Brighten Up Your Home with These Red Decorative Items

Punch up your space with playful pops of this trending color.

By Erica Moody • Posted June 2, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

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Say hello to warm days and breezy nights by adding a splash of color to your home. These fun and trendy pieces of décor will have you seeing red all season-long.

Red metal buffet cabinet — *Courtesy Wayfair*

Bold Buffet

This metal cabinet with adjustable shelves solves storage issues and adds visual interest. Ebern Designs buffet cabinet: $148.99 at Wayfair

Poppy Pour

Color your cocktail hour with Art Nouveau–inspired barware. Red poppy rocks glass: $20 at Salt & Sundry, 1301 Fourth St. NE, Washington, DC; 1625 14th St. NW, Washington, DC

Red Smeg toaster — *Courtesy Williams Sonoma*

Countertop Cool

Elevate your kitchen appliances with this shiny retro-look toaster. SMEG four-slice toaster in red: $279.95 at Williams Sonoma, multiple area locations

Delicate Décor

Subtly incorporate red with a pretty porcelain jar. Red and white porcelain scrolling peony jar: $42 at The Urban Farmhouse, 5140 Wilson Blvd., Arlington

Preppy Punch

Add whimsy to your bathroom with this fish-shaped bathmat. Candy Fish cotton tufted shaped bathmat: $58 at Anthropologie, multiple area locations

Cherry Comfort

This classic wrapped rattan club chair with red Belgian linen fabric brings joy to an elegant room. Banyan chair: $2,308 at Serena & Lily, 7121 Bethesda Ln., Bethesda, Maryland

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Erica Moody

Contributing Editor

Erica Moody is Northern Virginia Magazine’s Contributing Editor. She has been a lifestyle journalist and editor for more than 15 years, with previous staff roles at Philadelphia magazine, Washington Life Magazine, and Travel Leaders Group. She’s consulted for brands including American Express Travel and Royal Caribbean. Her writing has appeared in Ad Age, The Telegraph, InsideHook, Technical.ly, DC Inno, and more. She holds an MFA from Antioch University and a BA from Tulane.