As these exuberant homes show, the secret to using this bold hue is balancing it with neutral tones, plenty of natural light, and a penchant for creativity.

![Homeowner Simon Doonan stands next to the front door. "We have flamboyance, and we’re not inhibited about anything. [Architect] Gray Organschi gave [the house] that intellectual rigor needed to make it beautiful. We were well matched."](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6063391372700811264/6133456033994792960-medium/orange-door-of-a-black-steel-framed-home.jpg)
Homeowner Simon Doonan stands next to the front door. "We have flamboyance, and we’re not inhibited about anything. [Architect] Gray Organschi gave [the house] that intellectual rigor needed to make it beautiful. We were well matched."
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In this custom-built London guesthouse kitchen designed by Studiomama, lustrous vertically clad cabinetry achieves additional depth with the addition of the chairs, which were picked up for $15 each at a local market and powder coated in bright orange.
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