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Our master bedroom is painted a soft, icy blue with white trim on the windows, doors, ceiling, molding, and baseboards. I don't want just blue and white or blue and yellow. They are so typical. I do like soft pastels, but I was wondering if I could put red accents in this room and have it work. Like red toile curtains or bedspread? What do you think? Will red go with very light blue?
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I LOVE blue and brown together!!!!!!
similar to the colors on the card in this link
I don't think I would do red....but that is only my opinion and I can't see your room.
Maybe the blue, brown, and then tiny-tiny amounts of red...such as one small red pillow in the middle of the bed and then a red vase on the dresser?
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I agree I wouldn't do red, but I think a darker green would be nice accent, or maybe silver.
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I agree with jellylou, I love lt. blue and brown too! I think toille red accents would look really nice.
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Actually Aqua Blue and Red are a pretty hot color combo right now....you could get away with it if you use it in a few accessories, just make sure to use it in a couple of different places throughout the room to balance the color.
Brenda
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The classic combination is blue, white and yellow.
As for red, it depends on the red. You will definately want a blue-red instead of an orange red. Have you considered pink?
I also like the blue - brown combination.
If you're looking at toile, I'd consider doing black toile on the windows then adding little dots of reddish or dark pink around the room for accents.
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Red would work just fine. You have white trim already - add in some white accents to brighten the space and lift it so it isn't dark and drab. Also, make sure to put a couple black/dark brown pieces somewhere to balance the room. I watch a lot of Get Color, and those are tips she uses CONSTANTLY. The white and black balance the room out. And pull ALL the colors together with pillows - that is a HUGE key element that can make a room work.