There are colors that behave politely in a room.

And then there is orange.

Orange does not whisper. It arrives with a tray of cocktails and assumes you’ll be staying a while.

Which may explain why the cover of the inaugural issue of The Palm Beach Gazette is unapologetically orange. It felt right. Palm Beach is not a beige town, after all. It’s a place built on sunshine, citrus groves, sunset skies, and the sort of social life that begins around five o’clock and politely refuses to end.

So imagine our delight when we discovered that one of the most memorable rooms in Palm Beach at the moment is—quite gloriously—also orange.

Designed by the ever-brilliant Cindy Rinfret and her interior firm Rinfret Ltdt, the “Coral Bar”—as it is affectionately known at Tommy and Dee Hilfiger’s Palm Beach house—is exactly the kind of interior that reminds you why decorating can still be fun. The walls glow in a fearless citrus lacquer. Shell-covered chandeliers hover overhead like tropical jewelry. Built-in shelves brim with books, and glassware, while bamboo detailing and a pecky cypress ceiling add a distinctly Floridian note. It’s the sort of room filled with objects that quietly imply good stories—and even better guests.

At the center sits a pagoda-style bar canopy—part chinoiserie fantasy, part Palm Beach theater—beneath which rattan stools await the inevitable martini hour.

Orange, interestingly, has long been associated with hospitality. Color theorists note that it sits exactly between the warmth of red and the optimism of yellow, which is why restaurants, cafés, and gathering spaces have favored it for centuries. It stimulates conversation, encourages appetite, and—most importantly—makes people feel welcome.

Or as Palm Beach might phrase it: it’s the color of a good party.

People often imagine the town as polished and formal, but its best interiors have always been slightly mischievous. They invite you in. They encourage you to stay. They make you want another drink. 

Cindy Rinfret clearly understands this.

And if a room happens to match the cover of the magazine, well…

We’ll take that as a very good sign.