My customers are always asking what the newest colors are. Now I never suggest that you change your home just to stay up with the trends. But if you are thinking a bout re-doing a room or adding some new interest or accent to an existing room, the question has a lot of merit.
I have been seeing a lot of ORANGE lately. Yes, I said Orange. But before you shake your head, just think about it for a moment. Orange can be as happy a color as yellow and as warm a color as red. Orange covers the whole range from rust to pale tangerine, but the popular one now is simple crayon orange.
How could you use it? My favorite way is in a neutral room that you want to liven up. Let’s say you have a solid tan or brown or beige couch in your living room or comforter on your bed. Add some solid orange or geometric or patterned pillows. Then add a couple of glass bottles or vases to the room and you have a WOW!
If you want real punch, do a breakfast room in varying shades of the orange…all the way from hot to subtle tones. It is unbelievably enlivening to wood furniture tones.
What type of decor benefits from this type of color? Take your basic cottage neutral and orange makes it happy. Texas Hill Country becomes much more interesting. Traditional gets a pop. And of course, retro, modern or contemporary is a natural.
We have an incredible giclee’ canvas art wrap in Charlotte’s of Salado now that is an image of a Tuscan vineyard in vibrant shades of oranges, tangerines, rusts, reds and greens, about 3′ x 4′. Absolutely gorgeous. Come see us.
Be brave and have fun. It’s your home, and it is a reflection of you and your life.
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Charlotte, your suggestions on colors is fantastic. I’m going to keep a copy of this as a reference.
Do you plan on putting these suggestions on your blog often? I will continue to watch your blog now that I know it is here.