Colorful, bold orange retreat living room

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I have to admit that we grew pretty complacent of the decor in the living room.  The juice stains on the rug and ignored coffee spill marks on the sofa created a space of pure bleh.  We loved the colors in the living room, but we needed a change.  The colorful, bold retreat living room created in partnership with The Home Depot was the change we desperately needed.

It’s been a few years since we painted the living room in Ocean Abyss by Behr.  Though I love this teal color and the serenity it adds to our living room, the room was becoming a little too… dare I say … serene.  We needed vibrancy, liveliness, and pizazz to enter into our lives.  The status quo atmosphere needed to go!

I hate to bring up the pandemic yet again, but there truly was a shift towards maintaining serenity during those pandemic years.  Nowadays, we are breaking out of our shells and living life to the max!  I wanted our home to feel ALIVE again.  I wanted us to feel a renewed joy in our home.

Painting the living room orange!

Paint can do amazing things for the psyche and my immediate thought was to simply paint the living room in a new color.  I decided to create a more cohesive look to the first floor by continuing the paint color from the entryway and dining room.  

Florida Sunrise by Behr is a gorgeous shade of a soft, sherbert-like orange. I have to admit that I was a bit scared of painting this time. The back of the house has much more natural lighting compared to the front where the dining room is. So, this color could read much stronger in the living room and spoiler alert, it did! However, we love the color and how much vibrancy it has brought to the living room. It just took a day to truly get used to the drastic change.

One project leads to another!

The living room paint change quickly snowballed into a complete room transformation and I am once again amazed that I was able to do this entire room by shopping in one place, The Home Depot!  Though life can be added to a room with paint, I wanted to take a few more steps and transform our living room as much as possible.  I am IN LOVE with the results and shared the full makeover in a Reel published to my Instagram today.  Be sure to check out the video!

The first step in creating a new space is to create a mood board.  I quickly designed a room around the new paint color and shopped for all the new decor from thehomedepot.com/decor.  Since the walls were so vibrant, I needed a rug to balance the color story.  

I searched for magenta rugs in the decor section of thehomedepot.com and found this amazing magenta bohemian rug perfect for the living room.  All the colors found within this rug are accent colors of many spaces in our home.

How to decorate an orange living room!

Are you ready to see the results?!

As a reminder, this is how the room looked on any given day….

And now we have this gorgeous, colorful and bold retreat living room that still shocks us in disbelief each morning.  

We are completely smitten with the new living room!  Let’s break down what changes were made.  After painting the living room, I got to work updating the mantel.  I had wanted a mantel makeover for a few years now, but hadn’t found the right mantel look.  I am a lover of modern lines but done with an organic twist.  This distressed mantel has beautiful sleek lines but feels organic with its distressing and is a beautiful way to balance the vibrant walls.  Bonus, it can be installed without the corbels if you’re looking for a heavier modern style. 

The gorgeous arched gold mirror has a bit of ornate embellishment to add character to the mantel.  The size of the mirror balances the 6ft long mantel and makes the mantel area look finished.  This is a great mirror for an entryway too!  A pretty floral arrangement in an amber ribbed vase (discontinued, but similar vase linked), some glass candle holders (you know I love colored glass!), and some family pictures in bone inlay frames (sold out, but similar frame linked) complete the mantel and desk area.

The sofa swap out and tv stand upgrade were two of the biggest furniture changes in the living room.  These two main decor pieces can dramatically change your living room and there is such a wide selection of furniture options, and in various styles, on thehomedepot.com/decor. 

I adore the reclaimed wood tv stand and the hints of blue and green shown through the wood adds pizazz to the stand.  The art wall is gone and replaced by a symmetrical gold frame picture wall.  These matted gold frames are great and come in a set of 4!   

We definitely needed more seating, so the beige sectional with its reversible chaise was paired with two, pretty spindle arm chairs.  This is such an eclectic mix of furniture and it makes the living room feel so cozy.  The beige seating compliments the bright walls and pairs so nicely with driftwood coffee table.  The marble and gold side table gives us a place to put our hot teas this fall and makes the cutest reading nook.  

The last touches to the living room were the little green touches added with the houseplants and a green glass with wood base lamp that I fell in love with this summer.  How gorgeous is this lamp?!  You may have spotted it on my instagram when I shared the Haven conference booth I designed with The Home Depot.  I loved this lamp so much I had to have it in my home too!

I catch myself just staring into this room and overwhelmed with the happy feelings I get from this new space.  I adore this living room and can not wait to entertain and host movie nights with the family here.  

Are you ready to tackle your living room?  Don’t wait….decorate!  Be sure to check out The Home Depot for all your decorating and DIY needs.  Remember to shop for decor to finish up any space in your home!

magenta bohemian rug  //  distressed mantel  //  arched gold mirror  //  yellow glass candle holders  //  green glass candle holders  //  matted gold frames  //  reclaimed wood tv stand //  beige sectional //  spindle arm chairs  //  marble and gold side table  //  driftwood coffee table  //  pink embroidered pillow  //  orange lumbar pillow