you scare me, but i like you

<span style="background-color: white;">I started working on ideas for my living room a few weeks </span><span style="background-color: white;">ago</span><span style="background-color: white;"> and I'm having some good times with these fabric and paint ideas. (I'll share my board soon) I've realized though, that I have a color phobia. I'm usually down with all colors, and don't have any particular fear of using any of them...except for one.<br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Orange.<br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I've tried to use it a few times - in paint, fabric, accessories - and I almost always chicken out. Its sad. I'm thinking I might need therapy. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><br />This is my sole dip into the orange pool. Chicken.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXb8FwRZyQkKVBxLeGb1jmTOpxn6P9DjT7ocrW6_C31PoByLctHs7w4kK8eu8UZEPrjlofPgda_6oCbg9bAYZmHWLBiDn-kKLEprTRVsQ1mNfGVHGof0xJaXXx_NaH86VY70tcqBi4lYU-/s1600/P3145191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXb8FwRZyQkKVBxLeGb1jmTOpxn6P9DjT7ocrW6_C31PoByLctHs7w4kK8eu8UZEPrjlofPgda_6oCbg9bAYZmHWLBiDn-kKLEprTRVsQ1mNfGVHGof0xJaXXx_NaH86VY70tcqBi4lYU-/s640/P3145191.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I really like orange. And I find that I <a href="http://pinterest.com/ladybaum/" target="_blank">pin it</a> a ton.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61CL5oPI2EpNcNXAPUSTv2QricDjcrYkg20USntvFVLJVmJiE9cS8otZqOsS5_V-wX9ZU-oZs-E2ALBhM5YWcVam0l-XQQgwAZoC2GaxEXQioe60W0ny044T95BEx_I2DN-bLTrQLanG9/s1600/TobiFairley.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61CL5oPI2EpNcNXAPUSTv2QricDjcrYkg20USntvFVLJVmJiE9cS8otZqOsS5_V-wX9ZU-oZs-E2ALBhM5YWcVam0l-XQQgwAZoC2GaxEXQioe60W0ny044T95BEx_I2DN-bLTrQLanG9/s640/TobiFairley.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tobifairley.com/portfolio/glenwood/" target="_blank">Tobi Fairley</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOon-CfDvUt1pxh55xReU-Jpwkl-4qCpDQj1dJa4fE98IRJ5sSqPpwujvIL1t-uEBzwlTrtZ1s3FfBf67tqbkN5RJgaLBj-At9zd07yOXbMsBX0jSxv5zg4jEfsdx-Wu33FRMMPTEMRRW/s640/mr-banks-beforeafter-guest-bedrooms.jpeg" width="424" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.peppermintbliss.com/2012/06/mr-banks-beforeafter-guest-bedrooms/" target="_blank">Peppermint Bliss</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Is there a color you are scared to use but always seem drawn to?<br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Also, before I go, a big THANK YOU to <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/before-after-restoring-a-dilapidated-deck-the-little-black-door-173326" target="_blank">Apartment Therapy for featuring our deck</a> redo this week. Can I get a WAHOO?! (And thanks to <a href="http://mybestfriendcraig.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Charmaine</a> for sending the link to me)</span>

you scare me, but i like you

I started working on ideas for my living room a few weeks  ago  and I'm having some good times with these fabric and paint ideas. (I...

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