orange living room

Orange color in the interior is preferred by optimists and creative people. This color is quite difficult to work with because it is very bright and very warm. With all its positive and negative features, you must definitely take into account when decorating an orange living room.

By choosing the right shade of orange, adding it to the color palette of the living room, you can endow family and dinner parties with an incredibly warm and friendly atmosphere.

orange accent wall in the interior of the living room

Orange color has the ability to transform all surrounding colors, make them less or more bright, change their saturation. This creates special difficulties in the work.

Features of orange

1. Orange considered a very positive color that increases vitality.
2. Orange color has the ability to visually warm the room, make it lighter. Therefore, you should be especially careful when using this color in the living room, in which it is already hot and light. But it is ideal for cool and dark rooms.
3. This color is not recommended for use in small rooms. Orange visually reduces the room, as it visually brings objects closer.
   

   living room design in orange tones will create a sunny mood in the interior

4. Due to the warmth that orange has (because it is a mixture of red and yellow), it is difficult to combine with cold colors. But this color is in perfect harmony with cream, gray, green and yellow. The combination of orange and white is especially beautiful.

Features of the design of the living room in orange

1. Basically, orange colors are used to create accents. They are distinguished by beautiful textiles, decorative elements, cute accessories. For wall decoration, it is used less often, since it suppresses all other colors.
2. To design a living room in orange, it is better to use one of the techniques: accent wall, furniture, decor. If there are several accents in the living room at once, it will seem overloaded.
3. Designers are advised to get away from monochrome in an orange living room. It is better to use several shades of orange. In different shades, you can decorate walls, carpets, furniture, textiles, accessories.

orange ottomans will bring a touch of warmth to the cold interior of the blue living room

Orange living room: advice from psychologists

1. Psychologists believe that a large amount of orange in the interior puts pressure on the human psyche. Orange must be diluted with its different shades or other colors. Especially hard surrounded by bright colors will be calm people who prefer pastel colors.
2. Orange living room is perfect for optimists, creative and active people.
3. Some psychologists say that the orange color is needed just for those people whose life is calm and monotonous.In their opinion, it is the orange room that can become the impetus that will make homebodies take an extreme look at the world and turn to more active leisure. And for active people, travelers and those who are fond of extreme sports and leisure, it is better to choose calmer colors, on the contrary, so that at home you can relax and unwind in a calm atmosphere.
   

   orange fireplace decor

4. Most psychologists agree on one thing: the orange color is categorically contraindicated for people with an unstable psyche, prone to depression. This color exacerbates negative tendencies.

Orange living room: shades

1. There are many shades of orange. The most popular of them: coral, orange, amber, honey, carrot, bronze, peach, terracotta, rust, mango, pumpkin, apricot, brick. Thanks to a wide variety of shades, everyone can choose the perfect option for themselves.
2. For wall decoration, it is better to use light shades of orange - close to peach and beige. A room decorated in such colors will seem warmer and more spacious.
3. The choice of shade depends on what effect the living room will have to produce. To create a calm interior, peach, apricot and ocher shades are better suited. To create a dynamic atmosphere, it is better to choose bright orange shades.
   

   an orange carpet in the interior of a gray living room will create a warm and cozy atmosphere

4. A large amount of orange color in the interior can give a too aggressive interior. It can contribute to increased irritability in people. It is considered optimal when bright orange occupies about 30% of the entire color combination. Then it gives activity and dynamics to the room, and not aggression.
5. Dark shades of orange and its mixture with dark colors (mahogany, ocher, terracotta colors) are preferred when you want to add oriental notes to the interior. However, these colors are best suited for spacious rooms with a minimum amount of furniture, as they visually reduce the space.
6. The orange living room, decorated in tangerine shades, is suitable for active people who like to spend time here with family and guests, playing games or doing other outdoor activities.
7. If the living room often hosts dinners and parties, then pumpkin and apricot colors are well suited to highlight the dining area.

the orange armchairs are in perfect harmony with the orange-brown striped rug

Orange living room: combination of orange with other colors

1. The combination of orange with bright shades of purple and pink, with the right work with color and light, can give the living room a special charm. Such combinations are quite risky and are suitable only for very active people.
2. The combination of orange and black is quite popular in modern living room interior designs. It is better to use more orange here. Lines, surfaces, small details are drawn in black. He plays the role of a baguette framing a bright picture.
3. Green combined with orange will give the living room a Moroccan charm. For such a living room, olive shades of green are best suited.
   

   combination of orange with green and purple in the living room

4. Blue color gives the interior peace and harmony. In combination with orange, a variety of shades of blue will remind you of hot sand, blue sea waves, hot sun.
5. White color in combination with orange gives the living room lightness and tranquility. It serves as an excellent backdrop for the brightest orange hues.
6. In addition, three-color combinations are popular. If orange is combined with black and white, and these colors harmonize well with each other, then you can safely interfere with these colors with each other. This rule applies to other combinations as well.Popular tricolor combinations are orange + white + turquoise, orange + white + purple. It is easy to see that in tricolor combinations with orange, white is often present. It is an excellent bonding color.

duet of orange and blue in the interior of the living room

Orange living room: furniture

1. A mandatory attribute of the living room is upholstered furniture. The soft corner should be in harmony with the overall design of the living room.
2. Bright orange furniture will look better against neutral walls. The brighter the walls, the lighter the furniture should be. And vice versa.
3. If horizontal or vertical surfaces were decorated in orange, furniture should be chosen in neutral shades (white, gray, beige).
4. Orange color is typical for modern interior styles. Here you can not hide modern appliances with cabinets. Modern glass dining tables and coffee tables will do.

bright orange sofa in the interior of the living room

Orange living room: decor

1. Curtains for an orange living room are usually chosen a little darker than the walls.
2. Drawing on orange curtains is considered superfluous. This color is so bright and dynamic. Drawing can overload the decor of the room. If, nevertheless, smooth curtains are not enough, let them be decorated with discreet ornaments.
3. Light translucent tulle will make bright orange colors softer and more airy.
4. You can tie the curtains with flowers and bows.
5. An orange carpet will look great on a light floor. For a bright or dark floor, it is better to purchase a cream or light peach carpet.
   

   orange pillows - a bright element of decor in the interior of the living room

6. If the sofa is light, it can be decorated with orange pillows. And vice versa. For a bright sofa, it is better to choose light-colored pillows (white, gray, beige).
7. If decorative elements act as an orange accent, you need to distribute them evenly around the room. Then the living room will seem like a single whole.
   

   orange accessories in the interior

8. If a bright accent wall is created in the orange living room, the opposite wall should be diluted with orange decor.
9. There is no general rule about which lamps are best used in an orange living room. It depends on the style of the interior.
10. Bright orange living room can be decorated with paintings. Depending on the style features, these can be canvases made in the artistic directions of classicism, romanticism, impressionism, expressionism, modernism and so on. The main thing is that the picture is in harmony with the overall design.
11. Especially popular is the decor of the living room with the help of family photos. With the help of beautiful pictures, interesting photo frames and their good location, you can create a unique warm atmosphere.

orange panel in the interior of the living room

orange living room able to turn a cold, dark room into a warm and bright one. It can even be defiant if you choose the appropriate bright shade. Orange has many positive qualities, all of which can be used to the benefit of the living room. You just need to think carefully about the design of the room, the use of color and light.

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