Monday, January 4, 2010

An Orange Punch

In designing interiors, neutral is a simple color scheme that can be created by using white, grey, tan, beige, brown or black. This scheme tends to expand spaces and create a beautiful background for other colors in furniture, accessories or art.

I love the color orange- but only in small doses. It is a happy, energetic color that can lift the spirit, and can be very chic when used as an accent with subtle interiors.
A stunning living room designed by Washington D.C. designer Frank Babb Randolph,clean and crisp with a punch of orange
David Hicks loved using orange in his interiors
By mixing the light and dark, the contrast creates a beautiful canvas for orange


Photo 1 courtesy of House Beautiful's site
Photo 2 designer Frank Babb Randolph, photography Gordon Beall
Photo 3 David Hicks: Designer
Photo 4 courtesy of Eric cohler's
site
Photo 5 San Francisco Style, designer
Stephen Shubel, photography David Livingston



2 comments:

Things That Inspire said...

I love a little dash of orange. When I moved into my current house in the late 90s, the key piece that I decorated around was a sage Tibetan rug with a small border of orange - which was part of my mother in law's 80s decorated house (she downsized in the mid 90s). I often wonder if this new fascination with orange is the 80s trend for peach coming back in a deeper tones?

So - I have a dining room that was decorated in orange to pull out the orange in the rug. I finally got tired of an orange dining room, but I kept the beautiful orange silk drapes (the walls are now cream) - I feel happy every time I see them, and love how the sunlight shines through and makes them glow.

P.S. - there is a picture on my recent post with an orange leather chair!

Picture of Elegance Blog said...

The orange leather chair adds warmth, and sophistication to the room palette (I love that photo). I think orange walls could look great if used in the right tones in certain small entryways depending on the lighting. I still prefer touches of orange.

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