Expanding on Yellow

So I know a couple weeks ago I did a daily dose on yellow. Without realizing it, I started to write this post on yellow throughout the home. Then I realized that my thoughts on the color have changed. Yellow isn’t a color I immediately gravitated to before. Not in graphic/web design, not in clothes, not in interior design. That is, until I decided to purchase a pillow in yellow and it changed my perspective completely. Yellow has a way of enhancing your mood, lifting your spirits and brightening your day. Yellow can either encompass a whole room, or add happy accents to your space.

Today’s post is all about yellow. Yellow rooms and yellow accents. Pillow, rugs, walls — you name it, we’re talkin’ about it!

We can start off rather traditionally. Pale yellows are a good way to bring happiness and a cheery disposition to a room without overpowering it with YELLOW. The graphic rug and the classic furniture take center stage here, but the yellow is in the background, keeping you happy!

This photo does the same thing — it’s a simple, traditional home but the yellow accents are the POP, the WOW, the PIZAZZ! The thing I like about this one, is that there are completely different things going on in each of the pieces. You have a lamp that has a bit of an eclectic, mid-century edge to it; a graphic and modern pillow and a more traditional pillow with yellow piping. This is also a great time to point out the wonderfulness that is grey and yellow together. I’ll have to do a seperate post on the combination, but they work fantastically together! Modern, clean and totally cool.

Next we’ll go bold and brave. Who needs traditional? This can also be all about making a statement with yellow. Sure, it’s not taking up the whole room, but man, the return on investment of a couple of fantastic focal points in yellow is amazing!

Maybe you like punch and wow, but you don’t want to go overboard. Keeping the scheme monochromatic with a few punches of color is another way to add wow factor. Take for example the image above — the fuchsia and yellow really give this room character where it would otherwise feel cold.

Following the trend of the bedroom, but going a bit more moody, this living room has pops of color in all the right places. So much so, that I focus on the hot pink table, the yellow artwork and the yellow lamp and totally forget that ugly lamp off to the right. ;)

And how about the kitchen? The heart of the home? It needs some cheery air to it as well, right? Not only does this room have fantastic light, but the bold cabinets really make it a place to want to prepare and enjoy a meal with friends or family.

Perhaps a whole wall of yellow cabinets is too much for you. How about this yellow range? That is a bold yellow, but it’s so cheery and welcoming! The view isn’t too shabby either. :)

And finally, my favorite. If I had to decorate my living space from scratch, I would totally start here. The purples, pinks and yellows all go fantastically together. It feels modern, contemporary but totally accessible. Flop down in the middle of the pillows, prop your feet up on the garden stool and let’s watch some HGTV! This room has it for me!

So how about you? What is your power color? What color, when you walk into a room, makes you go wow?