Showing posts with label Decorating with Yellow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Decorating with Yellow. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Yellow is your friend!




I've posted on yellow before but wanted to add a little more because yellow is such fabulously friendly and cheerful color. It brightens any room and adds a bit of "happy"! I love yellow. When I was growing up, my mom was very generous about painting my room and letting me choose colors. We (she) must have painted my room a couple dozen times while I was between the ages of 8 and 18! Out of all those colors, yellow was my most favorite and the color I remember most. Yellow is great for just about any room and has enjoyed great popularity in the kitchen.

Next time you want to give a room a warm and happy vibe then consider the family of yellows. From golden harvest hues, mouth watering citrus yellow to smooth, buttery yellows the choices are many and very inviting. One word of caution is that when choosing a yellow, don't over do it. The yellow you see on the small paint chip will look much stronger on a large scaled wall. Go paler and work to a stronger shade, if desired, rather then having it become too bold and bright and needing to tone it down. If you encounter the problem of having a painted a yellow that is too strong, you can tone it down using a specific glaze that will work with your particular color.

More on yellow coming up.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Decorating with Yellow, A nice pick me up!




Yellow is a warm, friendly color that can help create a cheerful, happy environment. You know how you feel when you have to go without the sun for a few days in a row and live with dark, gray skies...not so cheery,huh? Then the big golden sun reappears and your spirits soar once more. That's the power of yellow for you! Yellow is great in kichens and bathrooms but you do have be careful when painting entire walls with yellow as it will appear more intense on larger areas than on the little swatch you saw at the paint store.