Once upon a time, there was a little cottage... with funky chandeliers and the brightest orange walls you've ever seen in your life! Seriously, these rooms blow "cottage charm" out of the window, there isn't a single cabbage rose pattern to be found! How did I come across this place? I didn't. These images arrived via email and my immediate reaction was a jaw-dropping "Wow!". When I pulled together my most recent trend piece for HGTV on Cane, Don and Jaymes at Civility Design supplied the quotes needed for that article and we've been in touch ever since, they're based in Chicago and have a glorious online portfolio if you're like to check it out. From what Don tells me, after reading all the recent color posts about orange here on decor8, he was inspired to share with decor8 readers a glimpse into a vintage cottage designed using orange and kelly green as the dominant colors. Ready?

Here's what Don has to say about the project, "We incorporated a great deal of custom pieces from tile, to fabric, to chairs to even cruelty-free, resin-antler chandeliers we custom made in 'Hermes' Orange!"

"The chandeliers we made for the kitchen, even in their Orange Color, read as 'red'...to the point where we have received requests for them from all over the world because people have thought they were large pieces of coral, made into chandeliers." - Don Raney
"All photos are from the same remodel/project we designed; a vintage cottage reinterpreted with period-appropriate materials but with a modern twist. Fun Fun Fun - and beautiful, all at the same time." - Don Raney

What do you think about that cottage space? I love all the bold accents and how these designers didn't let the word cottage deter their vision at all. Great job!

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(images from civility design)