Decorating with Yellow
March 23, 2010
I was slicing lemons and trimming the ends of daffodils yesterday, then I was struck by a mad passion for yellow. Hmm. Strange. I just painted over all the yellow in my kitchen, and today I am fixated. Fickle am I. It must be my serious case of spring fever.
Anyway, I got to thinking. Yellow is one of those colors that’s a little trickier to design with, but when used just right, yellow is incredibly stylish and oh so chic. Yellow is vibrant and cheerful; the color of sunshine and happiness! I think it is especially beautiful when paired with deep gray, soft green, turquoise, or white.
Here’s a few examples of yellow done just right.
House to Home
Southern Accents
Coastal Living
Cottage Living
Coastal Living
Martha Stewart
Kelly Wearstler
Coastal Living
House Beautiful
Apartment Therapy
via Decorpad
DIY Ideas
Southern Accents
Coastal Living
source unknown
Southern Living
House Beautiful
Palmer Weiss
Coastal Living
via My Home Ideas
House Beautiful
If yellow is not your preferred shade to decorate with, you can bring this cheerful color into your home temporarily with just some simple flowers . . .
or fresh lemons.
Now that’s a view of yellow I’ll never tire of. :-)
Does yellow inspire you ? Have you used it to decorate your home ?
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Tags: color inspiration, yellow
all of these images make my heart sing!
I am loving all of these inspiration pics! I think just saved 90% of them to my “inspire” file. I am not sure if is because of spring, but I am loving yellow right now too!
I love the tons of small framed patterns of fabric/paper. Such a good idea. Especially if you rent and can’t paint!
My daughter wanted to paint her bathroom yellow. It is accented with hot pink and black. Turned out great! She calls yellow her “happy” color. It makes you feel good. Love & blessings from NC!
I have 3 rooms with yellow: guest bath, laundry room & my master bedroom. Love it~thanks for sharing!
I am absolutely and positively obsessed with yellow. Always have been! When I started seeing it pop up in design magazines and in stores, I was so excited! I have a master bedroom design stirring with white, chocolate, pale grey, and yellow. I may add pops of kelly green, but I may also be losing my marbles. :) Happy decorating and thanks for the inspiration!
I like yellow but not in my own home.It is just one of those colors that I grow tired of very quickly.
I find myself turning to yellow more and more in my decor. I love the warmth and that sense of sunshine in my rooms even on dreary days. I L-O-V-E that photo of the Country Living bathroom with the sage green walls and golden vanities. Gorgeous!
How beautiful! I love the greys, greens, & yellow. I current;y live in a rental that has a yellow kitchen that I’m stumped as to how to decorate. So far I’ve stuck to sages & some red & burnt oranges.
Yellow has always been a scary color for me – probably because the wrong shade can go very, very wrong! Like vomit, or icky mustard. However, yesterday I painted my living room a cream color, and against the white trim, it does look sort of buttery yellow – I wasn’t sure at first, but it is just so fresh and bright – I really like it! You can see it here:
http://www.thecreativemaven.net/2010/03/pardon-interruption-of-your-regularly.html
that yellow and gray bedroom – I adore! I just got done with a yellow and gray decorating adventure in my own home!! and I love living in it!! Check it out here: http://chasingdavies.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20House
My bathroom in Florida looked like that Coastal Living bathroom. Not the color but the layout. That makes me homesick:(
Sorry, Cottage Living!
What month was the chartreuse colored living room in Southern Living magazine? I would love to find out the exact color and brand paint.
I love golds and yellows too. (along with other colors) I have a gold family room, warmer but as intense as a school bus. It is so cozy and warm feeling- love it- with Navy and slate blue accents, off white woodwork….
We used to have a yellow walls in our dining room kitchen and hallway, with an avacado feature wall & aubergine cabinets in the kitchen. Everybody who visited loved it. The inspiration came from placemats and coasters I fell in love with. Metallic tile splashbacks kept it looking edgy.
Cheers,
Lisa x
You really make it seem so easy together with your presentation however I in finding this matter to be actually something which I believe I might by no means understand. It seems too complicated and very wide for me. I am looking ahead on your next post, I will try to get the dangle of it!