New Year, New Color
January 27th, 2012
New Year, New Color
Have you been seeing a lot of orange lately? We sure have! It is popping up everywhere; in fashion, jewelry and home decor. Open up any magazine or catalog and you will see that Pantone has once again started a new color craze since announcing Tangerine Tango as their 2012 Color of the Year. Pantone describes the emotional connection of this color; “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy”. We think it’s a fun, energetic color that pairs well with green, pale blue, white and other lighter neutral hues.
This color attracts a lot of attention so we have some tips on how you can introduce this color into your own home without regrets or your guests feeling they’ve walked into a room from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Start small. Just introducing a few decorative pieces will have high impact. It is cost effective and a fun, easy way to introduce this color. Once you start looking for it, you will find decorative pieces everywhere.
If you want to decorate a larger space with this color, mix in some pattern and a neutral color. This will help break up the space visually and it lets your eyes easily move about the room. The neutral color you choose should coordinate with the outlying neutral colors in your house. This will give the entire space a more cohesive look.
We think this color has high-impact when used as an accent color in a fun print
Or you could go bold with a full wall treatment
Or, if orange is your favorite color you could fully commit with a large furniture piece
We want to know, will you be doing the tangerine tango?
Orange has been creeping in in my accessories and artwork. And, here in my office, I see an orange pen on my white board and orange countries on my decorative globes!