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Posts tagged “orange”

Orange and Black Rooms... All Year Round?

So here's a question we've been pondering: Has Halloween ruined orange and black forever, or is this a color combination that can work beautifully in the right home? Is it possible to design an orange...

Infusing a Pop of Orange into a Gray Space

We admittedly have color on the brain this month, but still remain apprehensive about going full on rainbow in a space. Since we are a bit more on the conservative side, we prefer a neutral with a s...

Little Shots of Orange

From the portfolio of San Francisco architectural photographer Lucas Fladzinski, we're seeing a theme of orange touches. And from the looks of it, just a little bit of orange can go a long way towar...

Orange, Pink, and...?

This room isn't alone with its pink and orange scheme. Apartment Therapy has looked at the color combination both here and here. But what about accenting it with......

Parasolita Lamp: High Style, Moderate Price

The pendant lamp is the little black dress of the lighting world. It works anywhere and there's a style to flatter most shapes and sizes. But once you start looking for the right one, you can find...

Does the SF Fog Affect Your Color Choices?

Anh-Minh had a really interesting article in the Chronicle this week - all about the effects of fog on color choices for interiors. She spoke to three SF designers......

Gallery: P-Arch's Furniture With Faces

We're total suckers for anthropomorphic anything, so it's no surprise that these expressive chairs from P-Arch by Bora Cakilkaya, made our morning. A chair that appears to grimace or smile as you si...

Rugs For Every Price Range... No Really!

Purchasing a rug can sometimes be an overwhelming experience. Buying something that takes the daily abuse from our feet, kids and pets at the price point that can be the same as high end furniture--...

Strategic Color: Orange Reading Nook
Sunset Magazine

Orange has finally won us over. It has long been a chic accent color in interior decorating and design, but we could never get over our association with it and Halloween, redoubled when black is any...

Etsy Scavenger: Purple and Orange

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Good Questions: What Color Curtains in My Bedroom?

Hi AT, I am having a seriously hard time deciding what color curtains to have in my bedroom. I bought orange, because that was what some friends told me to do, but now am thinking about switching to g...

Color Chips: Orange, Putty, and White

July 21st, Corner of Valencia and Hill Street We'd like to call this color "velveteen" as every time we see it (which is happening more and more frequently) it reminds us of the color of a soft little...

Etsy Scavenger: Orange

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Color Chips: Orange and Teal

We spotted these two hanging out together on Church Street a few weeks back, just aching for someone to take their picture. We know a lot of people would be hesitant to work with two super-saturated c...

Inspiration: Maff Apartment by Queeste Architecten

This small attic apartment in the Netherlands reminds us of a boat. Just 30 square meters (approximately 323 square feet), its use of space is ingenious. ...

TileVault: Midcentury Rec Room "Tile"

What: Linoleum in a basement recording studio. Where: Seattle, WA When: Photo taken Thursday, January 3rd. Why: We love the orange, brown and green color scheme in interlocking squares and rectangle...