Friday, January 29, 2010

Yellow Decor: Use Sparingly

The temperature in Toronto today is -13 degrees Celsius, making it one of the coldest days of the season so far. In an effort to counteract the cold, I'm thinking about sunny yellow to warm up the day!! Decorating with yellow can be difficult, since it's such a strong colour it can be dizzying if overused. But as an accent with grey, blue, black or white, yellow can look just right!!

Eye catching, all the way from the curb.
Home of Designer Ann Nicholson
via Country Living Magazine


This door is an invitation to enter.
Unknown Source
(For more yellow doors, check out this set on Flickr)


The front door says "welcome home".
Albert Hadley
via House Beautiful


A warm & welcoming entry hall.
Christopher Drake
via House Beautiful


This is a true study in yellow.
Ann Nicholson
via Country Living Magazine


Yellow wallpaper works with black & white accessories.
Skona Hem
via Apartment Therapy


A modern geometric print in yellow works in an otherwise neutral room.
Sarah Richardson
Sarah's House Season 1


Yellow walls pop against a black & white space.
Ann Nicholson
via Country Living Magazine


A touch here and there goes a long way in this strong hue.
Mary McDonald
via House Beautiful


Black & white take a back seat to yellow accents.
via Apartment Therapy


Blue and yellow with a white background create a nautical feel.
Tom Stringer
via House Beautiful


The yellow of the wallpaper & couch are soft as butter.
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Wow!! A pair of stunners.
Remodelista
via Apartment Therapy


Yellow in various textures: Ceramic, linen, leather, shag & silk.
Viceroy Hotel Library


Spines of National Geographic add a dash of yellow to this library.
Jeffrey Bilhuber
via Elle Decor


Blonde wood gets energy from yellow accents.
Leslie Klotz
via House Beautiful


Chartreuse yellow and teal are harmonious in this dining room.
Jonathan Adler
via House Beautiful


This vignette is not for the faint of heart.
via Apartment Therapy


A painted awning stripe brightens this bathroom.
Leslie Klotz
via House Beautiful


Sunny yellow can make laundry fun!
Sarah Richardson
Sarah's House Season 2


Modern Barn Door as Accent Wall
Paige Schnell, Texas Idea House
Southern Living Magazine


Yellow gives Grey a sunny disposition.
DwellStudio


Yellow bedding attracts the sun's rays.
Domino


Awning Stripe Fabric
Tom Stringer
via House Beautiful


7 comments:

  1. I really like the yellow accents, hope you are following my blog.


    http://wwwbeenblogged.blogspot.com/

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  2. Absolutely love it! Gave me just the inspiration to repaint my kitchen the perfect shade of yellow!

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  3. Going to do a yellow front door. love your collection!

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  4. I know this is a little late, but I remember seeing the awning stripes in this posting when I was designing a card. I am featuring this card in one of my blog postings, so I thought I would give you credit now for the inspiration with a link to your site. You can see it at:
    http://www.hohumcards.com/2010/09/fresh-color-combination-for-an-invitation-yellow-and-grey/
    Love your site by the way.
    Karen

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  5. Hi Karen,
    Thanks for the shout out!! I checked your link, and your card and invitation designs are beautiful.
    Happy to hear that you like my site and I hope you'll keep reading.
    All the best,
    ~Pam

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  6. I've never seen yellow used so well before both in a house and out of it. I always thought yellow would never work because I see old houses with yellow and it looks bad. I love how this hows us that yellow can work if it's a more modern house with a more modern shade of yellow.

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