Painting our child's room red

[Jman115]

Me and my fiancee got into a debate tonight. She says that the majority of people are effected in a negative manner by being in a room with the walls painted red.

I am looking for clarification on this. She refuses to paint our child's room red because of a fear that it will mess her up. She claims that this effects most people. I tried researching it, found nothing.

As a side note, our child is very high functioning. She has no diagnoses or special services and it very intelligent.

[margypops]

I would like to know why you want to paint it red ,seems extreme may I ask why?

[AnnieBrooke]

When I was pregnant, I thought of painting my son's nursery orangey-red, so it would be more like the womb.  That's pretty amusing to remember now.  He probably would have taken one look and cried.  That said, when I was 12, I had a room with gold walls (a pretty darn deep gold, too), red curtains, and a red rug.  My long-suffering mother never said a word against it, and I LOVED it, though it probably looked a bit like a bordello.  Deep maroon reds were popular in that recent decorating period when everyone was keen on their house looking like an English manor's library.  I don't think I've read any research that says everyone is negatively affected by red paint on a wall, but I have seen lots of decorating articles that suggest a light hand when using a strong color.  Maybe the color can be used on a bedspread or accents of other types (throw pillows) while something more neutral is used on the walls themselves.

[RockRose]

How old is this child,  and does she want her room painted red?  And if she later decides she doesn't like it,  how quickly could you paint it a more agreeable color?

Is there a reason you want to paint the room red?  

Speaking only for myself,  I wouldn't last long in a room painted that color.  Maybe one accent wall would be fine,  and the rest of the walls a less abrasive color.