Yellow Rooms For Smoky Days

With all of the ash and smoke floating in the air from the fires, California is not particularly sunny now. So, in order to inject a bit of sun into our currently grey lives, we rounded up some bright examples of this colour and the many moods it can have...

Marissa & Mark's Chic Garden Party: the pale yellow used here feels more like a reflection of sunshine than a colour. One trick to getting a pale colour is to find a shade you like and ask the paint store to cut the formula in half.
Scott's Silverlake Bachelor Pad: Yellow, used here in the hallway, is a good transition colour between the blue bathroom and the taupe office.
Karen's Cozy and Cheery Cherrywood Home: Yellow seems to be the default colour for a living room, maybe because it reminds us of how much we love lollygagging around in the sunshine; it's also often seen in kitchens.
Jora and Bryan's Midcentury Organic Remodel: Orange-yellow is an unusual colour for a kid's room but a good choice if you want to shy away from the pink or blue.
Seonna's Hillside Modern: Pair deep yellow with blue for a pop of colour; for a more subtle mix, pair yellow with its complements, pink and orange.

Comments (10)

Sending my firefighter down that way to help with that fire problem...

posted by Fire Wife Katie on September 4th 2009 at 1:21pm
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I was just outside (West Hollywood) and it's sunny and clear. They make it sound like it's the apocalypse or something.

posted by lama251 on September 4th 2009 at 1:25pm
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Re: "With all of the ash and smoke floating in the air from the fires, California is not particularly sunny now. So, in order to inject a bit of sun into our currently grey lives, we rounded up some bright examples of this colour and the many moods it can have..."

Kinda tasteless posting, no?

posted by stt64 on September 4th 2009 at 2:20pm
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I live in Seattle, lots of gray days and my place is yellow. I call it pus yellow. horrible idea.

posted by joeshack on September 4th 2009 at 4:14pm
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It might be a mediocre lead, but as someone who decided yesterday to paint my two kitchen walls yellow, as a foil for the linen white everywhere else, I welcome a healthy debate on choice yellows.

posted by sheilasinn on September 4th 2009 at 5:13pm
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How is it tasteless to point out the current atmospheric conditions in California? I don't take offense when people talk about the "brutal midwestern winters" I have to endure each year. They're a fact, just like smog and wildfires are in CA.

posted by sally305 on September 4th 2009 at 6:41pm
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I hate the yellow in the first picture with a PASSION. My apartment was that colour before I painted - it reminded me of old books with yellowing pages. Barf. I repainted the walls a light grey and couldn't be happier!

posted by alaylam on September 4th 2009 at 9:22pm
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I've just returned from a trip to Southern Spain where I saw burnt out hillsides and buildings. Adding a touch of yellow doesn't come in to the misery of forest fires.

posted by hrhprincessfiona on September 5th 2009 at 2:57am
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Considering how glaring the light is, as it refracts off the ash in the air, I'd hardly call the current situation drab. If anything, I close my curtains against the light. Hate the yellow room in the first photo, but whatever.

posted by FantasticMrFaux on September 5th 2009 at 12:41pm
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What's the office chair in the second picture?

posted by Cosmotosis on September 6th 2009 at 12:54pm
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