Strawberry Thief

This shade reads as a softened brick red with a muted rosy edge, so it feels warm rather than bright. It lifts enough to stay lively on a wall, but it still absorbs light well and keeps a room feeling intimate. In a north-facing room it can turn a little deeper and more restrained, with the cooler light bringing out its earthy side. In south-facing light it becomes fuller and warmer, showing more of its red-brown richness. It sits neatly beside dark timber, oak, walnut and painted joinery in chalk white, cream or deep green.

Use Strawberry Thief in a dining room, snug or hallway where you want a colour with presence on the walls. It works especially well with tan leather, natural linen, velvet in moss or claret, and woodwork in a softer white or matching red tone.