Color & Design: Red

The color red symbolizes love, passion, courage and danger.  In China, the color red symbolizes fire and is associated with success and fortune.  Research shows that men find women that wear red more attractive.  Go figure.  Years ago, I designed a dining room for a client and painted it Rasberry Truffle by Benjamin Moore.  It was a gorgeous cool shade of deep red.  This space below designed by Mary McDonald inspires me to use red walls again.  I especially love the high gloss red door. 

When I think of red, I think of Christian Louboutin heels, lipstick, that great scene in Pretty Woman when Vivian wears that red dress to the opera...and oh, my red sequin prom dress.  Head to toe tight red sequins with a slit up the leg and long white gloves...how appropriate.  My friends and I crack up now when we see this photo of us all lined up in my backyard.  We thought we looked fabulous.  Now I think we looked more like Vegas showgirls.

Designer Mary McDonald via Elle Decor

via http://www.agiftwrappedlife.blogspot.com

via Elle Decor

via Elle Decor

Designer, Martyn Lawrence Bullard via

Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman via instyle.com

Designer, Mary McDonald

High School Senior Prom.  I'm the girl on the right in head to toe red sequins.

Rachel Hazelton is an Interior Designer from Middleton, MA with design projects in Andover, MA, North Andover, MA, Lynnfield, MA, Boxford, MA, Topsfield, MA, Boston's North Shore and throughout New England.

Black Friday

Given that I shop as a profession, you will not find me anywhere near a mall today.  I love to shop for clients and absolutely despise shopping for myself.  Therefore, this is my Black Friday to share with you.  Those of you that know my work, know that I love designing with black.  Black is sophisticated, rich, mysterious and chic.  Everyone wears it but few are daring enough to live in it.  No surprise, I actually have an all black sofa that is almost nine feet long. 

Christian Louboutin via

Designer, Kara Mann via

Designer, Kara Mann via

Photo: Renam Christofoletti for L'Officiel Brazil
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Photo: Designer, Larry Laslo
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Valentino via

Designer, Thomas Britt via

Dita Von Teese via

Photo: Elle Decor, Aerin Lauder's Home

Photo: House Beautiful, Aerin Lauder's Home via

Photo: Leda and St. Jacques for Elle Canada via

Photo: Colleen Duffley for Elle Decor, Designer Vill Van Tosh

Designer, Kelly Wearstler

Designer, Kelly Wearstler via

Photo: Christian Dior via

Photo: Annie Leibovitz, Dior via

Rachel Hazelton is an Interior Designer from Middleton, MA with design projects in Andover, MA, North Andover, MA, Lynnfield, MA, Boxford, MA, Topsfield, MA, Boston's North Shore and throughout New England.

Natural Beauty

I love the November cover of Elle Spain. Particularly, I am drawn to the color of the font. Is it toffee or caramel? I love it. I could design an entire house with that color layered with cognac leather, boucle and mohair fabrics. How about cashmere drapes in that color cuffed in leather? Now that's fabulous.

The cold air and fallen leaves here in New England certainly has influenced what I am dreaming about in design the past couple weeks. Natural materials, cable knits, wool and mohair velvet, Morrocan rugs, leather, textures and earth tones and...oh..of course, Louboutin boots and toffee candy apples.

Photo: Santiago Esteban, Elle Spain November 2010

Photo: Elle Decor, Cindy Crawford's home

Photo: Designer, Kelly Hoppen

Photo: Christian Louboutin Suede over the knee platform boot

Photo: Designer, Kelly Hoppen

Photo: Toffee Caramel Apples via google images

Rachel Hazelton is an Interior Designer from Middleton, MA with design projects in Andover, MA, North Andover, MA, Lynnfield, MA, Boxford, MA, Topsfield, MA, Boston's North Shore and throughout New England.

Red Hot

I am probably the last person on earth that still has not seen any of the Twilight movies. Still, when I happened to see the Twilight New Moon fashion spread in Harper's Bazaar, I was instantly inspired. The color palette is fabulous..deep blood red paired with black, chocolate and moss green...textures of leather and velvet. This rich color palette evokes such a sophisticated old world atmosphere. With my latest inspiration in mind, I could not help but notice that almost every Fall 2010 fashion advertising campaign is featuring red. For interiors, I especially love dark deep blood red paired with chocolate and black..so rich and daring. Red is the color of love, war, passion and power.

“‘And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…,’ he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word.
‘What a stupid lamb,’ I sighed.
‘What a sick, masochistic lion.’” – Edward and Bella

Photo: Harpers Bazaar, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, Twilight New Moon

Escada Fall 2010

Giorgio Armani Fall 2010

Calvin Klein Fall 2010

Givenchy Fall 2010

Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2010
Photos: http://www.fashiongonerogue.com

Photo: Christian Louboutin

Photo: Designer, Mary MacDonald

Photo: Thomas Kelmettson for Elle Sweden Source: http://www.dustjacketattic.blogspot.com

Photo: Dianne Cash, Southern Accents Source: http://www.stylecourt.blogspot.com



Photos: Designer Windsor Smith

Photo: Annie Lebovitz Vogue US, Penelope Cruz Source:http://www.dustjacketattic.blogspot.com

Photo: Unknown via Google Images

Photo: Donald Kaufman Paint Source: http://www.stage.apartmenttherapy.com

Photo: Patricia Herrera Source: http://www.habituallychic.blogspot.com

Photo: Alexi Lubomirski Source: http://www.dustjacketattic.blogspot.com

"A blond in a red dress can do without introductions - but not without a bodyguard." -Rona Jaffe

Rachel Hazelton is an Interior Designer from Middleton, MA with design projects in Andover, MA, North Andover, MA, Lynnfield, MA, Boxford, MA, Topsfield, MA, Boston's North Shore and throughout New England.