Welcome to Manic Monday Edition #5 -
founded by wonderful Morgen, the brilliant mind behind
It´s A Blog Eat Blog World
The 5th theme is
YELLOW
Association
- Light
- Sun
- Warmth
- Cheerfulness
- Zest for life
Room effects
- Illuminating
- Radiant
- Soft
- Open and calming effect
- A bright and pulsating effect
Social function
- A positive effect, encourages conversation
- Sparkling
- Encourages contacts and friendships
- Conveys a good mood
- Has a soothing effect
Yellow and your home:
The colour yellow
Yellow is a happy colour that improves our mood whenever it is used. It is the brightest colour in the spectrum and makes any room seem light and pulsating - even if you choose the most intensive tone of yellow. Yellow floods your house with sunshine, regardless of whether you employ warm tones such as saffron, sunflower, and ochre, or cooler tones such as lemon, primrose, and butter.
What impact does yellow have on us? Yellow is invigorating and decorative.
Yellow is the colour of the sun, it conveys vitality and lightens the spirit of rooms.
The strong luminance of the colour brightens up its surroundings. The quality of light (daylight) influences the way yellow is experienced.
Yellow gives us a feeling of buoyancy and cheerfulness and encourages communication.
Yellow sustains our concentration and thinking power and encourages abstract thinking.
Yellow combines other colours and creates a harmonious atmosphere.
Yellow stimulates, cleanses and energises the body, which is why it is often used in kitchens.
Yellow can relieve health problems such as tiredness, exhaustion and depression.
Yellow should be used in conference and seminar rooms, where intelligent communication is at home. It is also perfect for dining and living room areas where its natural liveliness creates a cosy and inviting atmosphere.
Warm accents
Yellow is an ideal colour for creating a sun and light-filled ambience: Schemes involving cool colours such as blue and green seem warmer, neutral colours seem more interesting. It is no coincidence that luscious tones of yellow, i.e. lemon and ochre predominate in the Provencal region. Let southern colours permeate your interior! Some tones of yellow are warm and shine like gold.
However, there are also some cooler tones, such as primrose. A loud yellow, such as lemon, animates your home, especially in combination with green or turquoise.
Rooms receiving little or no sunlight, appear warm and fresh with an egg yolk yellow. Yellow is well suited to both setting a warm tone in otherwise cool rooms, and to focusing the spectator’s gaze on details. It is also easily applied to large wall surfaces due to its brilliant nature; thus doing justice to any room size and any lighting conditions. Yellow makes sunny rooms more attractive while increasing the warmth and brightness of cooler north-facing rooms. That’s why many people choose yellow for rooms with little or no natural lighting. Blue and yellow is a very happy combination of colours, one that is reminiscent of the feeling one gets when looking at the ocean, sand, sunflowers, and summer skies. A luscious egg yolk yellow is a strong colour, which calls for other strong colours. It looks wonderful in combination with ultramarine, or a fresh leafy green. A greyish blue, mint green, and pigeon blue are perfect complements for primrose or butter yellow.
If you need any help according to chromatics and interior decoration, feel free to drop me a line…
or have a look at the Yellow Pages =)
xoXOxo,
And now…
… our YELLOW moment:
Homer: I do have a story about two other young marrieds. Now, the wife of this couple had an interesting quirk in the bedroom. It seems she goes wild with desire if her husband nibbles on her elbow.
Mrs. Krabappel: We need names.
Homer: Well, er, let’s just call them, uh, “Mr. X” and “Mrs. Y.” So anyway, Mr. X would say, “Marge, if this doesn’t get your motor running, my name isn’t Homer J. Simpson.”
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