Good Quotes: The Color Yellow

"There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun."

- Pablo Picasso

"All looks yellow to the jaundiced eye." - Alexander Pope

"How wonderful yellow is. It stands for the sun." - Vincent Van Gogh

"It is the color closest to light. In its utmost purity it always implies the nature of brightness and has a cheerful, serene, gently stimulating character. Hence, experience teaches us that yellow makes a thoroughly warm and comforting impression." - Johann Wolfgang Goethe

"She was wearing a canary-yellow two-piece bathing suit, one piece of which she would not actually be needing for another nine or ten years." - J.D. Salinger

More Yellow on AT: Chicago:

Yellow Accent Pieces from CB2

Yellow Painted Furniture

Color Inspiration: More Yellow Pops

Look! Yellow Pendant Lamp

Roundup: Modern Yellow Sofas

Comments (3)

love love love.

actually - any insight on where i can find some budget-friendly egg yolk yellow curtains for my grey dining room? I have searched high and low for weeks and I am at a loss. I even defaulted to jcpenneys and walmart out of sheer desperation...

you would think with the recent love for all things yellow, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE would think to make yellow curtains?!

posted by Sydney1746 on October 17th 2008 at 10:51am
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I'm not sure if you sew (or know someone who would help you), but IKEA has two choices that are a very nice yellow, katrin and lenda, respectively.

Also, if you want something a little bit heavier or ornate, since I don't know your decorating style, I'd check out fabricguru.com for large yardages of fabric. Currently they have two fabric choices (infused with white embroidery or damask):

http://www.fabricguru.com/cart/index.php?target=products&product_id=56063

http://www.fabricguru.com/cart/index.php?target=products&product_id=43841

Also, here's a sateen fabric:

http://www.discountfabricsusacorp.com/sasaybymy.html

Depending on the length that you're looking for, one 50" x 108" panel is only 3 yards of fabric that is assuming that you use 54" wide fabric.

posted by cinema on October 17th 2008 at 11:52am
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thanks so much for the input! I think you're right - just getting some made may the way to go.

posted by Sydney1746 on October 17th 2008 at 12:38pm
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