People with an active lifestyle give their preference to the orange style of interior design.
This color is bright and filled with warmth, which is why working with it is not so easy.
When decorating, you will have to take into account the pros and cons of orange.
The right selection will fill warm family meetings and friendly gatherings with coziness.
Main features of orange color
Refers to positive colors that can increase vitality.
Able to present a room in a lighter tone and visually warm it up. It is better to decorate cool and dark rooms with this color.
It has the ability to visually bring objects closer, so it is best used in small rooms, since the living room may seem even smaller than it is.
It goes well with yellow, green, gray, but white is most suitable.
Office
The terracotta color of massive leather sofas is the necessary moderate severity if the office is decorated in the Art Deco style.
It is not recommended to overload the interior with orange. In excess, it will unbalance the nervous system, increasing irritability and fatigue. Orange color is used to design office rooms, the windows of which face north, which is why the room looks rather dull most of the day. In a small office, an orange sofa will not be appropriate - it will visually reduce the size of the room.
Features of decorating a living room in orange
In many cases it is used to create accents. They tend to focus on decorative items such as furniture, sofas, carpets and all kinds of accessories.
Walls are painted in this color less often, as it tends to suppress other colors.
You should not use the same shade repeatedly, the room will seem overloaded with this color; to get out of the situation, designers advise using different types of shades of orange.
Variations of color combinations
A living room in orange tones can play completely differently, depending on what colors it is combined with. For example, a palette with several bright colors will look very unique.
The fashion trend is a combination of black and various shades of orange. Such laconicism looks very stylish, although in this case it is better to give preference to orange. Black color will play the role of a frame; it is used to highlight straight features, small elements and some furniture.
Looking at photos of orange living rooms, you will notice that this color is often combined with green tones. This is not surprising, because such an interior perfectly refreshes the room and fills it with notes of Moroccan style.
The combination of blue and orange will remind you of sunny beaches and the sea. This palette fills the space with enchanting harmony. However, like the white tone, which, when combined with a bright palette, brings freshness and calm.
You can also use combinations of three colors; in such cases, the main thing is to maintain the proportions correctly so that the interior looks harmonious.
In general, the interior of an orange living room can be as varied as possible. Depending on the combination of colors, the choice of shades, furniture and accessories, you can create designs of different styles and trends, filling the room with different emotions and moods.
The orange interior will undoubtedly give its owners many joyful moments spent within its walls.
Decor
When decorating the living room, you can use curtains that are the same color as the walls without any patterns.
When choosing a carpet, you will have to focus on the color of the floor; for light colors, use bright colors, and for dark colors, use light colors.
It is better to decorate the sofa with orange pillows.
After finishing work with the decoration, the living room should appear as a single whole, in which case the ideal combination of all components is achieved.
Children's
An orange sofa in the interior of a children's playroom will create a cheerful, emotional atmosphere. If the children's room is poorly lit, a bright sunny spot in the middle will come in very handy on cloudy days. A bright sofa should not be used in a room where a child is resting; preference should be given to calm, cold, soothing shades. A corner figured sofa with soft pillows of different shapes in a sunny color rhymes well with decorative elements in the color of a sea wave.
A cheerful sofa is a good addition to a child's room with illustrated wallpaper.
Photo of a living room in orange tones
Kitchen
Orange color has a positive effect on taste buds and the digestive system. The proportion of orange in the kitchen interior can be increased to 25%, which is strongly not recommended in other rooms. On gray autumn days and endless winter nights in our latitudes, a kitchen filled with rich colors will help invigorate and maintain internal energy at the proper level. A small corner sofa made of eco-leather or any other material that can be easily cleaned is suitable for the kitchen.
The dining room, combined with the living room, is divided into two separate zones by an orange sofa with soft upholstery and decorative pillows. A corner kitchen sofa in a rich orange shade in combination with an orange work surface will enliven and decorate the kitchen.
Stylistics of the room
Depending on which style direction of the interior you give preference to, you will use the color of orange - as a dominant or accent tone.
Orange in the classics
He is characterized by royal restraint and modesty.
In this case, orange acts as a calming palette without excessive brightness, plus a simple set without frivolity and brutality.
It’s also good to put a mirror to visually “expand” the walls.
“If your room is quite small in area, then it is advisable to give preference to light shades of orange, since rich and bright colors will reduce it even more. For a classic bedroom, this color is good on curtains, bedspreads, linen or textiles.”
Room in Art Nouveau style
This style is characterized by versatility in everything, in particular in the practicality and simplicity of surrounding details and accessories.
In such rooms, they do not use too bright images; they place more emphasis on monochrome bases. You can decorate one wall in a rich palette to highlight a specific area.
Application in country music
Country music is characterized by the use of structures made from natural materials - wood or green plants. A checkered blanket on the sofa, a floor mat, cotton, wool or linen fabric fit well into it.
How to choose the shape of a sofa?
Before purchasing a sofa, you should consider its intended purpose and the space it will occupy in the room.
Main types of sofas:
- A small sofa for sleeping with a transformation mechanism (accordion sofa). Suitable for small rooms of block houses; functional, affordable.
- Corner sofa for large rooms, studios and guest rooms. Some models are equipped with drawers for linen.
- A modular sofa is a type of corner sofa, consisting of several sections, designed for a spacious room. A sectional sofa fills space in the corners of a large studio or living room.
- An island sofa is a good find for a great room, reception room or guest room. Refers to premium class furniture.
"Textures and Textures"
You may have noticed that the red sofa seems to invite us to play with textures! You don’t want to leave it standing on bare laminate or cover it with a cheap, smooth blanket. After all, there are much more interesting solutions, examples of which we will consider further.
- Red, like a terracotta sofa in the interior, is great for playing up a colonial or ethnic style. But even if you don’t set such a goal for yourself, pay attention to how well it goes with animal prints. In the works of many designers you can see a combination of a red sofa with zebra skins - as a cape or a small rug.
- Another option is to complement the emotionally warm red sofa with tactilely pleasant materials. Instead of cold leather and rough jacquard, use fur, suede, fleece, all kinds of fluffy fabrics, and then the interior with a red sofa will become the most favorite place in your apartment!
