Orange?
I am not sure where that came from. My thoughts are often strange peaceful and painful creatures I have never seen before. Apparently these creatures are currently orange.
My dad gave us this painting:
And… I decided that I wanted to paint the wall behind this picture orange.
Take a look:
(Oh ya, I am also painting the fireplace!)
Side note: my mom has painted every house that I have owned. She would come over with her own paintbrush and paint clothes. She would paint while I would keep the boys out of the paint. My mom, in her pain, painted the green cupboards in our current kitchen. I love my mom’s presence and the love she poured into our homes in more ways than one.
So…. I was feeling pretty crazy about this orange thought so I decided to text my soul friend on Saturday and she gave me this insight about orange: Orange means courage, passion, dunamis power, fire, harvest and strength.
Side note #2: (How many are you allowed in a blog?)
My insightful friend, A, gave birth to a baby girl yesterday! We lit a candle for her as we were creating our ‘Speak to me’ paintings.
But… Sexy Neck still wasn’t sure about the orange. He said, “Ask Ang!” I asked our designer friend Ang and she surprised us all with a “Go for it!” AND I DID!
Today, I started with a wall at the end of the hallway where we will put yesterday’s creations. I figured I would start small for my first wall painting endeavour. Then I moved to the big feature wall in the living room!
Orange baby!
Painting through my grief.
Better than eating!
Working it out.
Staying present.
Letting go of fears.
Throwing out expectations.
Living outside of judgement.
Painting the walls orange parrot.
Thank you Benjamin Moore.
Awesome!
Side note #3: One more coat of paint tomorrow. Finish product photos coming soon!
Side note #527 I just received a comment from from Ang Interior Design friend. (See comment below)
Guess what orange symbolizes in the design world – “Orange offers emotional strength in difficult times. It helps us to bounce back from disappointments and despair, assisting in recovery from grief.”
Yup, orange it is! Now I have to lie on the ground AGAIN. Who knew colours could make connections to my life too!
"Be" ENOUGH 
Hey Friend! I love it, when I saw the art work I thought right away a shade in the reds and oranges would work. The picture of you in the hallway is radiant. So here are a few things that I remember from college on orange. From a physiological point of view it is a “for the people” kind of colour. It creates a feeling of empathy. The reason why some political parties, like NDP of Canada use it. And I googled it more, because Interior Design college was like 16 years ago and everything is fuzzy… and found this which you might find interesting. “Orange offers emotional strength in difficult times. It helps us to bounce back from disappointments and despair, assisting in recovery from grief.” There you go! Happy painting.
I agree with Angela, the shade she’s talking about i.e. between reds and oranges would seem to be a perfect combination. The orange color is optimistic, social and extroverted.
Thanks Dave. Who knew colours meant so much? I didn’t but find myself very comforted by our orange wall.
What is the most interesting colour you have painted a living room?