Making Orange Work with Sherwin-Williams Paint

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338086895881547458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEAQ03Y8X8N1Jviu1xBqRmfD6iGTt6rKFOBlsCcmMeAlcantfXe_yxmfQ1KqIdLq75HBmEvjn3h7ul3PF1aD2CkCdnprcZu2vC7s70oHXZ9ekksRrqIZFXZwBBSkpZiErBMTSsrBZEjA2/s400/Sherwin-Williams+Orange.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 298px; display: block; height: 307px" /> <div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><font color="#ff8000"><strong>Making Orange Work </strong></font></span></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> <span style="font-size: 130%"><strong><span style="font-size: 85%"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)">The following is an article I was interviewed for in this month's issue of <a href="http://www.swstir.com/use.do?method=article&id=788" target="_blank">Sherwin-Williams Stir</a> on how to <br />successfully incorporate orange walls in your home.</span> </span></strong></span> <p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><strong>You <em>can </em>successfully incorporate orange walls in your design by choosing the right rooms, complementary colors and accessories.</strong></span></p> <p align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><font color="#ff8000"><strong>Orange is a vibrant, happy, social color</strong>.</font> An orange wall can bring a dynamic energy to any room. It can simultaneously brighten a space while warming it up. Paired with the right colors and accessories, a large swath of orange can make a room really shine. But orange walls haven’t always been an easy sell to homeowners. An orange wall need not look like a giant homage to the citrus fruit; many different hues of this inviting, invigorating color exist in the paint world. <strong>Patricia Gray of <a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/" target="_blank">Patricia Gray Interior Design</a></strong> in Vancouver, British Columbia, has selected three Sherwin-Williams paint colors that she feels illustrate the diversity of orange: </span></p> <ul> <li> <div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><strong><font color="#ff8000">Husky Orange Sherwin-Williams 6636</font>:</strong> "Husky Orange features rusty tones with more brown in it, and I find that this color is a lot more acceptable to a broader range of people. It is one of my favorite colors for using in living rooms, libraries and family rooms." </span></div> </li> <li> <div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><strong><font color="#ff8000">Tango Sherwin-Williams 6649</font>:</strong> "Tango Orange is what I would call more of a mid-range orange, a current and hip color. I would use it for a focal wall in the living room or dining room; it would also be fun for an entryway."</span></div> </li> <li> <div align="justify"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><strong><font color="#ff8000">Kumquat Sherwin-Williams 6648</font>:</strong> "Kumquat is beautiful because it tends to go into the peach tones, but it’s an upbeat and livelier tone than what we were inundated with in the ’80s. I find that Kumquat is very relaxing and soothing, which makes it ideal for a bedroom, sitting room or anyplace where you want a quieter mood." </span></div> </li> </ul> <p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><em><strong>Like any dramatic color used abundantly, orange needs its counterparts. <br />"White or cream help balance the heat of the color," </strong></em><a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/" target="_blank"><em><strong>Gray</strong></em></a><em><strong> says. <br />"Chocolate browns and charcoal grays are also accents that balance and coordinate nicely."   </strong></em></span></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qjSbGLEO7AAjymyP7lzLmlBcD-RmhODWhgVnH7Q2prtvNH4Be3U0r9vwDpcG7kEsQTQQX1f7ZNHqzEYB0canYy1xf-7i4UzjDkGadYOgQEBvKEi5sixYZ-LJMKKEjgX3Boi2xM0khB6U/s1600-h/bilhuber%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="Jeffery Bilhuber " border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_caYF3dAD14ZofUo8l-hEvATipxVFhzAk5sGFS-7Xkz-e6WcqEry_b9DNr77-YFSsPgDsTehK5G_f9jCvcx7cKiy2u8q03c9jGSwXdTX6HVNOZBok2JRWI1fgP3JEidIoG0vjL6jWatP/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="358" /> <span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><strong></strong></span><a href="http://www.sherwin.com/pro/paint_colors/paint_color_samples/color_visualizer/index.jsp" target="_blank"><img alt="Sherwin-Williams Paint Husky Orange 6636 " border="0" height="103" src="http://www.myperfectcolor.com/v/vspfiles/photos/MPC0078039-1.jpg" width="103" /></a></a></a></a><font color="#808080"> <br />Sherwin-Williams Husky Orange 6636 <span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"></span></font></p> <p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)">An example of what might look like on a wall in a living room or family room. <br /><span style="font-size: 78%">Photo Jeffery Bilhuber </span></span></p> <span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><span style="font-size: 78%"></span><span style="font-size: 78%"></span></span> <p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDazsMmctKeTJC5pf7J-CWMO8rn4y-LfsTb6RQpXWsLz-BJs5ShyphenhyphenIbofhyphenhyphenz64WjsMadhEkq1CenljXWMka0hhHkKLhR384h4Y68ZOjrYJbElwC66c0slUdwqIXFuj2NweYBugoPWrQS2FS/s1600-h/antonia%20hutt%5B20%5D.jpg"><img alt="Sherwin Williams Paint Tango Orange Antonia Hutt" border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDg04jtR0Nz-e9UObUVmiNA1M5MLAvow55JXS7nEucAgjz4VCViMHPelBVqHP1UGoZEqfsjkIwHFFfngub7PY22uqa41MBVRdB-TlbDA5eHTJuw-BPtINzKK6nrBzbhTfAyfSKQLOjIwJY/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="308" /> </a><a href="http://www.sherwin.com/pro/paint_colors/paint_color_samples/color_visualizer/index.jsp" target="_blank"><img alt="Sherwin Williams Paint Tango Orange " border="0" height="103" src="http://www.myperfectcolor.com/v/vspfiles/photos/MPC0102129-1.jpg" width="103" /></a> <br />Sherwin-Williams Tango Orange 6649 </span></p> <p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)">An example of what Tango Orange might look like on a wall in a dining room. in a dining room. <br /><span style="font-size: 78%">Photo Antonia Hutt</span> </span></p> <p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><span style="font-size: 78%"></span></span><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlocAQSIly2uMkqBIzvEKq5b8aKzK4bxijXkYmQgccRjPhBCeYdNp07bYxEa0psRmrazSqcj-c4RPD01FBWdd-SrcNIJ4F6Y9g4JKePSAEXo19GA2aRX0kMbrdPCdIdWoMBlbv7sFrrXsL/s1600-h/Jennifer%20Gilmer%20orange%20backpainted%20glass%5B29%5D.jpg"><img alt="Sherwin Williams Paint Kumquat Orange Jennifer Gilmer backpainted glass" border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8e43rbUvqjLJHEupE8KqVzntE2vI-xpVXpaFgG6bq7lC6jtfuZW-1UZ-FA4sS759sAGWCMQXWkJ7RuzqrU659Jmsy5aksMF5h7INMfeKTxk-3864ZDgyPAOyT17zMzjwGBMMB74TSZvmR/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="308" /></a> <a href="http://www.sherwin.com/pro/paint_colors/paint_color_samples/color_visualizer/index.jsp" target="_blank"><img alt="Sherwin Williams Paint Kumquat Orange " border="0" height="103" src="http://www.myperfectcolor.com/v/vspfiles/photos/MPC0066139-1.jpg" width="103" /></a> <br />Sherwin-Williams Kumquat Orange 6648 </span></p> <p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)">An example of what Kumquat Orange might this color might look like in a kitchen on a backsplash of back painted glass. <br />The glass gives this color more vibrancy. <br /></span><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89); font-size: 78%">Photo Jennifer Gilmer <br /></span><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89); font-size: 85%"><em>** Colors may show differently on computer monitors than in real life. I always recommend painting a sample test. <br /></em></span><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"></span><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><strong> <br /><font color="#ff8000" size="3">Have you used orange paint in your home? <br />Do you think that you are likely to use orange in your home in the near future? <br /></font></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><strong><font color="#ff8000" size="3">If so please let me know about it by leaving a </font><font color="#ff8000" size="3"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6842244027880136050&postID=7722567868361632104&isPopup=true" target="_blank">comment.</a></font><font color="#ff8000" size="5"> </font></strong></span></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/02/orange-color.html"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"></span></a><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/02/orange-color.html" target="_blank"><img alt="The Color Orange" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqPdXi7hZeeKIzxi_JvFEDe_AB-UIgob4oifKAY3eHWRi9y_xmVtjFFfZ2NGmh_7y_mRipGO4Ph2oSnH7gQHK9V8rxkqbNE6IUaKS0VtjDbSwFZOMvOIb8r6qzenTMlYkxB_4vNQlmatD/s150/Color+Orange.jpg" width="125" /></a></a></a><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><strong></strong></span></p> <p align="left"><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)">Read full article at </span><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><a href="http://www.swstir.com/use.do?method=article&id=788" target="_blank">Sherwin-Williams Stir</a></span> <br /><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)">Read another article on </span><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2008/02/orange-color.html" target="_blank">The Color Orange</a></span><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"> where I give examples of Benjamin Moore Colors. </span></p> <span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"> <p align="center"> <br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab" height="200" id="Player_63ed8ca6-7168-47db-a716-a37e6e64bca2" reinit="reinit" reinitswf="reinitswf" width="600"><param name="_cx" value="15875"><param name="_cy" value="5291"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F63ed8ca6-7168-47db-a716-a37e6e64bca2&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param name="Src" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F63ed8ca6-7168-47db-a716-a37e6e64bca2&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="0"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value="LT"><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="Scale" value="NoScale"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value="FFFFFF"><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"> <embed quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="200px" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F63ed8ca6-7168-47db-a716-a37e6e64bca2&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate" id="Player_63ed8ca6-7168-47db-a716-a37e6e64bca2" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="600px" name="Player_63ed8ca6-7168-47db-a716-a37e6e64bca2"></embed></object></p> <p align="center"> </p> <noscript></noscript></span> <ul> <p align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89); font-size: 78%"><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.com/" target="_blank">Patricia Gray</a></span><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89); font-size: 78%"> writes about 'WHAT'S HOT 'in the world of Interior Design, new and emerging trends, modern design, <br />architecture, and travel, as well as how your surroundings can influence the world around you. <br /></span><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89); font-size: 78%"><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">© Patricia Gray Interior Design Blog, 2009</a></span><span style="color: rgb(89,89,89)"> </span></strong></p> </ul> </div>

Making Orange Work with Sherwin-Williams Paint

Making Orange Work     The following is an article I was interviewed for in this month's issue of Sherwin-Williams Stir on how t...

Read more »