Orange Crush: Orange and Gray
Orange Crush is back! If you’re new to my blog, Orange Crush is a monthly collaboration with my pal Christina at Down and Out Chic where we share with you our love of the color orange. We took a little break while I was busy with my move (thanks for your patience, Christina!) but we’re back and look forward to a very orange year.
So you know I’ve been on a gray kick for quite a while now. Well, it happens to look amazing with orange as you can see in these rooms:
I’m sure this comes as no surprise to those of you familiar with the living room in my last house:
Christina is featuring orange wedding ideas at her blog today and it’s only appropriate since she’s recently engaged! Be sure to pay her a visit and congratulate her!
(Photos: 1.Boston Phoenix 2.Toast 3.Sofie Andersson 4-5.via Desire to Inspire 6.From the Right Bank)
Very snazzy! I think orange looks especially well in textiles – to my mind it's a hard colour (totally subjectively) and needs the softness of fabric to work in a welcoming way, helped by the milkiness of those lovely greys. I'm looking forward to seeing the Eames placement in your new house.
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Orange has always been a dificult color to convine for me, but these looks great! Thanks for the inspiration!
I've seen you've been traveling a lot but nevwe came to Argentina; let me give you a small idea of what you may find: http://looksbetteringreen.blogspot.com/ is Melanie's blog and she posted some pictures and views, you'll love it.
See you
Lucy
Wonderful post. Orange and gray: YES!
Yay, I've needed my orange fix for some time now! I'm seriously crushing on that room with the tree wallpaper, orange Eames armshell, and Eames bird. I think I posted it a few months ago too, and I can't shake how much I love it!
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Love the gray, but living in the midst of UT (TN) fans, I get all the orange I can stand! I'll just imagine all that orange as red
a lovely combo indeed!
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Orange has never caught my attention much, but it sure does here with the gray. A great color combination. I like the subtle touches of orange in the rooms of gray. It's just right.
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I've never experienced an orange crush month, but I like it! My bedroom is just recently orange and grey and I'm loving the combo.
yep love it. I like the calming mixed with the vibrant. I've been on an orange kick too. Searching for a chandelier to spray orange right now….
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love the use of orange and grey together. maybe orange is the new yellow?
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orange is indeed back. i’ve posted last week 3 times on orange, as 3 brands were standing out it in the cologne fair in germany. i love all of them, and the cassina one fits your grey+orange crush.
http://elianatomas.blogspot.com/2010/01/cassina-imm-cologne-germany.html
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I love the pillows as a grouping all together!!
Rich color ~~
xoxo Laura
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I'm loving the orange and grey combination. I remember seeing little touches of orange in your old Seattle house and I can't wait to see how you decorate with it in the new house.
Hope you have a great day!
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I am new to your blog, and I love the Orange Crush concept! I fully plan on participating in your style in one photo challenge as well…not as easy as I thought. And that birch tree wallpaper…I have it in my Vt. condo, posted about it, adore it, and now pondering adding a pop of orange somewhere in that room! Thanks!
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I have mised Orange Crush and am glad it's back. Orange might not be for everyone but I find it a good substitute for red, since I'm not a "red" person. I also love the birch wallpaper from Ferm.
I am contemplating painting my breakfast nook orange and can't wait to order paint samples.
Alek,
I just put two orange pillows on sale!
(one is even orange and gray!!)
http://pillowmint.net/store/cat/id_85/n_sale_item…
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I can't even tell you how much I love grey – it's the perfect neutral – it goes with everything! And how perfect your post is and how lovely – I can't seem to get enough of grey with orange lately! in fact i just bought these great orangey thomas paul pillows to go with a greyish-brown chair in our living room…just the best combo!!
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As always, gorgeous round up of orange! You're right, I think my favorite color with it is definitely gray!
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i LOVE orange and this unexpected combo is gorgeous! i just did a post last week professing my love for this beautiful color:
http://mackenziehoran.blogspot.com/search/label/o…
great post
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Love all of these. Orange is such a great, often overlooked, color.
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love the orange! one of my favorite clothes!!
sarah
http://pittsburgh-odds-and-sods.blogspot.com/
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I always wander back to orange; so way, some how.
Hard to be grumpy with pops of orange surrounding you, wouldn't you agree? xx
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*so* should be *some* arrgggg…
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Orange and grey rocks my world. Can't have enough of it, IMO.
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Lucila: Those photos are gorgeous! Argentina is high on my list of places to visit. It's one of my husband's favorite places too so we'll definitely be coming one of these days.
Eliana: For me, orange is always in!
Susan: Totally understandable. If I lived in Tenn., it may be the one thing that would turn me off of orange.
Jenn: Welcome to your first Orange Crush!
Naomi: An orange chandelier is such a great idea. I would love one.
The Zhush: It is such a hard challenge! I'll look forward to your one picture.
Anita: Don't tempt me!
Deb: I think orange is the happiest color there is – right up there with yellow.
What I like an orange and grey bedding is that is transform the bedroom in a gender neutral zone. Plus I love the coziness of the flannel sheets from Toast.
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god, i love orange! this post makes me happy, as does the resurrection of orange crush!
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I think orange and gray might just be the perfect combination!
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LOVE the orange/gray combo. My bedroom is painted dark gray, I have bright orange chairs in my living room and an orange lamp (orange is my FAVORITE color!) Love this little series!
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So funny! I'm writing about orange and grey today at work and am definitely linking to this here post! I love this combo (not as much as yellow and grey and white mind) xx
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I also like orange and grey combination. But was not sure whether it appeals to those with an artistic bend.
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Giovanna: And that makes me happy.
Huma: Yellow and gray is hard to beat. Can't wait to see that piece. Thanks!
Great color combination!!! orange is such a happy color!!!
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I did a wedding stationery set in orange and grey for a Santa Fe couple who married this past fall.
I loved it when they were bold enough to embrace the color combination – and from this post, it's even better when you use it in decor!
Thanks for this post – very inspiring!!
I am not usually a fan or orange and grey together, but this really works! They found a way to make it work, the bed and the pillows are especially cute.
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I also love gray in my color palette so I get so tickled reading your gray related posts.
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