Red-Hot Tips for Decorating for the Lunar New Year
It wasn't long ago that red ornaments were everywhere for Christmas; another festive season of the ruby hue is back
Red is certainly a celebratory colour, but it’s not easy to create a sophisticated look with it as this hue can appear harsh when used in home decoration. Here are some tips for creating a beautiful and festive ambiance at home for the Chinese New Year despite red’s showiness.
2. Consider harmonising with your home’s interior
Look around the space at the colour of your floor, walls, and furniture. You also need to decide the look and feel of the decor. Is it going to be vintage/classic or minimalist/modern or something else?
If your interior is minimalist and modern in style, you may want to use paper honeycombs (pictured left) instead of traditional lanterns.
Look around the space at the colour of your floor, walls, and furniture. You also need to decide the look and feel of the decor. Is it going to be vintage/classic or minimalist/modern or something else?
If your interior is minimalist and modern in style, you may want to use paper honeycombs (pictured left) instead of traditional lanterns.
Jewel-toned reds such as ruby, cherry, and sangria go better with darker-hued furniture, while light reds like rose and candy go better with pale woods.
3. Try different design variations in different areas of the house
Your decorating theme doesn’t need to be consistent in every corner of the home, as long as the colour palette remains consistent. Be creative and try different styles in different parts of your house.
Maybe make orange more dominant in the dining area (stimulates the appetite!) and display some mandarins, flowers and traditional cookie baskets there.
Your decorating theme doesn’t need to be consistent in every corner of the home, as long as the colour palette remains consistent. Be creative and try different styles in different parts of your house.
Maybe make orange more dominant in the dining area (stimulates the appetite!) and display some mandarins, flowers and traditional cookie baskets there.
Red can be the main accent colour for the living room, with a vase of pussy willow tied with ribbons for colour. Throw on red cushions on the sofa for a quick and easy solution.
What about white paper lanterns and pink pompoms for your bedroom? This will give a delicate feeling of the Lunar New Year, and still be nice for everyday decor even after the celebrations!
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There’s no one red; there’s literally a spectrum of it (remember how many red lipsticks you have?). It’s the same for other colours too, so it is tricky to choose different ones that match each other well. Choose the hues from the same palette, to be safe. For example, I would take Fiesta, Peach Echo and Rose Quartz from Pantone’s 2016 palette. Once the hues are chosen, decide which one will be the main one and let that occupy half of the overall decor.