Trend Alert: Oxblood Red Enriches Autumn Style

clouseferrer Love this color, although as a January birthday girl I prefer to think of it as garnet :)

Lori Sahlin Love it!

olldbobbi This is a wonderful color. I especially like it paired with white, as in the first picture. I think the colors of autumn are the most beautiful colors in the entire spectrum!

Karen Heffernan I LOVE my oxblood (Benjamin Moore Pomegranate) dining room with white (Benjamin Moore White Dove) wainscoting

Lynne Barton Bier - Home on the Range Interiors I am happy to see Oxblood come back into the color focus again as well Becky There is a richness to it that envelops you and energizes you at the same time.
We recently completed a powder room with an "Oxblood" American Clay custom finish. It pairs beautifully with the stone wall and the Raquel Collection vanity.

penelopepan love this red entrance - I think this photograph would make you want to paint your hallway red - I saw a similar one from a book by Nina Campbell - even though her walls were lacquered - too much work with plastered and uneven walls - so I started off in the airlock to see if I liked it in a brushed finish - used a single paint brush - I liked it so much - I kept going - add sparkle - with flickering candles - oil paintings in bright colours - it works so well because when you enter you can see the Provence yellow in the kitchen (done in a glaze mix of 2 yellows). I also love the bathroom with the sparkly tiles - so glamourous !

greywacket Careful... This is a very tricky color just a bit bluer and it is awful.

doritlessard Hi! Could you tell me the wall paint color in the third photo (living room) with wood beams. Thanks so much!!

Jess @ homevolution We have an Asian-style bedroom that is painted just the same shade of oxblood red as the photo where Asian decor is mentioned in this article. I was feeling very over it (it's been that shade since 2006), but this article makes me remember how much I love that color!

http://homevolution.blogspot.com/

Sallie Smith Decor and Decorating I love reds and this is a great red to pair with blues and neutrals.

jwilcox17 I love the oxblood color. Twenty years ago I purchased a pair of camelback leather oxblood colored sofas. I have moved 4 times and they look great anywhere. It is a color that you can easily accessorize for any season.

gillianne The recycling of hues as "in" and "on-trend" is understandable. Many people crave change (me, too), and of course, there's the marketing aspect in an economic system based on consumption and growth. But heavens, this looks oh-so-'60s to me! I've never been a fan of red, with the exception of very small hits of Chinese lacquer red (could call it oxblood). Otherwise, it all reads as burgundy to me--and that brings on a wave of claustrophobia from bygone days of burgundy, hunter green, and darkest brown and gold. I'll sit this one out, while appreciating the ways others find to (try to) make it fresh or edgy.

suizee I love the mix of "old" and "modern" patterns.
Would you please tell the pattern and house of the wing chair fabric. Thank you.

Contempo Space The kitchen above looks really sharp with the deep red accents.

We've been getting more requests for our "colonial red" lately, must be a fall thing.

kimmy1967 Can anyone tell me a good "oxblood" paint color?

lgro I faux finished my front entry distressed leather red a few years ago - nice to know that I am ahead of things for once. Love the table gives me terrific ideas.

shondawilson Love OXBLOOD! My favorite boots for autumn are my oxblood boots. So luxurious. One of the first things I did when we bought our first home was to paint the family room OXBLOOD. My uncle (the painter by trade) asked me several times "are you sure?" lol. But I insisted.

I loved it, unfortunately the space was way too small and oppressive with a heavy brick fireplace on the focal wall, so the room quickly felt closed in. Still loved the paint, and got tons of compliments on it, and I have not been deterred I will paint another wall this awesome color one day.

But I've learned my lesson. It should be in a room with tons of natural light and it should be offset by white on a majority of the surrounding space. Still love it though.

Studio NOO Design Just love red

CAROLE MEYER Such a rich color!

franki7 Ugh..that name...I LUV the color and have a "deep Merlot" leather sofa, etc. Good photos! franki

Becky Harris Franki, while accurate, it does conjure up quite a gross image that doesn't do the color justice! I like your "deep Merlot" name better! Every time I hear "merlot," I think of Elaine Benis saying "I'll have the Merloooooow" on Seinfeld.

franki7 Becky, would you believe...I've seen that episode....:) fmp

Becky Harris franki, it was actually the first time I ever heard the word "Merlot" - my friends and I were not yet wine drinkers but after that, we thought ordering the merlot was the sophisticated thing to do because of it ... until we saw "Sideways" ;) I still like merlot though!

Lena Kroupnik Interiors Such a beautiful rich color! In the powder room we used a traditional wallpaper for the walls and Oxblood paint color for the 9 foot high ceiling.

sprattliz I am painting my hallway oxblood red, my kitchen provence yellow with provence blue/grey cabinets I just cant figure what color in living room that would bring it all together. My space is all open and airy with living room leading to a sunroom with floor to ceiling windows. I am putting ceiling beams in living room as well. thanks!

Becky Harris Sprattliz, first I think you should definitely post your question on the Discussions Board as more Houzzers will see it over there and chime in with suggestions:

http://www.houzz.com/discussions

Do you want your living room/sun room to be a little bit of a break from all of the saturated color (meaning light walls and furniture and accessories that can pick up on your rich color palette) or do you want to have colorful walls in there? Have you picked out a sunroom color yet?

I think a good starting point when you're getting inspired is the color of the ceiling beams and thinking about what kind of wall color will tie them to the rest of the room. I'm sure they will be absolutely gorgeous and you'll want to honor them in the scheme. Think about the floors, the ceilings and what color of walls will best tie the two together. Yes, I realize I just scooted around a straight color answer! I must have been influenced by all of the politicking going on this Election Day :)

sprattliz Hi Becky, thanks for quick reply! the beams will be stained a dark chesnut, rustic with tons of imperfections (i hope to find). sunroom is all windows except for small area of wall above and under windows that frames them (like 4 inches). sunroom has a cream colored wood stove. floors throughtout the house are refinished wide plank pine in their natural state. i am just moving in so i really dont have that much furniture except a dark cream colored leather sofa and wicker chairs in sunroom. i am totally open to any ideas of color. i just want it to flow and not be jarring. thanks again...

Becky Harris Sounds beautiful - my gut goes to buttery yellows? But it's such a personal choice I really can't say what will be best!