Orange You Glad It's Friday?

As you probably know by know, orange is my favorite color.  While red can signal danger and seem aggressive, I always think orange looks cheerful and happy. I do however like orange paired with a little red as well as pink, fuchsia and purple.  The spring 2011 runways were filled orange but as you can see, it also works for interiors.  Bon Weekend!

Palmer Weiss in Lonny

Fendi Spring/Summer 2011

Domino

Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2011

Domino

Carolina Herrera

Melissa Rufty

Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2011

Eileen Kathryn Boyd in Lonny

Christopher Kane Spring/Summer 2011

Inez de la Fressange Residence

Loewe Spring/Summer 2011

Orange Lipstick at Fendi Spring/Summer 2011

Tory Burch Spring/Summer 2011

Cy Twombly

Max Mara in Harper's Bazaar

David Hicks

Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2011

Mary Jane Poole

Tory Burch Spring/Summer 2011

Tory Burch Elizabeth Street Boutique

Emily Blunt in Harper's Bazaar UK

Jamie Drake

Photo by Guy Aroch

Jeffrey Bilhuber

Fendi Spring/Summer 2011

Courtney Coleman

Piotr by Elizabeth Peyton

Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2011

Photo by Miles Aldridge

Smythson Spring Preview by Moi

Jil Sander Spring/Summer 2011

Essie Lollipop Nail Polish

Runway to Room

I don't normally do runway to room posts but there is something about this spring 2011 design by Diane von Furstenberg that reminds me of this gorgeous room by Olivier Gagnère.  Orange and purple is such an unusual color combination but in both cases it seems to work.  C'est magnafique!

Perfectly Pumpkin

Architect Gil Schafer's apartment in the West Village mixes orange and black but there is nothing scary about it! In fact, the burnt orange pumpkin color of the living room walls mixed with the espresso wool felt upholstered gallery walls and black scagliola mantle is positively divine! And then there are the Ionic columns and classical details that add to it's appeal and has me swooning. After he renovated the space, Mr. Schafer had a little help decorating it from his friend Miles Redd. Neither of them can do any wrong in my book and when I need an architect for my own home someday, I definitely know the first person I am going to call! Until then, these images are going into my orange wall color file! It's perfect!

Images from Gil Schafer

More Orange

One of the rooms I was most excited to see at The Hampton Designer Showhouse this year was the den by Carrier and Company. I had seen a few photos online at Vogue.com and of course the burnt orange walls were right up my alley! The room with sitting area and pool table is in the basement and the husband and wife team of Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller did a great job with it. You don't even notice that there are no windows!

Jesse Carrier used to work for Jeffrey Bilhuber and when he left to start his own firm, uber chic client Anna Wintour went with him. Carrier & Company have designed the lobby of the Vogue office at 4 Times Square and have also decorated the apartments some of the Voguettes.

I think we're going to be hearing a lot from this dazzling design duo and I can't wait to see what they do with a room in a future showhouse with windows! I think they deserve to be front and center next time! Oh, and if you haven't had a chance to see the Hampton Designer Showhouse presented by Traditional Home in person yet, you still have until September 6th to check it out!

Photos from Heather Clawson and Carrier and Company