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The kitchen as viewed from the kitchen island.


Wine 'Em And Dine 'Em

Fun facts about the color Yellow:

  • It's one of the most popular colors on the decorator's palette. It's also the most difficult to get right.
  • Yellow's springlike tones are particularly potent – they brighten your home – and you -- like bringing sunshine into your home.
  • You should put yellow paint on rooms that tend to catch the morning light.
  • Light shining on yellow walls brings the sunshine indoors.
  • Lemon yellow is a "youthful" shade.
  • It's a wonderfully warm and cheery color that adds zest to plain rooms. At the same time, it's a simple, primary color.
  • Cheerful and uncomplicated, yellow stirs happy emotions. The warmth, energy, and life-enhancing properties of the sun are embodied in yellow.
  • Yellow symbolizes wisdom and stimulates the intellect.
  • Yellow can become cold or muddy when used over a large area.
  • It's very responsive to lighting and faux paint effects; it likes texture.
  • Yellow works especially well with green and blue.
  • Makes a room glow on dull days or where there are few or no windows.

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