Warm, energetic, full of optimism - despite these pleasant features, yellow is a difficult color in interior design. You should use it in moderation and also know what to pair with it. Thanks to our guide, you will discover the different incarnations of yellow and introduce it to decor without fear!
Skillfully selected wall colors are the best way to create a beautiful apartment. The yellow color of the walls enlivens and brightens the interior, giving it a warm character. This is an excellent choice for both modern and classic interiors. However, we don't recommend painting all your walls yellow—this can cause overstimulation and even cause stress and irritability. Therefore, it is better to limit yourself to 1-2 walls or paint only yellow fragments (for example, the lower part of the walls).
Good to know: yellow is close to modernity, and even avant-garde. Looks good on lacquered, plastic or metal and transparent surfaces such as glass or plexiglass.
Yellow in the interior adds energy and has a positive effect on all family members. The final effect, of course, depends on the yellow shade we choose. Soft pastel yellow will bring a lot of light into the interior without overwhelming the interior. In turn, stronger shades - lemon or sunny yellow, turning into orange - will immediately make the decor more dynamic. It’s worth balancing them out a little by comparing them with white and gray.
Interior with yellow staircase
Yellow color in the interior of an apartment or house can be used to highlight certain parts, certain areas, and to focus attention. And sometimes you have to act contrary to all the rules. For example, it is customary to hide the staircase, but in this interior it has become the main point of attraction.
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Decorating rooms in yellow tones
In the right quantity and shades, yellow will become a welcome guest in any room of both the house and apartment.
Living room
It is necessary to correctly “introduce” the yellow color into the living room, as it should add positivity and energize, but not overwhelm with its appearance. It will look good on walls, textiles and carpets. If you don’t want to use yellow for decoration, you can always implement it in a furniture set.
Kitchen
Here you can experiment, since yellow stimulates the appetite and inspires new ideas. In addition, dirt is practically invisible on it. The palette can be used for kitchen facades, splashbacks, walls and floors, ceiling decor, furniture and absolutely any items. And in the kitchen, yellow can dominate.
Bedroom
This room is always intended for relaxation and rest. If you like yellow, why not use it for decoration? You just need to use it in moderation so as not to strain your eyes and brain. Therefore, yellow curtains or bedding, decorative items or one piece of furniture can be a wonderful accent.
Children's
It all depends on the age of the child. For kids who are just beginning to explore this world, you need to choose calm, muted shades. Bright interior colors can negatively affect a child’s sleep and nervous system. With age, the palette can become brighter and more varied, appearing in interesting compositions and combinations.
Hallway
It is the entrance area, the hallway and part of the corridor that can characterize the entire apartment. That is why it is important to take into account the general style of the room, and only then decide which tones to choose. If there are no windows, yellow will be able to compensate for the lack of natural light. It is important that the surfaces are washed well, since in the hallway the color can quickly lose its brightness and attractiveness due to exposure to external factors.
Bathroom
Shades of yellow are suitable for any size bathroom. Of course, it is best to apply color to the walls. It is better to leave the plumbing white so as not to violate classic traditions. It is here that shades of yellow such as bronze, brass, antique, gold and others can be used as a variety.
Interior with yellow sofa
A yellow sofa in the interior is always appropriate when there are no other bright spots. This looks especially great if the interior design is very light or very dark. Against such a background, the yellow color reveals itself, becomes as noticeable as possible and fills the room with light and warmth.
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Advantages and disadvantages
- The combination of yellow and black is considered very bright, but it is almost impossible to allow excessive pretentiousness with it..
- Even when finishing a black kitchen set or other furniture with bright yellow patterns or when applying areas of color with very noticeable and provocative colors, it is possible to make the interior as impressive as possible, but it is almost impossible to overdo it with multicolored colors.
- There are no restrictions on the use of soft and warm tones. In any case, the yellow color looks bright, and in combination with black it leaves no doubt about its effectiveness , so any shades, provided they are mixed correctly, will look great.
If you clutter the entire surrounding space with black, there is a risk of creating an unfortunate splash of yellow , so you need to use either very bright and light shades, or use yellow not in one element, but throughout.
Black kitchen - with sophisticated yellow lighting
You need to make sure that all the yellow elements on black are well defined and have bright outlines, otherwise the design may seem too blurry or unclear, which is unacceptable in a particular color combination.
