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Posts tagged “Yellow”

Autumnal Etsy Finds

One of the great things about our home is the ability to change. Around our home we love to rotate our artwork to reflect the seasons. It gives us a great feeling of bringing the outside in, even i...

9 Sunny Finds for Every Room in the House

Today is one of the best kinds of winter days - sunny, crisp and bright. To celebrate the sun indoors, even on the coldest of days, add a little bright yellow. Here are a few picks for every room in t...

Color Inspiration: Pops of Yellow

Yellow. It's a warm-weather color, to be sure, but we also welcome it with open arms into our autumnal palette. It's the exact color that's showing on the proud leaves of the tree outside our window...

Color Inspiration: Marimekko Textiles Fall 2008

New for Fall 2008 from Marimekko - a line of fabrics that reflect both the season and a darker, richer palette for home decor. Plums, olives, burnt oranges and greenish yellows are seen in many of the...

House Tour Roundup: Color, Color and More Color!
Chicago

We love color in Chicago and all across the Midwest. Click through the jump to see some of our favorite uses of color in past home tours. There is every color under the sun, so just in case you are...

Tile Vault: A Candy-Coated Kitchen

What: One inch ceramic mosaic in cutesy pastel shades Where: An Edgewater kitchen When: Photos taken Friday, August 8 at 11:45 am Why: This half-wall tile treatment might not be something we'd freshly...

Midwest Scavenger: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

The Midwest Scavenger (for those who haven't caught on) is for those that don't happen to live in Chicago, but still consider themselves a Midwestern native. We try to cover everything from the Grea...

The Gallery: Adam Turman - Illustration 'N' Stuff

We just showed you Karl Madcharo's house in Minnesota, where an Adam Turman screenprint adorned a wall in his kitchen. Turman is an illustrator/designer/screenprinter who is part of a vibrant art sc...

Look!: Boulevard Brewing Co. Windows

While driving through downtown Kansas City on a very, very grey afternoon, we caught a glimpse of the Boulevard Brewing Company. The yellow windows made such a punch to the bland sky, we just had t...

Roundup: Modern Yellow Sofas

Like many of you, we were smitten by Design Public's black, white and yellow room in Sarah's color combo post last week. While a white sofa would quickly be destroyed in our home, we could still get t...

Tile Vault: Sam's Bargain Town

What: Exterior 1x1 tiles at Sam's Bargain Town Where: Truman Road, Kansas City Mo. When: Photos taken Saturday, July 12th @ 6 p.m. Why: Truman Road in K.C. Mo, is a street that feels like it could ...

How To: Turn Your Summer Photos Into A Color Palette

Have you ever walked into a room that reminded you of somewhere you had already been? Maybe the colors are the same as the hotel you stayed at on your honeymoon, or the room is so bright and airy th...

Look!:Wooden Flowers

We attended a craft fair this past weekend (not the cool hip Renegade Type, but the old ladies wearing cat sweaters that macrame type). It was a whirlwind of scroll saw name plaques and bizarre th...

Look!: Multiple Mailboxes

We discovered these mailboxes outside a farm house in Hershey, Nebraska. Each family member has their own mailbox in which to hold things they use while out and about on the farm. Inside there are...

How To: Make a Pocket Sized Floor Plan

If we had to name the best thing in our design arsenal it wouldn't be having our Pantone Book memorized, or knowing the name and year of every piece of furniture. So what's the one trick that helps ...

Bright and Green: Terra Keramik Ceramics

Terra Keramik Ceramics is a great way to bring some life to your table or your morning cup of joe. They are 100% food safe, durable and so earth friendly it makes you wonder why other companies are...

Color Combo: Yellow and Gray

Our friend is decorating her bedroom in yellow and gray - a color combination we love. She thought it might be too trendy at first, but she loved the pieces she found so much that she decided to go ...

Color Combo: Yellow-Gold and Red

Yellow-gold and red have come back in a big way this year, shaking off the dregs of their long-time association with Ronald McDonald. One of our favorite designs is Julia Rothman's Red Sky Wallpaper...

Color Combo: Green, Brown, and Yellow

So seventies (in a good way). In the Spring Cure, we've seen a lot of people painting their spaces in yellows and greens with natural wood furnishings. It's a great color combo for spring, and we th...

A Yellow Bathroom

Yesterday we pulled together some sources for a blue bathroom. Today, we're imagining a sunny bathroom complete with yellow orchids. Click below for links and more: ...

Super-Simple Ways to Add a Shot of Yellow

If you need a pick-me-up this winter to counter the gray skies, cold weather, and looming recession, yellow can help. Use it in small doses, and it will rev up your home without overwhelming. Click ...