Does your interior need a little energy, a little verve? Why not give it a pop of color with Tangerine Tango. Pantone has name Tangerine Tango the color of 2012. Bold yet sophisticated, vintage yet edgy, this versatile color is currently being used in fashion, cosmetics, and home decor.
“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”
As shown in the three images below, Tangering Tango can be used as a single pop of color to brighten a soft, neutral palatte.
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When paired with bright whites as in the images below Tangerine Tango is fun and playful. Incorporate this color in pillows and accessories or painted on the walls or furniture.
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What’s Your point of view? Will Tangerine Tango make an appearance in your home this year?
Soft filtered light beneath the canopy of suspended umbrellas creates a sense of intimacy and romance. They appear delicate and perhaps temporary as if they have just blown in from somewhere and are resting a while before going out again. Do they collect our secrets as conversations filter upwards?
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We may never know. But the aura of grace and femininity in these beauties speaks for itself.
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DIY Parasol Lighting
Here are a couple of umbrella lighting projects you can use to soften the lighting in your home and create a chic atmosphere. From HGTV this first tutorial uses a bamboo parasol on your ceiling fixture.
This next project turns cocktail umbrellas into a sophisticated hanging pendant lamp. The tutorial is found here from Craft Tutorials.
The iconic metal French cafe chair stirs up our imagination of a luxurious life of sipping espresso while discussing philosophy and admiring well dressed pedestrians cross our path. The chair responsible for such desires is the Tolix A chair, designed by Frenchman Xavier Pauchard in 1934. They became wildly popular for their design, use of galvanized metal, and versatility as an indoor/outdoor stackable chair.
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The design hasn’t changed much since the beginning – no need to improve on perfection, right? Today you may be able to find many sorts of the metal bistro chair, from vintage to newly manufactured. Many companies now offer a similar chair and they come in variety of a colors.
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For the DIY vintage homemaker, you can surf the web or your local antique store to find some with just the right amount of rust and character. For an ecclectic dining setting mix and match a several of the cafe chairs and juxtapose them with a rustic dining table set with vintage china table settings and perhaps candles or a crystal chandelier for lighting. Ooh la la!
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One of the things I love the most about creating a chic home is working with unconventional decorating materials. For instance, discarded wooden pallets that are unfinished and unappealing in their natural state can be transformed into fabulous functional furniture. Add some wheels and you’ve got portable furniture that makes a statement.
A couple of gorgeous examples of daybeds with wooden pallet frames. These supports are probably sturdy enough to hold anything you’ll put on them!
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The rustic, industial pallet below gets paired with smooth glass, making this coffee table versatile and elegant. The addition of wheels makes it easy to vacuum under.
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A little deconstruction goes a long way in this repurposed recycling bin. Clever and useful! Visit the Simple Home life link below the image to view the instructions and make your own.
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This double tiered pallet table has been stained and used in a cozy outdoor patio setting.
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Most of these projects are super simple to construct and inexpensive too. For a detailed deomonstration on contructing your own pallet table/ottoman watch the video below. Then if that gets you really excited, hop in your car and start searching for discarded pallets!