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Orange is an intense and fiery color, but with more fun. It’s a good color for gyms or exercise rooms because it’s energy will encourage you to jump right into your fitness routine. It also offers a sense of community and tolerance. It’s a bit over stimulating for nurseries and will create too much activity or nervousness in otherwise calm babies.

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Bedroom: Bright orange is not the best color for bedrooms. It’s very intense and energetic which might give you a hard time switching off and sleeping.

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Bathroom: Do you prefer quick showers over long soaks in a bath? Use bright orange in the bathroom to give it a nice energetic and citrus fresh feel. The energy of the color could help speed bathroom traffic along.

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Living room: Orange promotes socializing. A good color for a living room then if you like to entertain. It can make a room look smaller so use orange in a room with lots of natural light.

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Dining room: Orange is perfect for social gatherings which makes it a great living room choice if you love to throw dinner parties. It also helps increase appetite, which also makes it a good dining room color.

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Kitchen: Orange also stimulates appetite. Keep away from the orange kitchen color scheme if you’d like to curb your eating habits.

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Office: Because it infuses so much energy, it gives you more willpower to do more activities and errands.

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How NOT to decorate in Orange: It’s never a good idea to decorate everything in the room in the exact shade of a specified color. People who enter here will emerge changed forever..for the worst.

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