Orange you glad...

While orange is not a color that dominates my wardrobe or accessories, it's a color that can be boldly spotted in my abode. There is something about the color that, when in the right hue, I find very friendly and inviting. This color works perfectly for what I feel my living room should say to visitors: I'm open. I'm friendly. I'm inviting, and my home is strangely comfortable. Orange coordinates well with equally vibrant and lively colors (such as those featured in the throw above)-- pinks, blues, greens, chocolate, and cream.

There's a nice quality to orange that I find invites a playfulness to how it's used with geometry and design. This orange lamp that I got at Target so many years ago is exaggeratedly round, and the stripes around it encourage that shape. This coaster that sits alongside it is made by a local New Orleans artist (pre-Katrina), who creates pieces that reflect the advertising and signage of local establishments. Once again, I'm drawn to the way that the orange+turquoise+lime create a visually dynamic and intriguing geometric intersection of so many shapes in the various colors.

While orange isn't a color I can reclaim on my own physical body often, I appreciate that I can have it represented in my home. When people enter my apartment, I'd like to think that they're affected by the subtle, but vibrant colors that surround them and it leaves them with an upbeat attitude.