apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

I love the combo to look at, but not to live with. Only in small amounts and in accent pieces.

Thanks for this post. It makes me want to go home and paint my dining room. I love the first & second pics.

Love those black velvet armchairs - Source?

I love bold and enjoy waking up in it each day. I recently painted my living room orange:

http://number17cherrytreelane.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/move-that-bus/

I'm so happy I did! It keeps things light and fun.

You are right. There is no way I can look at these pictures and not think Jonathan Adler.

Teal is my favorite color, but I don't want to live in a comic book. I'll take my teal a bit more subdued and in smaller doses. And NOT with lemon yellow, thank-you!!

I have a teal wall in my living room, and a bright yellow wall in my kitchen/dining area. They aren't in the same room, but in close proximity. Both colors make me happy and i can see them both from my front door when i come home.

hooray! I'm pumped about this post because I have this same thing going on in my loft. My kitchen and living room are basically the same room, besides the bar in the middle, and I have the kitchen painted a bright retro teal, and then the focal point in my living room is a big, bright yellow antique sideboard. You see all of it together when you walk into our place, and I think it's great. Good to see others appreciate the combo!

These are my bathroom colors . When I was done painting the walls a very sunny yellow my 7 yr old daughter ran to her room and came back with sunglasses on saying she would have to wear them in there cause it was so bright. It takes some getting used to but it makes me happy every time I walk through the door.

I adore all those rooms. The first being my fave.

My bedroom is yellow and teal with lots of white. I have a whole wall of glossy white wardrobes. I love it. Its so sunny and happy.

My sister did her room with "pool blue" and "sunny yellow" trim - works great. I love the room, looks very bright and cheery, and it's not annoying like I originally thought it would be.

My mom has a motto: Go for it, it's just paint. :)

I painted my dining table this color and I love it. It looks happy.

The yellow in the first picture is truly amazing. I've been looking for *exactly* that colour for my kitchen!

The good thing about yellow is that it's a bright color, and yet it's also "light". Many people are afraid of dark rooms (I'm not), and dark, bright rooms often scare people, but do you see that one thing that works about most of these is that there really is a lot of serious graphic colors? Just be VERY careful if you're going to try this look at home.

I love the majority of these, especially the kitchen one. Adorable! Now I really want to switch to this color scheme in one of the rooms in my apartment.

In the future, this is exactly the kind of room people will look at and say "that is so Domino, mid-00s."

Ow, Ow, OW, my EYES!!!

Love the kitchen, love the dog, I love some of the rooms but anything with the dayglo yellow makes me feel really jumpy. I like that sort of color in the office or studio, where I need to be wide awake, but in my home I want something a bit more restful to the eye.

The amazing black velvet chairs are from a place called HorseFeathersHome!