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These vibrant picks pack all the punch of orangeade, no juicer required.
Don’t confuse this sweet, tangy red-orange hue with retro burnt orange or even sriracha—it packs a citrusy heat all its own. Use it to inject bursts of humour and brightness into any white– or cream-coloured space, or alongside complementary blues.
1. Max-Beam stool/side table by Kartell in tangerine orange ($542), kartell.com
2. Capsula triangle suspension light by Brokis with acid-etched inner glass in orange ($12,076), lightformshop.com
3. Cheval Natte pillow by Hermès in prune/terre cuite ($2,375), hermes.com
4. AJ floor lamp by Louis Poulsen in electric orange ($1,855), livingspace.com
5. Lövbacken side table by Ikea in orange ($99), ikea.ca
6. Minimalist salt and pepper mills by Le Creuset in Flame ($79), lecreuset.ca
7. F51 Gropius armchair by Tecta in high-gloss orange ($8,799), inform.ca
8. Flame paint by Benjamin Moore (from $73.99), benjaminmoore.com
This In Living Colour feature (formerly Colour Code) was originally published in the March/April 2025 print issue of Western Living magazine.
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Katie is a Vancouver-based writer and editor specializing in travel, food, and design. Over her 20-year career, she’s written hundreds of articles, snapped dozens of published photos, and spent a decade on staff at NUVO, a national luxury lifestyle magazine.
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