Decorating
Colour: Add Some Sunshine to Your Life With Yellow
As the clocks go back, use clever decorating to add a bit more light into your life by using yellow creatively
This beautifully sunny colour can brighten up your home all year round, if you use it right. Whether you want to add a temporary splash of colour, or commit to yellow in a big way, these sources of creative inspiration can give you some insights into how to use yellow cleverly and make it work well with the rest of your space.
Pair with grey
A small touch of lemon goes a long way against a background of white and soft grey velvet. This is a safe way to start experimenting with yellow – it would be easy to swap the lampshade and cushions for another colour to change the look of the room with a minimum of effort and expense.
Because greys are so versatile, you could easily pair the sofa with another colour, such as turquoise or purple, to completely change this look for another season.
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A small touch of lemon goes a long way against a background of white and soft grey velvet. This is a safe way to start experimenting with yellow – it would be easy to swap the lampshade and cushions for another colour to change the look of the room with a minimum of effort and expense.
Because greys are so versatile, you could easily pair the sofa with another colour, such as turquoise or purple, to completely change this look for another season.
Find out why you can’t live without velvet
Use yellow imaginatively
Because yellow is such a light, bright colour, you can get away with adding it to places you might not expect – such as the yolk-yellow staircase in this hallway. This striking and quirky colour choice really makes an impact.
Yellow could also work well around windows, or as an accent on shelving.
Because yellow is such a light, bright colour, you can get away with adding it to places you might not expect – such as the yolk-yellow staircase in this hallway. This striking and quirky colour choice really makes an impact.
Yellow could also work well around windows, or as an accent on shelving.
Add a splash of colour
Even a little bit of yellow goes a long way. A playful splash features here on a Eames chair set against a backdrop of bright turquoise, with accents of pink and lime green elsewhere in the room. There’s something of the sweet shop about this colourful combination…
Even a little bit of yellow goes a long way. A playful splash features here on a Eames chair set against a backdrop of bright turquoise, with accents of pink and lime green elsewhere in the room. There’s something of the sweet shop about this colourful combination…
Use darker shades, too
Dark, muted yellows are paired with ever-popular grey in this living room. The lamp base adds a touch of the menagerie, and the hot pink coffee table lightens the serious colours. Darker shades of yellow offer a sophisticated take on playful – very much for grown-ups.
Dark, muted yellows are paired with ever-popular grey in this living room. The lamp base adds a touch of the menagerie, and the hot pink coffee table lightens the serious colours. Darker shades of yellow offer a sophisticated take on playful – very much for grown-ups.
Add tiny accents
Little touches of warm yellow – on the cushions and in the painting hung above the fireplace – bring out the warmth of the wood floor against an otherwise monochrome background.
Even relatively small accents of a colour can change the feel of a room, especially when set against a relatively neutral backdrop.
Little touches of warm yellow – on the cushions and in the painting hung above the fireplace – bring out the warmth of the wood floor against an otherwise monochrome background.
Even relatively small accents of a colour can change the feel of a room, especially when set against a relatively neutral backdrop.
Be bold with furniture
A whole sofa in yellow! Why beat about the bush with insignificant little cushions or lampshades if you really like the colour… This mustard velvet sofa offers a seriously chic take on yellow.
If you are going to buy a piece of furniture in yellow, remember to get fabric samples before deciding on a shade, so you can see how the colour will work with the rest of your scheme, and how it will look with your lighting.
A whole sofa in yellow! Why beat about the bush with insignificant little cushions or lampshades if you really like the colour… This mustard velvet sofa offers a seriously chic take on yellow.
If you are going to buy a piece of furniture in yellow, remember to get fabric samples before deciding on a shade, so you can see how the colour will work with the rest of your scheme, and how it will look with your lighting.
Make temporary tweaks
Why so serious? A burst of yellow in the bunting above the bed gives a touch of playful humour to this eclectic but otherwise minimalist bedroom. There’s no need to make a permanent commitment to yellow. Adding cushion covers or a touch of yellow in a string of bunting is a great way to use a fresh colour in your interior design.
Why so serious? A burst of yellow in the bunting above the bed gives a touch of playful humour to this eclectic but otherwise minimalist bedroom. There’s no need to make a permanent commitment to yellow. Adding cushion covers or a touch of yellow in a string of bunting is a great way to use a fresh colour in your interior design.
Add colour to your cloakroom
The sunny yellow wallpaper in this cloakroom features a bold zebra print. It’s accessorised here with a yellow hand towel and a quirky pink edge on the door – a little touch you only see when the door is open.
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The sunny yellow wallpaper in this cloakroom features a bold zebra print. It’s accessorised here with a yellow hand towel and a quirky pink edge on the door – a little touch you only see when the door is open.
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Use yellow to accent another colour
Yellow can go beautifully as part of a scheme with very different colours. Here, the small lampshade and accents on the cushion bring a splash of yellow into an otherwise cool blue room. The leafy hints of green on the headboard and bed base bring it all together in a way that is reminiscent of a leafy garden by the sea…
Yellow can go beautifully as part of a scheme with very different colours. Here, the small lampshade and accents on the cushion bring a splash of yellow into an otherwise cool blue room. The leafy hints of green on the headboard and bed base bring it all together in a way that is reminiscent of a leafy garden by the sea…
Go wild and paint the whole house
How about that? A whole house in yellow. This rainbow of colours stands out against the beautiful natural background of grass, sea and sky. But this is really only one to try if you truly love yellow!
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Are you a fan of yellow? Which other colours have you teamed it with? Share your thoughts and photos in the Comments below.
How about that? A whole house in yellow. This rainbow of colours stands out against the beautiful natural background of grass, sea and sky. But this is really only one to try if you truly love yellow!
TELL US…
Are you a fan of yellow? Which other colours have you teamed it with? Share your thoughts and photos in the Comments below.
It’s an eternal summer in this airy bedroom, which features a clean and light combination of white and bright yellow against a backdrop of soft brown and oatmeal shades. The extravagant cushions, bedding and upholstered headboard contrast with the clean minimalism of the rest of the room. Create your own sunny oasis of calm by adding splashes of warm yellow to other light colours.