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Wow, so many of these entries have orange! That makes me so happy. :)

The orange and black combination is borderline halloween-y, but I still like it.

And that green feather decal on the wall... awesome!

This entry gets a yay! :)

I am a fan of this entry as well...the "wings" by the TV are super fun

The orange paint, black furniture and beige carpeting don't work well together for me - it's like a rec room that's been decked out for a permanent Halloween party.

Wasn't this an entrant a year ago, or in another AT contest? Maybe Smallest Coolest? Or a home tour? I know I've seen it here before. It's a bit too much black for me, given all the orange, but the orange itself with the light accents is nice.

I think this looks great! Then again, I am a die-hard Halloween fanatic

This one looks lie every bachelor apartment I've seen...one brightly painted accent wall behind the black leather couch behind the ikea coffee table on top of an 80's style rug with the halogen floor lamp in the corner. It's obvious that there was an effort made here, which is nice, but it's not contest entry worthy....it's very safe and typical....

This was a home tour a month ago:

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/readers-rooms/mansis-detroit-apartment-060783

I thought I remembered seeing this before.

I agree with a previous post - it's a little safe. Would like to see them really use that color to full advantage - add some more artwork and spice it up a bit.

Tabitha @ http://www.fromsingletomarried.com

i like what you did w/ the tv.

i agree that the orange & black combo is a bit halloween. i find that gray works a little better w/ orange.

I'm not a big fan of orange and not just in this post but in general I think black leather sofas mostly look big and kind of cheap. And I'm affraid I also don't like the carpet.
I think a slightly darker orange with dark wood furniture and a lighter sofa would look nicer.

I think you did a good job. Looks well organized and it is clear that you love color

Now that I've seen the 'home tour' photos, it looks even more "college student" than what these photos show it to be. Balancing the Lack table precariously on a "not small enough nor big enough" Ikea round rug is just distracting! It looks like it isn't fully furnished yet...

I agree with amiencc but I have to say I thought it was well done until I saw the red Lack table on the round rug

great that it makes the owner happy, but this is not my speed at all. orange and black together? nuh-uh

Thank you all!
I was born on the Halloween and hence my attachment to Orange...yes 31st October is my birth-date!

I love that the orange stand out from the whites and black. The rug adds a nice dimension to the living space, along with the couch. I see a positive theme going around here - squares/rectangles on one side and circles on the other. Beautiful. Love the TV wall too.

Hey Halloween Baby, you did wonderful job.
Love all tiny things.. THe chess set, the dacals, three round rugs aesthetic orange and ...

Amazing and great inspiration! Don't worry about being too "halloweenie" - paint color can be changed any time if you want it to be. I just moved into my new apt and I know that I was going to do an accent wall and it was a toss up between orange and a gray tone - I decided on going with the gray because we went with a soft pumpkin for our roman blinds. Then it was also a toss up between having all black furniture or if we were going to go the gray against orange, black, and white...gray won. So now it is gray sofa, a black chair, gray accent wall, and then it wasn't until I saw the orange array bookcase from cb2 a few weeks back that I knew I was going to to have some orange furniture. http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=118&f=4671&viewall=1 :-) Good luck in the contest and so what if you were a featured as a "house tour" already...good luck in the Fall Colors contest!