A little orange has always gone a long way for me. It’s a Notice Me! color that tends to annoy me a little bit in a home. I love calm interiors yet too much beige is such a bummer! Have some fun this season with orange – it’s a much maligned color that deserves some respect and a little play time in your home. It’s a fun, warm and playful color that calls attention to itself by just being well, orange. I’m sure you know someone like that – you may even be that person yourself!
This is a deep, luxurious orange that looks warm and cozy with the pale colors and gold accents in the room. (Source)Orange barstools in a kitchen = fun! Orange is such a dynamic color and it perks up a kitchen and lends it a more casual vibe. If your kitchen could use a smile, try some orange accents. (Source)Orange is balanced out really nicely here with blues and greens. It looks so cheerful and spunky in this casual kitchen. (Source)Orange and purple are a gorgeous color combination and one I love seeing in Fall with purple mums and orange pumpkins. This is a great choice for rich accent colors in a neutral room. (Source)Orange and chocolate brown are a classic, luxurious combination (think Hermes). The last few years I’ve seen a lot of orange paired with grey for a handsome, hip look. (Source)There are quite a lot of red front doors but not a whole lot of pumpkin orange doors. It looks fresh and modern here against the gray and sets up what type of interiors I might expect to see inside. (Source)Orange is unexpected and cheerful here – I love this little detail. It’s warm and happy and perfect for a kitchen. Change the color and you change the mood. Here, orange makes this kitchen seem a little less precious and a little more lighthearted. (Source)Benjamin Moore’s Orange Parrot (2169-20) – a good spicy orange for a small piece of furniture or the backs of bookshelves. (Source)
Of course orange is something entirely different out here in Bronco country…
Laura is a Denver-based Interior Designer who runs an Interior Design Studio based in sunny Colorado with a strong commitment to livable and interesting interiors. She also runs The Colorado Nest, a Denver blog about Design, Art and Life in the Mountain West.
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