Sunny yellow color in the interior has long ceased to seem like an unprecedented curiosity. Today, designers are widely using shades of yellow to decorate a wide variety of spaces, from quiet bedrooms to play areas.
With the help of yellow, you can give a cold and dark room features of comfort and harmony. It will brighten up the simplest interior. And bright accessories, painted in cheerful yellow, will help to set the necessary accents in a laconic interior, for which the most strict and restrained tones are used.
Color Features
The range includes many shades - from the most delicate to rich and bright. There are both warm tones and cold ones among them. Do you want to give the room a mood of celebration and cheerfulness? Warm tones suit you. And cold tones will emphasize the effect of freshness and purity.
Designers love yellow in the interior for its perfect combination with other colors. Next to it, shades of green, blue, gray, brown, as well as black and white look good.
Color combination
Do you have doubts when choosing companion materials for yellow? Look for clues around you. Remember how beautiful the yellow-amber sunset is. Perhaps this is exactly what you are looking for for a cramped and gloomy corridor? And honey flowing down a chocolate gingerbread may inspire you to order a yellow-brown facade of a kitchen set. You can get ideas from anywhere. Admire flowers and insects, national costumes of ancient peoples and family coats of arms of noble families, sweets and tropical fruits.
Yellow as the main color in the interior
If you set out to create a harmonious interior, be guided by a sense of proportion. Yellow wallpaper in a delicate shade is quite pleasing to the eye and will not tire, but if you decide to get bright and saturated, think about color blocking. Perhaps an accent on one or two walls will suffice?
Too saturated shades of this range can act depressingly. Eyes quickly get tired of them, especially when it comes to a room intended for relaxation. The rule works here: the more yellow, the calmer its shade should be. But if you plan to use this color to a minimum, you can safely experiment even with canary.
Textiles
Draperies of curtains, tablecloths and furniture wraps give the room a soft touch. Sunny yellow can look very advantageous in the design of home textiles. It is especially good for curtains.
Yellow color in the interior can be used for window design. The sun will shine through the curtains andfill the room with magical light. This is most relevant for cold rooms with windows facing north.
Sun color furniture
Furniture designers also like yellow tones. For a headset made in this color scheme, you need an appropriate background. For example, light gray walls will create a decent frame for furniture in warm bright yellow. And if your closet or bed is painted lemon yellow or delicate vanilla, even purple or turquoise walls will go with it.
Special mention is made of piece elements in vintage style. Perhaps you got some kind of family heirloom in the form of an old dresser or wardrobe? Do not rush to take her to the cottage or to the garage. Painted in rich yellow, such furniture can organically fit into the interior of a modern home. Well, if you want sunny colors, but you don’t dare to have too many of them, experiment with a bedside table, headboard, curtain rod, door. Of course, such an accent will need support, whether it be a couple of sofa cushions, stripes on a rug or upholstery on a pouffe.
Floor coverings
To design the floor today use a variety of materials. The most popular in terms of price-quality ratio today are laminate, linoleum and tiles. The most common colors and textures reminiscent of wood, cork, stones, tiles.
But if you like yellow in the interior and dream of unusual floors, don't be afraid to experiment. For floor decorationareas with increased loads (corridors, bathrooms, kitchens) tiles are ideal. Today's assortment in building stores is simply amazing and allows each buyer to choose what he dreamed of. To decorate the joints between the tiles, you can use both yellow and contrasting grout, which harmonizes in color with both the tile itself and the rest of the room.
The wooden floor painted yellow looks very impressive and unusual. This decor is especially good for country houses, cottages, summer cottages. We are talking not only about modern finishing materials for natural wood floors, but also about old plank floors, which were covered with terracotta red paint from year to year. Agree, these shades are already boring, they evoke associations with something outdated, boring and irrevocably a thing of the past. But if a global floor repair is not included in your plans, try to ennoble it with modern paint. When choosing, be guided not only by color, but also by quality - choose an option that is resistant to mechanical stress. It is not at all necessary to think that only pentaphthalic enamel, which has a terrible smell and dries for several days, will cope with the task. In this regard, modern alkyd enamels also showed themselves well. Choose the paint that says "for the floor", otherwise you will very quickly face the need for an update repair.
