Looks lovely I would leave it. Once you have the room cleaned up and decorated it won't seem so bright.

You asked so I'm going to answer honestly.

*ducking*

I think it's way too yellow school bus. How about BM Chestertown Buff?

I am not a yellow lover but I think I would put it away for a while, your too tired to make any more decisions. Do as xoxoxsmom suggests. I see blue and yellow a lot together and it looks fresh and good.

I really like it. I think that blue and the yellow look very nice together.

Oh boy do we feel your pain!!! When we bought our house a couple years ago every room was gastly but the kitchen was PAINTER'S TAPE BLUE!!! And I wanted it yellow. I can't tell you how many coats of primer and paint we did, but we were crying by the time we finished. It's not fun now but will be worth it when it's done.

Unfortunately, I do think the wall is a little bright as well but instead of painting it again, you might be able to tone it down with a glaze instead. I know the folks at Benjamin Moore could tell what you'd need to to do it without repainting. If you do decide to repaint, we used Behr Warm Muffin in our livingroom, it's a yellowish gold that would work perfect with your blues. Looks like brown mustard on the sample, but goes on as a soft golden (sunflower) yellow.

FYI if you use primer w/1 oz of black in it, it covers any color the first time around AND because it's a neutral gray, it's easy to paint any color over it. (Learned that after the blue fiasco)

A good yellow is so hard to choose. From what I've seen to get the best yellow, you have to look at the cream colors. I think a few people on this forum have found a good soft yellow, but when we painted DD's laundry room in what we thought was a "good soft yellow" it made me crazy. Honestly, I hated that room and never wanted to go into it! It was sooooo fluorescent! It didn't bother her too much, but if it was mine I'd have repainted it right away.

In my opinion it is too bright, and you are going to have trouble with it under artificial lighting. Live with it for a bit, and I agree you should be able to tone it down with a glaze.

I think it is great. Don't know what your style is, tho it feels on the contemporary side. But if you have window treatments or a tablecloth or even a runner that can bring the colors together, that will make a difference, as will art on the walls, etc.

I could see this fabric in there. The weight of the black ground would balance the visual weight of the yellow.

wonderland jet

If you want something more traditional, consider this:

gypsy cornflower

or this:

imperial dress porcelain

Some people love a sunny yellow room. Some love accent walls. And while I've seen pretty rooms even done in really yellow shades, and accent walls that are quite pretty, I would want Neither in my own home. Both make me uncomfortable. I would buy a tan yellow, something subtle, and paint the entire room. Once you have a very mild yellow tone reflecting off 4 walls, the room will be quite lovely and softly yellow.

Red

I picture something more like Les's #3 fabric.

It is bright but not that bright. As an accent wall, I would certainly live with it for a while.

Darenka -- ahoj/ czesc/ dobry viecer! long time, no post! (you probably remember me as AndreaGB, which was my earlier screen name before I went with this one -- from the furniture and flooring forums.) how are you? nice to see you here!

I think it's pretty yellow, myself, although we have yet to see your accessories or a wider-angle shot of the room. But yellows are really tough that way: they can look nice in natural light and screaming/school bus in incandescent. My gut says Redbazel is right -- but then again I'm a neutral-walls gal, so perhaps my vote shouldn't weigh too heavily on you.

again, welcome to the decorating forum, and good luck with the paint!

It's not that you have two vibrant colors, it's that you have nothing yet that brings these two colors together. Blue and yellow are both primary colors and both of yours are strong.

So why not add a piece of artwork to the wall? I don't know your taste, so I have no specific suggestions, but something with blue AND yellow can pull the whole idea together:

I love the look (see my old sunroom below).

As others have said, once you add some art work to the wall, it will all blend in and tone the yellow down.

{{!gwi}}

NHB, what a beautiful room!

This is proof that a picture is worth a thousand words. Reading your description of Blue carpeting and Yellow walls tentatively asking "Is this Yellow too loud?" I was afraid to scroll down to the photos and see a Screaming Yellow in a fistfight with Electric Blue. :shudder: But the Yellow looks great in this space. The architectural details of the house lend itself well to the crisp look the Yellow gives.

With the yellow being just an accent wall I do not think you have to worry about big changes in the way the lighting is perceived in the room. I had misread your post to mean the room had Blue carpeting IN it with the Blue chairs. The wood floors add a natural warmth to the room, and the Blue carpeting is in another adjoining area linking the room to the stairwell. The room is not saturated in Yellow and dripping in Blue.

Once you get accessories and art in the space it will look great.

You want to keep the Modern look 'crisp' without looking 'harsh' so for the third color you add I would go with something that is drabbed out and make sure that there is at least one accent piece that is "antique" to offer a counterpoint to all the hard lines of the Modern.

It would not hurt to put a glaze on the Yellow to bring it down a notch even though it is fine the way it is. Live with it for a while and envision it with the accessories that you have on your wish list and then decide.

