Few colors feel as thoroughly modern as orange. There’s nothing subtle about citrus, nor shy. It’s exuberant, the design equivalent of an extrovert. Used as an accent or a centerpiece, orange adds visual pop to any interior, especially when it comes to furniture.

When I was a kid, I used to covet a pair of old wingback chairs in my dad’s office, both upholstered in lovely tangerine wool. When I moved to Seattle, he let me take one, and even though we have to work the room around it -- orange doesn’t fade into the background -- I’m always surprised by how well the chair blends in. (I especially love it with gray and white; too much black and it starts to feel like Halloween.)

Nearly every contemporary furniture line, from the highest-end to Ikea, has orange pieces in its inventory at any given time. It’s also a mainstay of midcentury, and even graces the occasional antique, though it takes a bold soul to wrap orange around anything really old.

Since it’s Furniture Month here at Apartment Therapy, we rounded up a few noteworthy pieces, a mix of newcomers and classics and one jaw-dropping reupholstery job.

And as always, we'd love to hear your thoughts. Orange seems like one of those love-it-or-hate-it hues – which is it for you?

• Patricia Urquiola’s Bloomy armchairs evoke open flowers, while the zippers lend a touch of edginess.

• The splurge-worthy Wegner Wishbone chair is especially eye-catching in orange.

• This West Elm side table in persimmon is powder-coated for indoor/outdoor use.

• From Room and Board, a slim cocktail table that’s a match made in heaven for a gray streamlined sofa.

• Would you be able to get any sleep in this Big Double Bed Squaring Penisola by Bonaldo?

• Orange seems like the perfect color for the playful and iconic Orange Slice Chair, designed by Pierre Paulin in 1960.

• Glossy orange fiberglass doesn’t need beer goggles to fall hard for wood, as proven by John Knott with his Drunk Egyptian Chair.

• Can’t deal with all-out orange? This contemporary Omega desk and chair by Atomare keeps it contained to a stripe along the seams.

• A classic wingback in orange, similar to mine but in a lot better shape. Colin chair in persimmon velvet by Jayson Home & Garden.

• Morgan from the Brick House did an amazing job reupholstering this sofa in vibrant orange. It should be too much, but somehow it’s not.

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