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Young House Love » Mood Boards » An Orange, Brown, and Tan Dining Room Mood Board

| By Sherry Petersik | September 15, 2010 | 54 Comments

An Orange, Brown, and Tan Dining Room Mood Board

Fall is in the air, which is probably what inspired us to toss together this warm and texture-rich dining room mood board:

Orange Spice Dining Room

1. We love this warm, spicy color scheme full of rich chocolate browns, chic oranges, soft olives, and a range of tan and creams tones along with hits of hammered gold. If you’d like to add another hue to the mix, moss or even lime green (like the color of the numbers in the mood board) can also be peppered in with a few accessories. And speaking of green, we’d love to see the walls go a soft khaki olive color (Benjamin Moore’s Dune Grass) like the rectangle of hue behind the number 4 in the board above.

2. One of these sculptural orange lamps on either side of a buffet would add ambiance as well as a shot of interesting color and shape to the whole room- plus they’re on clearance for just $29.

3. This chunky and rich solid wood table from Ikea is a steal at just $399 (it can seat 6-10 people thanks to two extension leaves).

4. This gorgeous hammered gold circle mirror is huge (and on sale!). It will pair beautifully with the crisp hits of orange (gold and clementine look so great together) so we picture it hanging above a buffet with those two orange lamps on either side of it.

5. These textured woven chairs will help to create a nice layered look (as opposed to choosing chunky wood chairs that match the table). Plus we love how the airy and delicate woven chairs play off of the hefty and solid table to create a nice unexpected but balanced effect.

6. These linen runners from World Market remind us of a cozy fall scarf, so we’d love to see the orange one placed down the center of the table to break up all the wood and add a fun dose of color (which will tie into the lamps on the buffet and some plates and glasses that we’ll mention next).

7. Dinner with friends and family members would be fun served on mixed and matched plates and glasses in our color scheme. Like these patterned plates (on clearance for just $1.95) and these Mad Men-ish modern glasses (for $3.95).

8. This olive toned zebra rug (nearly 50% off) is worldly and cool, plus at 8 x 10 it’s easily big enough to be placed under a large table and still allow everyone to pull out their chairs without worrying about the back legs being off the carpet.

9. These cream curtains (on clearance) would add softness and even more texture- or anyone who loves a good DIY project could whip up some homemade curtains from drop cloths sold at Home Depot or Lowe’s to save some serious loot (just google “drop cloth curtain” to find a bunch of online tutorials on the subject).

So there you have it. An orange spice dining room full of texture, shapes, materials, and layered and lovely interest. Anyone out there itching to add a little fall flavor to their dining room? Or use this palette in another room? Along with olive and lime green, do you have other accent colors that you love to see with orange? Navy could be really posh looking too. Oh the possibilities…

Psst- Looking for oodles of mood boards? Search them by color or by room right here.

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Comments

  1. Mike @HA says

    September 15, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    Thanks for the mood boards! They’re always so inspiring! Great fall mix :)

    Reply
  2. Amanda @ Our Humble A{Bowe}d says

    September 15, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    I love orange with a peacock blue, similar to our sofa pillows:

    http://ourhumbleabowed.wordpress.com/the-grand-tour/

    Reply
  3. Nicole says

    September 15, 2010 at 1:55 pm

    I have to say that I really enjoy these “generic” mood boards, and the color palette on this one has me aching for fall. I am such a sucker for zebra print; I love that the rug is sort of muted, but still has that fun flavor.

    Reply
  4. Allison says

    September 15, 2010 at 1:56 pm

    Fall is my favorite and I love this mix of warm colors! My favorite piece this time around is that rug. Fun and zebra-y, but toned down enough to be played off as a neutral piece.

    Oh, and I like the lightness of those chairs. Makes me wish I didn’t have wooden chairs to match my wooden table.

    Reply
  5. Laura (Blogging Over Thyme) says

    September 15, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    I love fall colors! I couldn’t help but see this bedding and think this would be a perfect addition to the mood board:

    http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=HOME-BEDDING-QUILTS&id=093371&catId=HOME-BEDDING&pushId=HOME-BEDDING&popId=HOME&sortProperties=&navCount=260&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=095&colorName=MULTI&isSubcategory=true&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType=hybrid

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  6. liz @ btb says

    September 15, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    love the rug and mirror

    Reply
  7. Jessica @ How Sweet says

    September 15, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    I love the orange – our living room is done in browns, greens, blues and oranges!

    Reply
  8. JMB says

    September 15, 2010 at 2:05 pm

    LOVE the orange! An underappreciated shade by many, I think. We have a very nuetral bedroom, so to spice it up a bit, we’ve added pops of orange everywhere from pillowcases to throw pillows, to baskets and candles, to antique, orange Carnival Glass.

    Reply
  9. JMB says

    September 15, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    Oops! Meant neutral…not nuetral!

    Reply
  10. Beth says

    September 15, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    THANK YOU for making mood boards a regular feature!

