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Banish those winter blues and welcome spring’s signature shade into your home...
WITH DESIGN EXPERT GABRIELLE FAGAN
Even a hint of sunshine peeping through grey skies instantly lifts our spirits, and the good news is yellow shades can work that same magic indoors. A yellow palette - from bright daffodil through to custard or zingy citruses - is guaranteed to bring a whole lot of cheer to any room, and will have an uplifting quality that sings spring has arrived. “Yellow cannot fail to add a little sunshine to any setting. It evokes energy, and creates a sense of warmth and zest,” promises Laura Kelway-Bamber, creative director at The Headboard Workshop (
www.theheadboardworkshop.co.uk). “Team yellow with a bold black or navy feature wall for drama and you’ll also conjure a sense of sophistication and elegance. In a bedroom, subtle, softer yellows are a wise choice, and this will avoid the colour dominating or feeling overbearing. Yellow tones are great for details such as accessories, as they’ll stand out and act as visual focus points in a scheme. Yellow’s also brilliant in smaller rooms, as it can help create a sense of space and warmth.”
LIVING YELLOW “Always regarded as a ‘Marmite’ colour for clothes, yellow can be a winner if you
need a pep of sophisticated sunshine for an interior,” says Peter Thwaites, of hand- painted fabric and wallpaper specialists, Rapture & Wright. “In the past, it was often used with blue and white. The latest incarnations of this colour tend to be the tertiary yellows, which are either the earthy ochres, ideal for beautiful, sophisticated schemes when mixed with dark browns and greys, or the more acid hues - think Chinese yellow with a smidge of green/black. “This sharper, straw yellow works beautifully with a contemporary palate of greens, grey/blue and pinks or reds. For an interior that works beautifully throughout the day and night, lacquer your walls in yellow.”
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Matlock sofa, in Designers Guild Primrose yellow velvet, from £1,656, available from Sofas and Stuff.
Duchess armchair in wattle mustard yellow velvet, from £1,395, available from Content by Terence Conran.
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