See how to transform your kitchen and combine yellow and black:
Living room interior with yellow color
Psychology calls the color yellow a source of positivity and optimism; it is simply necessary in the interior of the living room. Here we often need not only to relax, but also to recharge with positive emotions, get rid of feelings of anxiety and fatigue and simply start enjoying life.
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Psychology of color
Yellow is the main color in the color palette; it cannot be created by mixing other colors. It is believed that, along with red, children are the first to recognize it.
Any person associates yellow with space and space, freedom and joy, and this always evokes positive emotions, energizes, while, as Goethe noted, dark shades calm, and rich shades activate human activity, increase efficiency and improve mood.
Among the positive qualities that this color denotes are:
- joy;
- activity;
- Liberty.
However, there are also negative traits characteristic of people who prefer this juicy and seductive color to others: categorical judgments and self-confidence.
Yellow color is useful to use in a living space, as it can give a person the properties he needs, charge him with energy and positivity.
The color yellow always brings a touch of positivity to the home.
You need to work with yellow color carefully
Yellow color can charge you with energy and positivity
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Interior with yellow walls
Yellow wallpaper is rarely used in interiors. And in vain! If you're worried about making your bedroom, kitchen or living room too bright, experiment with neutral spaces. This could be corridors, an entrance hall, a dressing room, a guest room or a hall.
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Which facades are better to choose?
It all depends on how much free space you have, whether your kitchen windows are facing south or north, and what mood you want to create with the modeled design.
If you make the facades yellow, then for the background it is best to choose a neutral beige shade. Or even register it as dairy. This is especially true in cases where there is clearly not enough sunlight in the room.
When there is very little usable space in the room, you can choose facades with muted color options. Good fit:
- vanilla;
- almond butter color;
- cream;
- glossy alabaster;
- light banana;
- yellow reed, etc.
In such kitchens there will always be a sunny mood, no matter what the weather is like outside the window.
If there is an abundance of square meters, choose a set with bright yellow facades. Cream or light beige walls will help soften the perception. It will be interesting if you make the opposite wall an accent wall and paint the remaining ones in neutral colors.
Interior with yellow accent
Yellow color is very common in Scandinavian interiors. This is not surprising, because in Scandinavian traditions the basis of the interior is considered to be white, which is enlivened by colored accents. They usually come in hot pink, yellow, blue, and mint shades and go well together.
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In the living room
To create a bright, original atmosphere in your home, you can use soft yellow wallpaper, which goes well with a white ceiling, the same windows, and furniture. Fill the room with bright details. Decorative interior items will look impressive against such a background:
- lilac, violet;
- green;
- chocolate brown;
- blue, turquoise;
- gray.
Curtains go well with interior designs of various styles. So, in a classic living room, golden curtains look impressive, and rich, plain, straight curtains on the windows will complement the gray hi-tech, they are appropriate in the Art Nouveau style.
If you want the sun to never leave your home, pay attention to yellow. As a background or accent color, it always looks delightful, filling the house with light, creating a light and joyful atmosphere.
This color is unique - it is “friendly” with almost all colors, and in each case the design will be special: restrained with white or gray, bright and enthusiastic with purple, orange. Choose yours and enjoy the sun in your home even on a dreary rainy day.
Interior of a bright children's room
Yellow color in the interior of a children's room is sometimes simply necessary. Many people believe that making rooms for children neutral, gray and beige is not worth it at all, because the child needs positive emotions and inspiration. So a yellow wall may be the right solution.
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A huge standing stand appeared after the success of Dortmund in the 90s
To understand the roots of the “Yellow Wall”, you need to remember how Borussia’s home stadium appeared in the first place.
Before the Westfalenstadion, Borussia was based in the old (built in 1926) Rote Erde stadium. The running tracks and modest capacity (25 thousand) did not inspire Borussia; the management dreamed of a new arena. Things moved forward in 1971: Cologne dropped out of Germany's bid for the 1974 World Cup, and Dortmund took the vacated slot. The new fifty-thousandth stadium hosted four World Cup matches, and then became the home stadium for Borussia.
In 1991, Ottmar Hitzfeld arrived and took the club to a new level: Borussia won the Bundesliga in 1995 and 1996, and the Champions League in 1997. The money earned was invested in the expansion of the Westfalenstadion: in 1995, the second tier was completed on the eastern and western stands, and after the victory in the Champions League, the northern and southern ones were expanded.
