House Beautiful: Accent Yellow

The color yellow is just so lovely.

Depending on the hue – the color yellow can be so many things, evoke so many emotions.

It’s soothing and elegant, vibrant and happy, charming and sweet.

Today, some wonderful YELLOW home, art and interior inspiration.

THE FRENCH BEE

10″ Peony in Vase, Faux

Country Living Magazine

Lois Dodd (American, b. 1927), Apple Tree in Bloom, 1979. Oil on masonite, 16 x 19 in.

KUMI KOOKOON

Organza Euro Sham, Lemon/White

One Kings Lane

House Beautiful

Design by Ashley Whittaker

Salvador Corratgé (Cuban, 1928-2014), Untitled, 1964. Acrylic on wood, 73 x 64 cm.

Sunny yellow walls and an antique iron daybed give the guestroom down home charm; the dramatic ikat pattern pillows add a dose of global panache.

Interior Design: Gary McBournie, Boston

Traditional Home Magazine

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22″ Oncidiums in Glass Vase, Yellow

This grey living room features bold yellow Talisman sofas, which are covered in ‘Monceau’ velvet from Designers Guild. Bold lighting includes a floral fabric-covered floor lamp by Squint Limited and Poul Henningsen‘s ‘PH Artichoke’ pendant light, a Fifties design that lifts the gaze upwards.

House & Garden

The drawing room at Faringdon House juxtaposes sunny yellow walls with a lovely brick-red rug.

House & Garden

Volga Linen

House and Garden Magazine

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28″ Orchid in Vase

pretty settee

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Long a favorite color for traditional design, yellow kicks up high spirits in any style’s decorating. This 2011 D.C. Design House dining room gets its youthful glow with daubs of yellow.

Though the walls are kept a creamy neutral, yellow isn’t confined to accents.

It blankets the floor through an inventive paint treatment that transforms the wood into jaunty yellow-and-cream diamonds.

Interior design: Camille Saum

Traditional Home Magazine