Pacific Northwest design—refreshed for today. In the kitchen, Yuka makes baby Maude a snack at an island with original red tiles. Hanging cabinets were removed to maximize light and family-room views.
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Originally appeared in Wood Paneling Loses its Dated Reputation with This Renovation of a 1959 Portland Gem
This sleek kitchen in a renovated 1,400-square-foot house hits warm notes with red lacquered cabinetry, cypress woodwork, and a leafy backyard vista.
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Originally appeared in Long Island Summer Home Gets a Modern Addition
A dramatic house in Australia drew its architectural inspiration from Mies van der Rohe but got its color from fresh tomato sauce. The glowing interior palette of bright pinks and reds is sharpened by jet-black steel frames, water tanks, and roofs, while black window frames and joinery bring out the red glow of the internal plywood lining.
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Originally appeared in Black, Red, and Green All Over
Florida couple John Pirman and Steve Tetreault built a new house inspired by the Sarasota School. Benjamin Moore’s Tomato Red provides “punctuation” to the exterior.
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Originally appeared in This Sparkling New Home Is a Perfect Remake of Classic Sarasota School Modernism
Waechter Architecture reimagined a traditional gabled home in southeast Portland without significantly altering the original building. A simple coat of red paint abstracts the century-old structure, creating a residential work of art.
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