It looks kind of bright to me but why not live with it for a month or so. If you still think it's too bright you can repaint.

Your yellow is what I envision when I hear the word: "yellow"
For some people, yellow is a warm beige, for me that's more of a light gold tone.
I like what you have going on.

For years I wanted a "yellow" room. When I finished painting the laundry room, my H opened the door and closed it quickly. We both said "it looks like a yeild sign"!!!! The next day it was painted a soft blue!!!

What ever you decide to do, I hope you love it! Good luck!

That's the problem with yellow. It looks brighter on the walls. I learned that the hard way when I was painting my master bedroom and bath. Painted the bath, then decided it was way too bright, and got a softer yellow for the bedroom. Now, I don't even notice how bright I thought the yellow in the bath was. I bet if you finish decorating, you'll find that it doesn't scream as loudly as when you first saw it. Newhomebuilder's picture is fabulous.

Really, thank you so much. So many great insights, and the best of all is to clean up the room, and live with it for a bit. My mind was stuck in the 'got to make a decision while the tape/plastic is up' track. It never occurred to me that I could remask--don't ask me why. My only excuse is I'm feeling overwhelmed. I recently moved to Germany, I don't speak the language yet, and the simplest tasks are difficult. The paint store is so foreign. There are about 20 pre-mixed colors (which look universally ugly), tons of white, and little bottles of concentrated color--you get to mix your own colors. I'm sure this is a delight to a real artist, but for those of us who flunked kindergarten art class--it's a challenge. Oh the things I've learned here (wish I would have known the primer trick on the first coat....) NHB room gave me hope that a vibrant yellow can work beautifully. I'll put up some pictures and see how I feel. I'll probably experiment to come up with a soft, universal color to eventually paint the whole house. Another amazing thing is their paint is not washable. It's more like a milk paint that washes off when scrubbed. As the owner of 3 dogs, I do wash walls, so they will be repainted one way or another. In the meantime, I'll investigate the possibility of glaze because I HATE edging so much that I was about to paint everything white. I so liked the fabric choices Les came up with, that I'm going to post my sofa and see if someone can work some magic there. You people are fabulous. I appreciate the help and all the honesty.

Walkin-- kak dela? and prost from the Fatherland. I went to a gathering last week and met a number of people from the old Eastern Blok--all old enough to speak Russian and lament that the next generation was going to be divided; in the next breath, cursing the Motherland--gotta love those Slavs. I knew whom it was immediately from your greeting. I've spent the last several years helping take care of my father who had Alzheimer's--what a horrendous disease. I had no energy left to even think about any projects. But, it was all good. I have no regrets, I spent precious time with my family, and my father and I grew very close on a new level. I feel fortunate that I could spend that time with them. I have a feeling, I'll probably be asking for a lot of help. I have acquired a new look: a very contemporary house, I mostly brought things that I wouldn't regret losing, and they are more traditional in style. I guess we could call it modern rummage sale: nothing fits, most of it is a cast-off, and it all needs to be done on a budget. (We had the WORST, most expensive move possible--nightmares upon disaster). So, doesn't that seem like a good challenge for the decorating milieu? I'm glad to see you here and I'd love to see some pictures of what you've done to your place.

My goodness, you have been through the wringer in more ways than one! I'm so sorry to hear about your father's illness and your difficult move: why is it that somehow these things all come at the same time, rather than spaced out to make them somewhat more bearable? Not that a loved one's illness, especially Alzheimer's, is ever bearable. Much support from here.

And now you're going to laugh: I'm moving to Germany for six months next January -- to Berlin. Where are you? Email me, or I'll email you!

As for the decor: I see lots of photographs in magazines of traditional homes (lots of molding, elaborately detailed fireplaces, etc) with modern furniture in them, and they look great most of the time. I don't see why you couldn't do the opposite and call it eclectic! The milk paint sounds like a real challenge, and I agree with the advice you're getting here: drop it for a while and let it be. Les's fabric choice is gorgeous, as is the Cezanne Mcclarke posted (very different from the fabric, but I love Cezanne...). Give yourself a break from it all.

Nice to be back in touch and to hear what you've been doing.

Well I love blue and yellow and not just because that's my high school colors. Our last homes exterior was a softer yellow and mellow blue. I love pretty much (as in almost,you'll understand in a minute) any combination of blues and yellows however dark or bright. Our daughter's room in that blue and gold home had neon yellow walls, light blue ceiling with a very deep blue carpet. THAT, I didn't like. Nope.
Our current home is a creamy yellow with midnight blue gables and other accents. The kitchen is cobalt blue and the adjoining Sunroom is a golden yellow with the pantry back entry and half bath all in blues and yellow golds too. If I didn't love so many other color combinations I could have the whole house in those two colors.

Still wondering if Midnight blue drapes will go with soft butter yellow. Dining room chairs seats are medium blue and the rug is an oriental pale blue. Floor is oak.

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