COLOR YELLOW IN INTERIOR DECORATING

APPLICATION:


High-noon yellows are the most revealing and demanding and merit careful attention. Gray-yellows of early dawn are foils for more fragile colors-pinks, blues, and pale greens. Warm afternoon yellow is a foil for rich warm woods. The burnished yellows of brass give a cast of copper gilt and bring to a room. Gold provides an elegant and luxurious touch, especially for accent or accessories. All yellows are reflective, take on tones of other colors. and add flattering highlights.

Yellow is sunshine. It is a happy, cheerful color. Unlike red, it is appropriate in large quantities in the interior decorating. Yellow is a welcoming hue, ideal for an entrance hall because it brings sunshine into the house where there are few windows. In a north room, yellow gives the illusion of direct sunlight. Yellow has a compassionate, energizing effect, warming the heart, opening the senses.

Many people associate yellow with gold. Use gold only for gold-leaf picture frames, brass objects, and jewelry. Lemon peel yellow with white trim and a more subtle yellow ceiling, however, can be a heavenly beginning for the decoration of a beautiful room. But not everybody shares a love for yellow.

It's important continuously to be in touch with how each color relates to your personality as well as your body chemistry.

Don't let anyone talk you into living with a color that doesn't make you feel comfortable.