Orange you glad?
I know I’ve turned to a well-worn trite expression in titling this one, but what else should I call a post that’s completely devoted to the colour orange?
I’d never really liked orange. OK…..as an edible fruit, it’s lovely, but as a colour to use or to wear it never appealed to me. I’m not sure why though. Overall it would be considered quite a friendly little colour! For me, I think it dredged up horrific images of the 70s when everything was seemingly centred around orange. And like the thought of polyester leisure suits, it sent shivers up and down my spine.
But you know, I’ve had to turn an attitudinal corner about orange. At first it was forced upon me with our dining room windows being draped in orange-infused IKEA-land curtains. As much as I plotted to change those curtains, I couldn’t….they went so well with the light fixture…orange and white marbelised glass from Italy. I like that light fixture and so I haven’t….nay, I couldn’t….change the curtains. Ah….the door of acceptance has been opened a crack!
Do you remember the story ‘The House that Jack Built”? I’m experiencing my own chain reaction of events…all leading me to (dare I say it?) like orange. Here is the mat made with orange yarn…to go with the dishes…that go with the photo holders…that go with the vase…that go with the curtains…that go with the light fixture…that I really like…all made with the colour orange. And it makes me glad!
orange used to make me cringe too. I had awful plaid polyester overalls in 74-75 that I absolutely loathed. but as I got older it kind of grew on me, I still have an aversion to polyester, but now I have a lovely deep orange kitchen.Very cozy.
30 May 2006 at 8:26 pm
yeah, orange is cool - a little of it that is, it can dominate as it’s such a strong colour but lots of little touches around the place really brighten up my day!
30 May 2006 at 9:07 pm
I must admit to liking orange, as long as its not a complete outfit of orange, like Sharon says, a little of it can go a long way (says she who still has a bright orange bedroom from when she moved into her house and still hasn’t managed to paint it)
31 May 2006 at 2:04 pm