    Reply
  11. Martha says

    September 15, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    I love this mood board! I have a very similar dining room table and would like to get some fun comtemporary chairs to replace the matchy-matchy ones I currently have. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  12. Krystal says

    September 15, 2010 at 2:25 pm

    This mood board has me itching for fall! I never cared much for the color orange, which I think is partly due to my high school’s colors being a catastrophic combination of orange and kelly green, but I’ve found myself gravitating towards it lately.

    Reply
  13. Lyn says

    September 15, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    Love these mood boards and your source lists. I’ve been looking for curtains and a dining room table and really dig this look.

    Also, when I saw the chairs you picked out, it reminded me of these on sale at Urban Outfitters that I’ve been eyeing ($50!):

    http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?itemdescription=true&itemCount=80&startValue=1&selectedProductColor=&sortby=&id=18124396&parentid=SALE_APT&sortProperties=+subCategoryPosition,&navCount=196&navAction=jump&color=&pushId=SALE_APT&popId=SALE&prepushId=&selectedProductSize=

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  14. Ashley says

    September 15, 2010 at 2:35 pm

    Drooling over those chairs! I think I’m on a hunt for a cheaper version!

    Reply
  15. Tiffany says

    September 15, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    Love that mirror it is so unique

    XOXO,

    http://outfitidentifier.com/

    Reply
  16. jacki says

    September 15, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    oh my wordy! I love the colors! I wish I can re-do the house again, ugh!

    Reply
  17. Kelsey D says

    September 15, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    One of my favorite mood baords so far! Keep them coming! :)

    Reply
  18. Tera says

    September 15, 2010 at 3:05 pm

    Love it. :) And I can attest that Dune Grass is the perfect neutral shade of green (after painting my dining room three times to find the right color)!

    Reply
  19. Suzie @ cupcake monkey says

    September 15, 2010 at 3:09 pm

    Nice picks! I love orange in the fall!!

    We have orange pillows that have a red pattern on themmixed with cream throw pillows in our espresso-colored living room…I love the color combo!

    Reply
  20. Jill Stigs says

    September 15, 2010 at 3:11 pm

    Love it! My favorite color trio is burnt orange, olive green and dark brown.

    Reply
  21. ALittleBite says

    September 15, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    A perfect mood board for the beginning of the fall! I especially like the mirror. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  22. Rebecca (Craving Simplicity) says

    September 15, 2010 at 3:21 pm

    Love the mirror!!

    Reply
  23. j says

    September 15, 2010 at 3:27 pm

    Love the pops of orange!

    http://pearlsandgreentea.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  24. Flynn says

    September 15, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    mmmm! i’m actually taking a break right now from painting an end table with behr’s mango madness (also my favorite snapple; coincidence? i think not). orange is just so cheerful. where the table will go, we’ve got mostly muted teals otherwise. i think the mango side table will give the room a vivid focus. thanks for the inspiration, as always.

    Reply
  25. priscilla says

    September 15, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    The William Henry Miller Inn in downtown Ithaca, near the commons. A wonderful interesting old hose with a great innkeeper.

    Reply
  26. Mara says

    September 15, 2010 at 4:43 pm

    Just have to say we have the Stornas in the chocolate brown stain that was discontinued by IKEA earlier this year, we got it for $199 and it’s amazing! We LOVE it and it’s super easy to pair up with a variety of chairs. It can also seat up to 12 if you put chairs on the ends. :)

    Reply
  27. Lindsey d. says

    September 15, 2010 at 4:44 pm

    Love turquoise with orange!

    Reply
  28. Jessica says

    September 15, 2010 at 4:58 pm

    I’m struggling with a similar color scheme in the bedroom, need to find more inexpensive pops of orange. Dark wood furniture, orange artwork, cool neutral gray bedspread. I’m thinking a pop of orange in a throw pillow on the bed, but can’t find just the right one without going boring and solid.

    Reply
  29. Sally says

    September 15, 2010 at 5:19 pm

    I dig the orange. And your new mood board gallery is awesome.

    I am sad that you guys aren’t doing custom mood boards anymore. Looking at how you worked with existing furniture and room configurations was a big draw. Hopefully you’ll get more reader redesigns with awesome room makeovers!

    Reply
  30. Constance says

    September 15, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    This might be my favorite mood board that I’ve come across. Well done!

    Reply
  31. bindc says

    September 15, 2010 at 5:58 pm

    Orange, lime green, brown and black is the color palette for my living room. I love it!!!

    Reply
  32. KimB says

    September 15, 2010 at 5:59 pm

    our living room mixes that same burnt-orange pop with a few others…
    yellow-green (yes, like the crayon), mustard yellow, and the neutral backdrop is a bunch of tan, beige, dark rich brown. Also some pops of white… I know it sounds crazy, but we were inspired by artwork we got on a trip to Costa Rica, and it makes the room very “warm”. :) loving your mood boards lately! so many great ideas.

