Color Spotlight: Orange with Blue
April 28, 2010
It’s raining again today, grrrr, and I can’t take it anymore ! I crave sunshine, I need warmth, I’m dying to put my winter clothes away permanently for the next six months. Why won’t this weather cooperate hmmmm ????
In contrast with these gloomy April showers, today I’m craving orange, especially tangerine, persimmon, and burnt orange mixed with all shades of blue from indigo to teal. The combination in so fresh, so invigorating, so cheerful, so inviting.
And oh so complementary !
Here are some of my favorite spaces featuring blue and orange:
This looks like black not blue, but still works so well
via Young House Love
Doesn’t orange and blue work so well with crisp white ? I’m so inspired by this classic color combination, I must add some more orange to the (in progress) blue and white boy’s room.
Want to add some pops of orange and blue to your living space ?
Here’s a few fun fabrics !
Waverly Sea Scallop Coral Reef; Annie Selke Scramble Bluemarine; Thibaut South Beach Orange; Chippendale Fretwork; Rebecca Fern; Waverly Lattice Lagoon.
How about some modern accessories?
Deco turquoise lamp; orange croc coasters; teal vase; bottle vases; labyrinth pillow; butterfly pillow; turquoise throw; small orange trunk; floral teal pillow; swag chandelier; martini side table.
What about you ?
Do you love the classic mixture of orange with blue ?
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Tags: blue, color inspiration, orange
Just lovely! I have been contemplating this color scheme for my master bedroom – so I love all of this inspiration!
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Why yes I do, and that is what I chose to use in my bedroom!
Awesome! I just decided to throw some blue and orange into my living room! This is exactly the inspiration I need! Thanks for the great ideas!
If you like blue and orange, then I think you would enjoy visiting my blog as orange is my very favorite color. You might also like my kitchen featured on Hooked on Houses today.
Oh Dear! Blue and Orange so remind me of 1979/80. Have we circled back to that colour palette already? I have to admit your pix are more toned down than the blue and orange of memory – but then I looked in the family scrapbook, and yikes! There it is in all its heavy handed burnt orangedness. Forgive my Mother’s designer for she knew not what she inflicted!
I love, love, love the combo of these colors. I can’t seem to get them of my mind. I’ve been adding the orange to my already turquoise bedroom set. I recently purchased orange sheets and love the new look! I even picked up an orange plate form Walmart (Better Homes Line) to hang. Thanks for sharing the wonderful and colorful pics!
I love the combination of blue and orange
I love the look, I’m always changing things up so I love the fact that a new set of orange pillows might be enough to pump up our blue and brown family room for summer.
I love the blue and white striped rug in the Southern Living room – have you seen anything like it around?
I was so excited to see your orange and blue blog! I did a room in orange and blue when we moved into our house just last year – you should have seen the strange looks I received at the mention of pairing the two colors. Thank you!
Gosharoonie I love that rug too Tiffany.
Check out these links for a similar versions:
http://www.dashandalbert.com/product/view/swedish-stripe-woven-cotton–RP42
http://www.dashandalbert.com/product/view/lighthouse-light-blue-ivory-indoor-outdoor–RDB165
xoxo
Kate
My living room is burnt orange, several blues, chocolate brown, and cream. It is a great color combo. And I’ve already started working on my decorations for my new living room–cream, sage green, burnt orange, and a blue similar to this website’s background. I just can’t seem to get away from the colors. ;-)
My master bedroom is blue/orange! My husband bought me my coveted DwellStudio comforter, and I spent an entire year trying to decide what wall color to use with it. Then one day I decided to reach back to my art class roots and go complementary. It’s definitely the boldest, brightest room in the house, but it’s oh, so exciting to wake up to in the morning :)
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_tbxrVJTBfhY/S9-OMt4fTMI/AAAAAAAABEQ/74cBksqRLVU/s1600-h/9%5B3%5D.jpg
I’m still playing around with the accessories, and the curtains need more flair, but I love the combination of the deep almost red-orange with the light bright blue!
I have been searching high and low to find a fabric similar to the orange damask curtains in the Palmer Weiss decorated living room. I absolutely love them. If anyone has seen something similar please let me know. I’ve become obsessed with blue and orange right now!
I DO love this combination! In fact I just redid my family room makeover with tangerine orange and powder blue. Check it out here: http://thesoulfulhouse.com/2012/01/family-room-makeover/
I always love your project and ideas. Thank you for this great inspiration!