The most interesting project was the southern stand: the seats were removed there, the capacity reached 25 thousand (still the largest standing stand in Europe). This became possible thanks to loyal German rules - unlike other leagues, standing bleachers are allowed in Germany. For Champions League matches, the seats are screwed down - and the capacity is reduced to 16 thousand.
An important nuance - there are standing places in almost all German stadiums. What makes the “Yellow Wall” special is its very steep slope (28 degrees for the lower tier and 37 for the upper), the absence of sectors (creating the feeling of a huge human mass) and height (almost 100 meters). “The bottom tier is so close to the pitch you can pat the goalkeeper on the back. And the upper tier is under the roof, it is so steep that it resembles a springboard,” the newspaper Der Spiegel described the southern stand.
Thanks to this and the activity of the fans, the “Yellow Wall” quickly became the pride of Borussia. In the late 90s, Germany received another home World Cup and several cities immediately began building or reconstructing stadiums. In response, the Yellow Wall hung an ironic banner: “Others are building stadiums and looking at Dortmund with envy.”
“Dortmund is a modest small city, not a metropolis at all,” explained Sergei Krivokharchenko, Match TV commentator and Russia’s main specialist on German football, to Sports.ru. – It doesn’t have many attractions and cultural monuments. And it is very important for Dortmund that the city has a club with such a distinctive feature. I think that for many in the world Dortmund is associated with Borussia and the Yellow Wall.
Kitchen interior with yellow apron
Any kitchen interior in yellow colors usually causes controversy. Maybe you really shouldn't go all yellow in your kitchen if you spend a lot of time in it and cook often. But a yellow apron will be an excellent detail that will bring joy every day.
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Recommended Styles
When using this color scheme, preference is given to styles that have appeared in modern times. They are distinguished by simplicity and elegance, requiring specific, pure shades, which can be easily achieved by using black and yellow for the kitchen interior.
Modern
This style is distinguished by unusual, sharp combinations, so in most cases it is necessary to dilute the interior with more than one shade of yellow. If the owners are ready to use an unusual kitchen decorated in an interesting color every day, then the combination of black and yellow will come in very handy .
Modern in black tones - very stylish. But due to the bright chairs it doesn’t look dark
Minimalism and hi-tech
The kitchen can be decorated in bright colors, selecting all household utensils, carpet, glass apron and appliances in these color combinations . It is advisable to take those devices that have transparent zones, as they are both more convenient and interesting.
Modern styles - very stylish
Eclecticism
This unusual style allows you to choose your own direction, mixing everything that your imagination suggests. You can create a kitchen as if from various designer scraps, and only the yellow and black combination of all elements will unite them. By the way, the yellow light of the sconce can become the very thread that will unite contrasting colors.
Modern and ethnic style go well with yellow and black
Interior with yellow window
You can surprise with the color yellow! Have you ever seen a yellow window? Typically, windows are white or any other natural shade. But a yellow window will lift your spirits, even if the real sun doesn’t shine through.
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Interior with yellow flowers
Do you like wallpapers with flowers? Imagine, they can also be yellow, and not just the traditional one, with green leaves and delicate petals. Any yellow patterns on the wallpaper are a bright and beautiful solution, more delicate than completely yellow walls.
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What style is this color suitable for?
Thanks to the versatility of this tone, it can be used in almost any style.
This is how bright yellow walls fit the style:
- Boho.
- High tech.
- Modern.
- Light yellow walls will suit;
- Classic.
- Swiss chalet.
- Classic English.
- Country.
- Ethno.
Yellow bedroom interior
It is believed that the bedroom should be in delicate “sleepy” shades - blue, purple, pink, green. But it turns out that the right shade of yellow will also make your sleep deep and pleasant.
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Very yellow interior
But if suddenly yellow is your favorite color, don’t be afraid of a bold monocolor solution. Let the room become completely yellow: walls, sofa, lamps, carpet, decor. Don't want your interior to be boring? Choose unusual shapes and textures, dilute them with contrasting details.
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Bedroom interior with yellow curtains
The easiest way to add yellow to your decor is through textiles. Bright yellow curtains may appear with the onset of the warm season, and as autumn approaches, feel free to remove them or change them to more traditional ones.
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