    Reply
  33. Sarah says

    September 15, 2010 at 6:47 pm

    LOL. We had those curtains when I was a kid…in the 70’s! I guess it really IS all cyclical.

    Reply
  34. chrystie says

    September 15, 2010 at 7:03 pm

    OOh I love this. We moved into and decorated most of our new place last fall so we naturally gravitated towards oranges and browns. Now it’s just turned into a wonderful color pallete to add accent colors to as we go through each season!

    Reply
  35. Paige says

    September 15, 2010 at 7:32 pm

    My husband would be ALL OVER this room. Orange is his favorite color!

    Reply
  36. Katie @ Katie Beth Interiors says

    September 15, 2010 at 7:36 pm

    These are the colors of our family room and I am loving entering fall because of it!

    Reply
  37. Deborah says

    September 15, 2010 at 9:53 pm

    Really enjoy the mood boards. Just a thought- I would love to see ideas for centerpieces for the dining room table, either in the mood board or a separate upcoming post. (especially since the holidays are around the corner)
    I love your decorating ideas!!!

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      September 15, 2010 at 10:26 pm

      Hey Deborah,

      We have some fun table setting posts and videos in our archives, and we definitely have table scape and holiday entertaining/decorating posts in the hopper. Stay tuned!

      xo,
      s

  38. Angela B says

    September 15, 2010 at 10:03 pm

    I usually avoid orange – but I love this! Probably because the orange touches are paired with my favourites – greens and dark woods.

    Reply
  39. Daria says

    September 15, 2010 at 10:27 pm

    Love the mood board! Orange is my favorite color. Inspiring, thanks for posting!

    Reply
  40. hi-d says

    September 16, 2010 at 4:58 am

    I love that color palette. I’ve been on this sewing pillows kick recently for our living room and have combined – green, brown, orange, teal, mustard yellow, etc. The colors make me happy! :)

    Reply
  41. Carole says

    September 16, 2010 at 8:42 am

    I like the colour combo, although I’ve never had the guts to try orange! Red seems to be as wild as I can go :)

    Have you noticed that the CB2 webpage is making liberal use of orange paired with a dark grey (I clicked over there to see those neat-o chairs in the mood board.) It’s a very striking colour combination!

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    • YoungHouseLove says

      September 16, 2010 at 8:43 am

      Ooh orange and gray is nice. Off to check it out!

      xo,
      s

  42. Judy says

    September 16, 2010 at 8:59 am

    We have this exact dining room table from Ikea! Love it. It’s super-solid, and honestly with both leaves in you can easily seat 12.

    Reply
  43. daily decorator says

    September 16, 2010 at 9:29 am

    Thanks for the heads up about that Pier1 mirror being on sale. I have had my eye on that for quite some time! ~Tracy

    Reply
  44. Kristi W. says

    September 16, 2010 at 10:54 am

    We have that Ikea table and love it. It’s a great price for the quality.

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      September 16, 2010 at 10:55 am

      It’s amazing to hear so many people vouch for that Ikea table (and to hear that it seats even more people than advertised). Thanks so much for sharing your experiences with any products that we include in our mood boards! It definitely should come in handy for anyone who’s debating whether or not to buy something.

      xo,
      s

  45. candace @ thecandace.com says

    September 16, 2010 at 11:21 am

    I’m loving that rug with the pops of orange! Great job with this mood board!

    Reply
  46. OwningSingle says

    September 16, 2010 at 11:34 am

    This is truly a mood board after my own heart. My kitchen/dining room is painted orange and I recently painted my cabinets a dark chocolate. I have a similar dark wood table from Ikea, the Bjursta table (that I scored on craigslist for $150). I liked the one you have a little more but it was a little too long for my space. I also have round wall decor on the wall similar to what you have but not mirrored. I love this. Have you guys snuck into my house?

    Reply
  47. bridget b. says

    September 16, 2010 at 11:39 am

    nice. this would also make a good home office mood board. i think i just may try it.

    Reply
  48. Erin B. Inspired says

    September 17, 2010 at 10:18 am

    I love the rug! And pops of orange.

    Reply
  49. Anna says

    September 17, 2010 at 10:58 am

    I love the circles mirror and the pops of orange. It’s such a happy color!

    I use drop cloth curtains in our Living Room and love them:
    curtains.

    Reply
  50. Stacy says

    September 17, 2010 at 12:20 pm

    Can I tell you how much I LOVE the fact that you guys are including Pier 1 items in your generic mood boards? I work for them, and I am a huge dork about spotting P1 things on websites/TV shows/etc. And I have that mirror, and it’s great. And all it needs to attach to your wall is one of those little c-shaped monkey hooks.

    Reply
    • YoungHouseLove says

      September 17, 2010 at 12:30 pm

      That’s awesome Stacy! We’d love to team up with Pier1 for a giveaway so if you have any connections there feel free to drop our name! We know YHL readers are loving that mirror…

      xo,
      s

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