YELLOW IN THE KITCHEN If you read my post on red decor in the kitchen (read it here!), I can tell you I feel the same about yellow kitchens. I prefer them to be modern or contemporary, or have the yellow limited to an accent feature such as the island. This kitchen has all of these elements - a accent wall of yellow cabinetry, a peak of yellow underneath the island, and a contemporary aesthetic. And how great is that black counter with waterfall edge? [image via reverbsf] Thi

Let's start off with this absolutely stunning dining room by Patrick Mele. As I said in yesterday's post (HOT FOR HUE: YELLOW DECOR IN THE LIVING ROOM), often times all you need is one key element with which to make an impact. These yellow parsons style dining chairs do just that! Note that the walls and remaining furnishings are neutral, so as not to complete with the chairs. And though the color palette may be simple, this room is anything but basic. [image via Patrick Mele

Yellow is such a cheerful color to use in any space, and the trend today is to use vibrant yellow hues that lean more citrus or even neon. Now I am not one to typically recommend yellow walls in my design projects as I feel it is so tricky to get just the right yellow, but nothing in my design rulebook is absolute, so I had to feature this living room by designer Nick Olsen. He really gets it right with these lemon yellow walls. [image via House Beautiful] Rather than yellow

YELLOW ON THE EXTERIOR I must admit, I am not a huge fan of a yellow house. While they do have their charm, something about them just feels too 1990s to me. My husband, on the other hand, loves a yellow house, and I will say that like everything else, it has its place. It's all about the right hue and the right application. What I do love is a yellow door, or the use of yellow in an unexpected way. I also love that yellow can lend itself to traditional, modern, and contempora