Colour Me Happy: Orange and Turquoise

This vibrant colour palette has been on my mind for the past few weeks.  Almost every night, just before I fall asleep, I see images of colours, designs and ideas in my mind.  Some are quickly forgotten, some I make a mental note to try remember in the morning, some I love so much that I make an effort to get up and sketch or write them down and some just keep coming back over and over again, until I find a way to utilise them.

The orange,Turquoise and white combination has been one of those that keeps coming back. At first I didn't know what to make of it, but as the days went by, I kept stumbling upon these colours everywhere and knew that I had to put them all together to get the full impact of this colour crush!

1. Flock by Jennifer Davis, 2. Berlin by Robert Hanson,
3. Rings by Kenneth Jay Lane, 4. Fantastic plans for prayers
- illustration by Meri?, 5. Boy on rocking horse by sweetbeets,
 6. Scooter card by cassiemedemadesign.




Orange and Turquoise interior scheme from Homes & Gardens



And a brilliant piece of illustration, with a strong graphic quality,
by Stuart Kolakovic

Be*inspired!

Comments

[beth]

i am loving the orange and turquoise. i am trying to find something to paint dark teal to go w/ my orange couch pillows.

great choices.

[Naomi Friedman]

oohh Beth, would love to see images of that decor when you've done it!

I'm also loving these colours right now and constantly looking for ways to use them :)

xo
Naomi

[hagar]

This makes me want to paint my room.
I should get some orange bedding and paint my wall turquoise, or maybe turquoise bedding and orange wall?

[Naomi Friedman]

Hmmm... good question!

The orange sofa with pale blue/turquoise walls seems to work well in the photo.

I generally believe that the bedroom should be a place of calm and relaxation, so orange walls can be a bit too hectic in that respect.

Bed linens are cheaper and easier to replace so probably better to have orange bedding that you can change when you want something calmer.

Here's another version to consider:
http://www.housetohome.co.uk/imageBank/h/HG.0407-105.jpg

For a less committed option, you can always hang a colourful fabric or rug on your wall to help you decide weather that colour works for you!

xxxN

[jana]

very nice and thoughtful to refer me here :) kolakovic's work is amazing, and the others are great too.

thanks so much and smile :)

[kerri]

After seeing this post these colours just stuck in my head. I then used them in a design project for one of my websites. Just had to write and tell you I was once again Inspired by your blog - thanks!

[Naomi Friedman]

That is so great, Ke!
Thanks for letting me know. You truly made my day!
:)