ORANGE INTERIORS
ORANGE
AND HOW TO USE IT!
CRISP and BRIGHT or COZY and WARM
A color that needs to be used with restraint!
If I hear another decorator say they're painting a room "Hermes orange" I will totally barf all over their Goyard bag. First of all, Hermes orange rooms have been done like a million times, OK? Secondly, get your own life…
THERE'S ONLY TWO WAYS TO WORK WITH ORANGE
ONE WAY: CRISP & BRIGHT
Orange is fresh, bright and cheerful - use it as an accent with white, neutrals or other equally bright colors (lime, turquoise, etc...)
(Source: New England Home)
Bright orange throws some fo-shizzle into this sober grouping.
(Source: Nicky Haslam)
Not the main player in this game, but the orange is important as it butches up the pink and redefines this stuffy English room for a new generation.
(Source: Lynn Morgan)
Fuchsia with tangerine is HOT, HOT, HOT - but it only works because of the solid fabrics and white backgrounds.
(Source: Unknown)
This kitchen would be too "safe" looking if you pulled out the orange accents!
(they could lose the rug tho...)
(Source: Mary Douglas Drysdale)
Antiques can feel old and tired...
By juxtaposing them in a pared-down space with a bold color and modern art it can create a fresh new vibe.
(Source: Unknown)
This kitchenette takes on a fun personality in orange, looking less 'utilitarian'.
Bright orange throws some fo-shizzle into this sober grouping.
(Source: Nicky Haslam)
Not the main player in this game, but the orange is important as it butches up the pink and redefines this stuffy English room for a new generation.
(Source: Lynn Morgan)
Fuchsia with tangerine is HOT, HOT, HOT - but it only works because of the solid fabrics and white backgrounds.
(Source: Unknown)
This kitchen would be too "safe" looking if you pulled out the orange accents!
(they could lose the rug tho...)
(Source: Mary Douglas Drysdale)
Antiques can feel old and tired...
By juxtaposing them in a pared-down space with a bold color and modern art it can create a fresh new vibe.
(Source: Unknown)
This kitchenette takes on a fun personality in orange, looking less 'utilitarian'.
(Source: Jamie Drake)
If you simply take your hand and cover the orange chair in this photo you'll notice the whole room goes flat; the ONE orange chair makes the entire scheme work.
(Source: Unknown)
Porches and loggias can benefit from bright orange as it's boldness makes a statement against the masses of green outdoors.
(Source: Katie Ridder)
Cheap and Chic!
A few pillows and a curtain hiding a shitty view or an AC unit and boom you have a kickin' patio.
(Source: Unknown)
A perfect example how orange can take the 'edge' off of a space that's almost too serious, making it more fun and approachable.
(Source: Thomas Jayne)
Traditional environments can easily become boring and bland, but the slightest pop of orange can snap it up!
(Source: Unknown)
This headboard adds just enough color to make this room kewl.
You have to be careful with orange as an accent, it's way too easy to use too much!
(Source: Katie Ridder)
LOVE this light fixture, it's just enough!
(Source: Amie Corley )
Very pretty and brilliantly crisp, the orange make it happy!
(Source: Unknown)
Touches of orange give this boring bath a funky-retro vibe.
(Source: House Beautiful)
A humorless bath is made more fun by adding the lacquered mirrors and the casual throw-rugs
(but four rugs?)
THE OTHER WAY: COZY & WARM
Deeper tones of orange like persimmon or pumpkin create a modern, cozy feel if used with other warm tones.
(Source: Unknown)
Look how quickly orange can go from cool and crisp
to cozy and elegant…
(Source: Thomas Jayne)
I think orange walls are usually too much...
but in this mud-room the persimmon is brilliant.
(Source: Michael Fullen)
Does it get any better than this?
(Source: Maison Arab)
Pastels look stupid in desert-type climates.
Oranges are part of their natural landscape - it feels right.
(Source: Unknown)
An old-world Beaux-arts space uses a softer, warmer shade of
orange called Bittersweet!
(Source: Giorgio Armani)
Giorgio Armani's own ski lodge in St. Moritz is off-da-freekin'-hook combining dark wood-tones with bright orange making it brighter and happier.
(Source: Mary MacDonald)
You don't even need to have a lot of orange - small bits-and-bobs can do the trick.
(Source: Brockschmidt)
Without the orange wing chair we'd have at another dowdy living room.
(Source: Simon Brown)
Even low-budge rooms can come alive with just a simple coverlet.
(Source: AD)
Its important to realize the overall palette needs to be simple to give the large orange painting its props.
(Source: Katie Ridder)
One orange sofa and you're done, you don't need any more impact; balance it with neutrals and whites for crispness.
THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS TO DO ORANGE WRONG
Imagine waking up to that first thing in the morning...
Another housewife with a gold Amex...
Nice try, but no cigar...
Look how quickly orange can go from cool and crisp
to cozy and elegant…
(Source: Thomas Jayne)
I think orange walls are usually too much...
but in this mud-room the persimmon is brilliant.
(Source: Michael Fullen)
Does it get any better than this?
(Source: Maison Arab)
Pastels look stupid in desert-type climates.
Oranges are part of their natural landscape - it feels right.
(Source: Unknown)
An old-world Beaux-arts space uses a softer, warmer shade of
orange called Bittersweet!
(Source: Giorgio Armani)
Giorgio Armani's own ski lodge in St. Moritz is off-da-freekin'-hook combining dark wood-tones with bright orange making it brighter and happier.
(Source: Mary MacDonald)
You don't even need to have a lot of orange - small bits-and-bobs can do the trick.
(Source: Brockschmidt)
Without the orange wing chair we'd have at another dowdy living room.
(Source: Simon Brown)
Even low-budge rooms can come alive with just a simple coverlet.
(Source: AD)
Its important to realize the overall palette needs to be simple to give the large orange painting its props.
(Source: Katie Ridder)
One orange sofa and you're done, you don't need any more impact; balance it with neutrals and whites for crispness.
THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS TO DO ORANGE WRONG
Imagine waking up to that first thing in the morning...
Another housewife with a gold Amex...
Nice try, but no cigar...
Who thought THAT was a good idea?
Just back from their first trip to Morocco and thought they'd replicate a riad in their Cedarhurst McMansion...
I'm sposin' they thought "shades of orange" would distract from the revolting architecture...
Where do I begin with this train wreck…
1. Chandelier 3' too high 2.Walls too deep color orange 3. Pine table with mid-century chairs? 4. Enormous lambrequin - in brown? 5.Teeny-weenie wall art 6.Rug and curtain fabric totally mismatched…
Looks like a set from "Decorating on a Dime"
(You just can't paint the walls orange and think you're done)
Schizophrenic would be a nice word...
Orange bathrooms are a appalling...
They never, ever, ever work!
Really, Elle Decor?
It's a nice kitchen, but why would you want to make the blinds on the skylight or those cheap-shit stools stand out?
They should've used a large (orange) piece of art on the right-hand wall or a white and orange rag rug under the seating area.
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