Lifestyle Designer Kathy Ireland express...
Red is always a classic. The significant question with red is what color influences it. Chinese red--which is highly popular today--is a rich red-orange combination. Watch for Venetian red--a red with blue influence--to emerge.
Backstage pattern (colorful carpet with large-scale, often geometric patterns) is a great place to start your design scheme. Contemporary or traditional, serious or whimsical, it does and says it all, with a sophisticated color palette.