Red Guest Bedroom

Red walls don't

always need to be
approached with bright
paint. In this slightly more
muted red guest room in
antiques dealer and interior
designer Lorenzo Castillo's
home, wallpaper
by Sanderson creates a
sophisticated yet sensuous
backdrop for the space. The
headboard is upholstered in a
Valentino velvet, the bench
is Louis XV–style and the
Spanish mirrors are 17th-
and 18th-century. The
Figure 1.1: RED GUEST BEDROOM paintings are by Yturralde.

Figure 1.2: RED ROOM (WHITE HOUSE)

The Red Room is one of three state parlors

on the State Floor in the White House, the home of
the President of the United States in Washington,
D.C., in the United States. The room has served as
a parlor and music room, and recent presidents have
held small dinner parties in it. It has been traditionally
decorated in shades of red. The room is
approximately 28 by 22.5 feet (8.5 by 6.9 m). It has
six doors, which open into the Cross Hall, Blue
Room, South Portico, and State Dining Room.
Benjamin Latrobe's 1803 drawing of the
White House's first floor indicates that the Red Room
served as "the President's Antichamber" (sic) for the
president's "Library & Cabinet" next door in the
location of the present State Dining Room. During the
administration of John Adams, it served as a breakfast
room.