Yellow in the design of the ceilings
This color can be used for more than just walls and floors. For example, light yellowthe ceiling fills the room with pleasant light, creates a peaceful atmosphere. Particularly beautiful are the ceilings with beams, the space between which is painted in lemon, vanilla or champagne.
Remember that saturated shades are suitable for rooms with a high height. The yellow ceiling visually looks lower, due to which the effect of tightness and constriction can be created in a standard-plan apartment. But for spacious rooms with a ceiling above three meters, it fits well.
Bright accents
What color goes well with yellow in the interior? Since yellow, blue and red are the base colors of the spectrum, they work well together. It turns out that you can create many harmonious combinations.
Using yellow accessories, you can dilute the effect of restraint in rooms of a neutral style. If your home is decorated in beige or light gray tones, a few bright accents will give it a mood. It can be a floor vase, a floor lamp with an unusual shade, a set of dishes, a radiator grill.
Yellow in different styles
What is the style most often used in sunny shades? Designers confidently fit it into a wide variety of interiors. You can’t do without yellow if you choose the now fashionable African ethno, which has already become a country classic, forever young modern. The yellow color looks harmonious in the interior of the living room, designed in a modern urban style. It is often used in interiors with Provence elements.
Solar Kitchen
Shades of yellowoften found in modern kitchens. It can be built-in furniture, a work wall, and even household appliances.
Experts say that yellow increases appetite, promotes the absorption of he althy foods, and stabilizes metabolic processes. This is due to its influence on the natural processes in the body. Yellow stimulates blood circulation, normalizes blood pressure, thereby accelerating metabolism. And breakfast, spent in the sunny yellow kitchen, will give you a boost of energy for the whole day.
Living spaces in cheerful colors
Yellow wallpaper in a calm shade is well suited for the bedroom. They guarantee a quick awakening and a good mood right in the morning. But too bright colors like poisonous yellow will act depressingly. Many of those who decided to take a chance with this bedroom design later complained about the oppressive feeling.
Be careful with the interior of children's rooms. Practice moderation. Children usually like yellow, as well as other bright colors. But when there is too much of it, a weak nervous system may simply not be able to cope. Increased excitability and activity of the child may be the result of too flashy interior. Remember: a children's room is a space designed not only for games, but also for relaxation and study.
Bright colors in the living room
But in rooms where no one rests or sleeps, this color can be quite appropriate. The yellow living room isa wonderful place for friendly gatherings, joint viewing of matches, family celebrations and communication. The sunny atmosphere will only contribute to the joy of the meeting and the good mood of the whole company.
Yellow in the design of bathrooms and bathrooms
Gloss tiles, mosaic inserts, stretch ceilings are great ideas for small bathrooms that allow you to visually expand the space. For such premises, both a light yellow shade and its bright colors are well suited.
You can decorate the whole room in this range or its individual fragments. It can be plumbing, flooring, furniture, shower doors or just bright beautiful textiles.
Yellow wicker baskets look very nice in the bathroom, especially against the background of white walls. Such a bathroom will look fresh and remind you of summer all year round.
Verandas, balconies, loggias
Shades of yellow are often used to organize a recreation area. This color is especially relevant on balconies, verandas and loggias on which plants grow. The green looks great against the yellow.
Significant amounts are rarely spent on the renovation of such premises. Yellow can help a lot in this regard. For several years now, furniture and decorative details made from construction pallets have been a trend. They look very impressive when painted yellow.
This color has other advantages when used to decorate such rooms. It allows you to create coziness, fill the balcony or veranda with charming light. especially beautifulyellow looks on the west and east side, in the rays of sunset and dawn, respectively.
What do psychologists say?
Experts say that the common stereotype that only people with mental problems can love this color is nothing more than fiction.
In fact, according to psychologists, interior design in yellow often becomes the choice of people with an active lifestyle and progressive views. This color helps to concentrate, develops imagination, promotes creative thinking. Among fans of the yellow interior, there are often artists, crafters, musicians. But no less often they are inspired by successful managers, leaders of large teams, advertisers and programmers.
