Tag: yellow

Get their look: Yellow-themed kitchen diner show home

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This yellow-themed kitchen diner was presented as a show home at the Grand Designs Live event a few years ago. Its splashes of bright primary colour draws the eye… and probably the visitors who were in attendance.

It was designed to give inspiration to first time buyers. It is furnished with affordable pieces from outlets such as IKEA, a few investment buys from independant designer makers and items that are easy to take with you when you move up the property ladder.

The yellow is paired with shades of grey and white which give balance and a muted background on which to contrast against.

  1. Tress wallpaper in grey by Sian Elin
  2. Hexagon ceramic wall tiles
  3. Kenwood kMix toaster
  4. DeLonghi kMix boutique drip coffee maker
  5. GLO by Bisley SoHo multi-drawer cabinet 10-drawer H590mm (yellow)
  6. IKEA PS 1995 clock, yellow
  7. View Quest Hepburn DAB+ radio & Bluetooth speaker
  8. DOCKSTA table, white
  9. Kylie bar stool by Riley Ave.
  10. Frame coffee table in oak
  11. HAY Kaleido trays
  12. BERNARD chair

Get their look: Yellow-themed kitchen diner show home | H is for Home

You are my Sunshine!

Yellow vintage Cathrineholm kettle | H is for Home

We bought this yellow Cathrineholm kettle with a view to it going into our webshop, but as soon as Adelle saw it emerge from its brown paper packaging, she went all Gollum from Lord of the Rings on us. “Come to me, my precious!”, she exclaimed. The chances of it ever being re-sold slid away rapidly as the golden enamel glow filled her eyes!

Gollum holding the ring from Lord of the Rings

It was added to our shelves of vintage Scandinavian loveliness – high up so it couldn’t easily be removed!

Yellow vintage Cathrineholm kettle with cup & saucer | H is for Home

Another design we’ve been waiting to get hold of for a while is this Op Art crockery by Seltmann Weiden. We had it in stock previously and sold it all. This time we’ll sell some, but keep a piece or two. By coincidence, they appeared in the same week. They work very well together don’t they? The perfect combination for a bright and cheery afternoon tea we think.

Home Tones: Daffodil yellow

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Both Gardener’s World and Springwatch were praising the beauty of daffodils on the television last night – and we’ve got some lovely swathes appearing in the local countryside. They really capture the vitality and optimism of spring. So, with the clocks going forward tonight, what other colour could we possibly have chosen for this week’s Home Tones than daffodil yellow?

It’s a fabulous highlight colour – feature walls & doors, chairs, lampshades, cushions and bed covers can all provide that flash of zingy, life-affirming colour without overdoing it. It lifts cream based neutrals & blond wood – and contrasts wonderfully against the much in vogue grey palette. In the case of daffodil yellow, it certainly is possible to have too much of a good thing. But, when used skilfully, it’s hard to beat for impact.

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Yellow painted kids' bathroom with yellow tile strip in the shower enclosurecredit

Yellow kitchen cabinetcredit

Pair of yellow chairs in front of a firecredit

Twin beds with yellow pillows in an all-white bedroomcredit

Yellow painted pantry and kitchen unitcredit

Home Tones: Turmeric

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Turmeric is a particular shade of yellow. It’s earthy, spicy, golden, with a touch of brown and a tinge of orange.

It’s a spice, related to ginger, that has no end of uses; medicinal, cosmetic, religious, ceremonial. It’s used extensively in Asia to dye saris and Buddhist robes. Here in the UK we mainly use it in cooking Indian food… and in Colman’s English mustard to give it that distinctive yellow colour.

It’s a soft, calming colour when used in interior decoration. It lends itself to being used alongside other ‘spicy’ colours – saffron, cinnamon, paprika, cumin, cayenne. Think of how photogenic they look when for sale in markets, displayed all together in large pyramid-shaped piles. Also looks fabulous contrasting with hot pinks such as fuchsia – and as a highlight colour against grey and near black shades.

Turmeric throw and patterned cushions on a bedcredit

Turmeric wall in a light-filled bathroomcredit

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Turmeric painted living room walls with fuchsia velvet covered sofa and purple rugcredit

Asian-inspired bedroomcredit

Kitchen diner with turmeric painted wallscredit

Turmeric coloured sofa and artwork in a sitting roomcredit