Orange Spice

Today is the first day of fall, so I am thinking about the color orange. Orange leaves. Orange pumpkins. Rooms with a bit of orange spice . . . 

Stephen Shubel's 16th-century townhouse in the Loire Valley.

Interior design by Stephen Shubel.

"House of Spirits"

Elle Decor (June - July 2002).

"A 1950s fashion photograph inspired a passion for orange. Hermes boxes and a vintage Gucci bag rest on a Louis XVI gilt console in the master bath."

Los Angeles, California home of designer Windsor Smith.

Interior design by Windsor Smith.

Interview by Christine Pittel.

Photography by Victoria Pearson.

"Inside Windsor Smith's Stunning Home"

House Beautiful (September 2009).

"[Carol] Curtis and [Sarah] Norwood removed the doors of a closet to re-create a niche they'd seen in a photo of a bedroom designed by the legendary Frances Elkins. Curtains in Jim Thompson silk frame an 18th-century Provencal commode."

Atlanta, Georgia home of Carol Curtis.

Interior design by Carol Curtis and her daughter Sarah Norwood.

Photography by J. Savage Gibson.

"A Makeover with Mood" by Christopher Petkanas.

House Beautiful (February 2008).

 "In the dining room, daring orange, drawn from the hand-painted de Gournay wallpaper, and the high-gloss gray moldings and taffeta curtains that temper the vivid emerald silk background showcase the flair for color demonstrated by designer Melissa Warner."

San Francisco, California house built in 1900.

Interior design by Melissa Warner of Massucco Warner Miller.

Photography by Werner Straube.

"Color Coded" written and produced by Sabine Rothman.

Traditional Home (April 2010).

"Guest bedroom: Orange bedding accents brighten a white room." 

Interior design by Benjamin Dhong.

Photography by Lisa Romerein.

"A San Francisco Row House with its Own Personality" by David A. Keeps.

House Beautiful (September 2012).

"Headboard in Fortuny fabric and Keleen Leathers. Pillows in Fortuny and Rubelli fabrics; Houles trim. Bedside lamp and bedspread fabric, Nancy Corzine."

Santa Barbara, California home.

Architectural renovation and interior design by John Saladino.

Photography by Luca Trovato.

"Classical Cues" text by Degen Pener.

Veranda (November - December 2010). 

"Lamp, Saladino. Curtains in Rubelli taffeta." 

Santa Barbara, California home.

Architectural renovation and interior design by John Saladino.

Photography by Luca Trovato.

"Classical Cues" text by Degen Pener.

Veranda (November - December 2010).

"Walls covered in Antinous wallpaper in persimmon from Brunschwig and Fils. The dining table is vintage George Nelson and the French chandelier is from Treillage."

Gramercy Park, New York apartment of Shyama Patel and family.

Interior design by Miles Redd.

Photography by Simon Upton.

Text by Shyama Patel. 

"In the Mood" styled by Carlos Mota.

Elle Decor (November 2006).

"To [Karyl Pierce] Paxton, mixing cultures makes a livelier room. . . . 

dramatic painting by David Harouni."

1897 side hall Queen Anne cottage in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Home of Karyl Pierce Paxton.

Interior design by Karyl Pierce Paxton.

Photography by Kerri McCaffetty.

Interview by Mimi Read.

"French Furniture Really Lasts"

House Beautiful (January 2008).

"In her dining room, a French neoclassical-style dining table, circa 1800, wears its original paint. Pulled up to it are Louis XVI-style chairs upholstered in a silk from ABC Carpet and Home. Upping the room's sex appeal are orange embroidered Indian silk curtains from the Silk Trading Company."

1897 side hall Queen Anne cottage in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Home of Karyl Pierce Paxton.

Interior design by Karyl Pierce Paxton.

Photography by Kerri McCaffetty.

Interview by Mimi Read.

"French Furniture Really Lasts"

House Beautiful (January 2008).

"Travel the world in one room. . . . Lithograph, Dominique Rousserie. Snake prints, Williams-Sonoma Home."

Interior design by Michelle Nussbaumer.

Photography by Peter Vitale.

Written by Degen Pener.

"High Spirited" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.

Veranda (July - August 2011).

Charlottesville, Virginia home of Jan Roden, co-owner of the design shop, And George.

Interior design by Jan Roden.

Photography by Gordon Beall.

Written by Ted Loos.

"A Fresh Look at Tradition" produced by Senga Mortimer.

House Beautiful (December 2003).

"Benches, Nancy Corzine. . . . Antique bergere. Throw, Hermes."

Atlanta, Georgia home.

Interior design by Suzanne Kasler.

Interior detailing by Thierry Francois, John Oetgen and William T. Baker.

Architecture by William T. Baker.

Photography by Thibault Jeanson.

Written by Jennifer Alfano.

"A Golden Mean" produced by Carolyn Englefield.

Veranda (March - April 2012).

"Watersound."

Interior design by Suzanne Kasler.

Photo from Suzanne Kasler's website.

"George III-style dining chairs surround a table by MADE in the kitchen . . . and the chimney breast - faced in glazed tile by Mosaic del Sur - displays a Malcolm Liepke painting."

Interior design by David Flint Wood.

Photography by William Waldron.

Text by Judith Thurman.

"An Exclusive Look at Brooke Shields's Manhattan Home" produced by Howard Christian.

Architectural Digest (March 2012).

"The bar area contains a stainless-steel sideboard and a circa-1955 Arredoluce light."
Manhattan apartment.
Interior design by Steven Gambrel.
Photography by Eric Piasecki.
Styled by Gena Sigala.
"Room to Grow" text by David Colman.
Elle Decor (July - August 2011).