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red gets me going... nice post, Kevin!

Deep purple mixed with darker fall colors is one of my favs. Burnt orange, dark yellow, deep purple, and rich brown satisfy both Jeff and me

Looks Gorgeous Kev! Love the attention to detail!

Awesome Kevin! Love it!

Kevin, I quote that to my clients all the time, do you know the source of our information about the blue?

(Kevin) Hey Melanie- I just saw this... sorry for the delay in reponse. I will trace my info- I'm thinking it was from a Kravet presentation I went to a few years ago.

Orange combines the energy of red and the happiness of yellow. It is associated with joy, sunshine, and the tropics. Orange represents enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, creativity, determination, attraction, success, encouragement, and stimulation.

To the human eye, orange is a very hot color, so it gives the sensation of heat. Nevertheless, orange is not as aggressive as red. Orange increases oxygen supply to the brain, produces an invigorating effect, and stimulates mental activity. It is highly accepted among young people. As a citrus color, orange is associated with healthy food and stimulates appetite. Orange is the color of fall and harvest. In heraldry, orange is symbolic of strength and endurance.

Orange has very high visibility, so you can use it to catch attention and highlight the most important elements of your design. Orange is very effective for promoting food products and toys.... Read More

Dark orange can mean deceit and distrust.
Red-orange corresponds to desire, sexual passion, pleasure, domination, aggression, and thirst for action.

original research content: http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html

I like orange......I've been using it a lot lately.

(Kevin) I love orange and I often mix it individually with green, or blue or even red. It's versatile and works well with a lot of other colors! Along with a dark slate grey/blue and chocolate- I think it could make for a very sophisticated and masculine color scheme. I love how you can use warmer colors with Orange in the Fall/Winter to mimic the changing of the leaves- and then in Spring and Summer pair it with cooler clearer colors to create a fresh spring palette.

For Staging, it's great to use this color in accessories such as wall art, floral arrangements and throw pillows. In my opinion, it's too vibrant for much else (again, specifically in Staging). When people are coming to look at a house to buy, you don't have the worry of "over stimulation" that is atrriubted this color. And again, as mentioned, it ... Read Moredoes draw attention, so use it in places where you want the buyers eyes to go.(Floral on some built in bookshelves, wall art close to a unique window frame)

Personally, I love to use it. Draws attention exactly where you want it to go --- or NOT go! ;)

Thanks! This is fun!

I spent most of my childhood sharing a sunny yellow room with my older sister. It never felt cold in that room - the color brought warmth and energy to it. My Grandfather - the myth, the legend, RIP - drove a yellow truck for many years - "because you or your sister picked the color" he would say.
But, yellow is not one of my favorites and i hesitate to dress myself or my house in it - reasons unknown.
I love the use of yellow with white in these iconic and traditional things:
Gerogio BH logo & storefront - cir1980's
Hungarian / European Embroidery Designs... Read More
Contrasted with blue & white on glazed pottery