Comments on: Rethinking Yellow.

By: diane pabst

diane pabst — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 01:11:11 +0000

I LOVE YELLOW- my north facing LR is pineapple yellow painted
& the sofa and chairs white & yellow & even with the dark wood furniture
it never seems gloomy….also see the White House sitting room done in yellow
looks fine..

By: Nancy B

Nancy B — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 15:12:15 +0000

I love yellows! I have used very pale shades in a nursery, a Nancy Lancaster shade in a former living room, and had a lovely yellow Cape Cod style house at one time. Yes, shades can be tricky, but we have so many tools to get it right these days— and the world needs all the cheer we can inject these days!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:54:23 +0000

I chose an end unit Federal style townhome that faces south and east. I chose Sherwin Williams ‘Afterglow’ for the living room walls. It offers a happy atmosphere in morning light and a rich luminosity when lit with incandescent light at night. The undetectable peach undertone of this warm yellow has an organic feel, yet still offering a period sensibility to the architectural exterior style.

By: Kathryn Dougherty

Kathryn Dougherty — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:07:40 +0000

I do love a yellow – but I grew up with a lot of it from the pale yellow and blue bedroom of my childhood (complete with Winnie the Pooh accents at one stage), to the shade “vellum” by Benjamin Moore that had a chokehold on my Mom and my aunts in my teenage years (early 00s). It’s fun to see it reinterpreted again, especially with all the buttery yellows in the fashion space.

By: DD

DD — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:10:38 +0000

Having grown up in the era of harvest gold—along with over-ripe avocado, and turquoise—I’m afraid yellow will forever live in infamy for me. But I admire the courage of designers/owners who select it and try to live with it. Eager to see what yellow magic you create this year. Cheers!

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:59:21 +0000

I’d love a coastal post- we just got a beach house and would love ideas for bedrooms and bathrooms (paint, vanities, curtains, lighting, decor) that are beach without being too on the nose.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:14:03 +0000

I agree that it is a challenge to choose just the right shade of yellow. Benjamin Moore Chatsworth Cream is a favorite. I prefer to avoid the gold tones.

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:04:02 +0000

I had yellow rooms as a kid – paint colors I chose – so I’ve always liked it, but agree it’s really difficult to get right. (The hunter green I paired it with in the 90s is still a hard pass for me.)

A color I usually hate is orange, but I’m attracted to rusty shades lately. They feel sophisticated but soft, which is how I feel about mustard too.

By: Lili

Lili — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:10:58 +0000

I love yellow rooms, I just don’t know if I’d do one in my home, that said, after these holidays I want to embrace more red this year.
Happy 2026, Erin!

By: franki

franki — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:55:30 +0000

I really like mustard yellow…always have. Many have a love/hate…but it works foe me. Yellow is happy!! “Happy 2026!!”
franki