It seems people embrace the color red more often during the latter part of the year – first with the changing of the leaves during fall and Thanksgiving, usually paired with caramel and burnt oranges.  Then comes Christmas where our beloved red shares the stage with emerald green.  The holidays are shortly followed by Valentines day, where it’s perfectly paired with pink.  However, I think red makes for fabulous summertime soirees too.  It’s such a bold, vibrant color and I created this inspiration board to show how lovely it is when paired with crisp, stark white.  I have a thing for stripes and think red and white stripes easily pave the way for such a nostalgic, carnival-esque affair 🙂