{"id":345123,"date":"2025-10-20T11:56:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.sothebysrealty.com\/?p=345123"},"modified":"2025-12-17T10:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:50:29","slug":"color-chart-the-joys-of-an-orange-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/color-chart-the-joys-of-an-orange-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Color Chart: The Joys Of An Orange Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our monthly series asks: How do you bring color into a luxury home? Zingy orange is a palette cleanser\u2014and works well with a dash of greenery, writes Jill Krasny<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Tahiti, French Polynesia <\/a>| French Polynesia Sotheby’s International Realty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ever notice how some homes put you at ease while others seem to jolt you awake? The colors in a design scheme may have something to do with it. Whereas soft shades of pink tend to lower the heart rate, green clears your mind and citrus shades can make you feel energized. For the first installment of our new series on color in luxury homes, we\u2019re examining orange\u2014that zingy, punchy hue that makes a space feel energising, warm and playful.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a time and a place for orange,\u201d says Jasmin Reese<\/a>, an interior designer based in Chicago. \u201cA lot of people think their skin tone doesn\u2019t look good against orange. But I think it gives you a nice glow and it\u2019s a riveting color.\u201d She suggests plenty of ways to harness it, such as painting the underside of kitchen cabinets an Herm\u00e8s color reminiscent of its gift box; or enlivening a room with orange-colored artwork or throw pillows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span>Santa Fe, New Mexico<\/a> | Sotheby’s International Realty – Santa Fe – Main Downtown Brokerage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 1995 adobe house in Santa Fe, New Mexico<\/a>, looks truly sunbaked and offers a chance to experiment with complimentary hues to orange, like calming blue and green. The expansive living room, with its raw wood-beamed ceilings and coral hexagon tiles, would look smart with a blue accent chair, window treatment or rug, says Reese. \u201cGreenery is always a nice way to bring the outdoors in,\u201d and plants will complement the light orange of the dining area.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a secondary hue, orange feels softer than primary colors such as red and yellow. However, it\u2019s best not overused, warns Reese, as it can feel \u201crepetitive and too muddy overall.\u201d Paired with dark floors, it can all too easily scream Halloween.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span>Tahiti, French Polynesia <\/a>| French Polynesia Sotheby’s International Realty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A striking villa minutes from downtown Papeete<\/a>, on Tahiti, stands out with its tangerine exterior. The sculptural staircase also makes a statement, as does the living room painted a cheerful orange red. To help the artwork stand out, Reese suggests contrasting the walls bright white. \u201cYou may as well just commit,\u201d she says of the azure-colored bedroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span>Paros, Greece<\/a> |\u00a0 Greece Sotheby\u2019s International Realty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, a minimalist home in Akrotiri<\/a>, on the island of Paros, almost blends into the rustic landscape with its terracotta exterior. \u201cYou\u2019re kind of enveloped in it,\u201d Reese says of the arresting color, which extends throughout the outdoor spaces and communal areas. Very little is needed to enhance this luxury space, though Reese suggests introducing sheer window treatments in linen or cotton to the sitting room, imagining soft, layered lighting playing across it at night<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how to use color in bold ways to style a statement bedroom<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our monthly series asks: How do you bring color into a luxury home? Zingy orange is a palette cleanser\u2014and works well with a dash of greenery, writes Jill Krasny Tahiti, French Polynesia | French Polynesia Sotheby’s International Realty Ever notice how some homes put you at ease while others seem to jolt you awake? 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