Name: ckfr
Location: Washington, D.C.
Type of Home: Condo
What inspired you to use color? Orange is my husband's favorite color. I was skeptical about the use of orange for decorating but then this Jonathan Adler quote encouraged us to try it: "Used throughout a room, orange can become surprisingly neutral, and yet it can be bright and mood-enhancing..."
Color Tip: Don't be afraid of color. And beware about buying colorful things that you have only seen online - the colors can be off.
Fall Colors Introduction -------------------------------
Welcome, everyone, to our Fourth Annual Fall Colors Sharing & Contest. We're looking for the most beautiful & colorful home in the world and sharing all of the great ideas we get with our readers. This year we're amping things up and hoping to do things better than ever. There are two basic phases, the Sharing Phase and the Voting Phase...
1. Sharing Phase - you comment, judges decide
The 40 best, completed entries will be posted on a daily basis for three weeks. You can view them all at anytime via our new, improved contest pages under ALL ENTRIES. During this time your comments are VERY IMPORTANT as our six judges will be choosing 16 finalists from each region based on comments and their own colorful opinion.
2. Voting Phase - you vote till you drop
Starting October 20th, finalist voting will begin on a daily basis through our new bracketed voting system, which will pit our 16 finalists against one another until only one remains. Sound exciting? We hope so.
Best, Maxwell
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Love that green and blue striped rug in the living room. Such fun pops of color!
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I like they way they've focusd on three key colors - Orange, Green and Blue - and kept everything else Black, White or Grey.
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I really love that throw pillow on your couch! Pretty.
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Anyone know where the red daybed is from?
Please don't say CB2!
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FINALLY...somebody who uses orange without going overboard. Your place is awesome.
view ckayindc's profile
Yes, I also love the use of the Koko Company pillows.
view P.T.'s profile
i love your place. there is allot of cb2 there already. i think you should paint maybe one wall though. a gray would look really chic.
view mariegael's profile
I like the use of black.
view Hope's profile
I not only like the orange, I like the pops of green and blue throughout, and the clean lines. I really like that throw pillow on the couch, too.
view seestorliz's profile
I'm digging the collage of art work on the wall over the orange daybed. I'm in the process of collecting and hanging a similar arrangement for my new studio and know how thought intensive something like that can be. Nice work!
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where is that shower curtain from???? I love it!
view NY/KC_Mel's profile
shower curtain is merimekko.
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Great room and color scheme. Where is the chaise/couch from? Thanks!
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I would love to know where the couch/chaise is from too!
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