Yellow wallpaper in the interior: types, design, combinations, choice of curtains and style

Features of yellow color on walls, impact on humans

Shades of yellow have a positive effect on certain aspects of human psychology.

• Yellow is best used as a secondary color when decorating a room;
• Young children react negatively to bright yellow;
• Yellow color has a positive effect on brain activity and creativity;
• Positively affects memory and the digestive system;
• Has a relaxing and calming effect;
• Charges with positive energy and optimism.

What kind of curtains should there be if the wallpaper is yellow?

This color is considered one of the universal ones. It pairs beautifully with a variety of tones and shades, whether it's in the lead role or in the background. The main rule of yellow is not to overdo it. In other words, there shouldn't be a lot of it.

Professional designers and colorists have long created a palette of shades that can be safely combined with yellow. Combinations with the following colors are considered the most successful:

• green;
• blue;
• orange;
• white;
• brown;
• purple;
• pink.

Types of wallpaper and their properties

The photo shows yellow liquid wallpaper; panels with images of dogs are used as decor.

Beautiful and original yellow wallpaper

The book “The Yellow Wallpaper” is written in a rather interesting form, which brings real horror to the reader. Until recently, yellow decoration was associated only with rooms where mentally ill people were kept, because such an environment has a somewhat calming effect.

However, it is quite possible to use yellow wallpaper for wall decoration in a modern interior, because in this way you can add a unique style and elegance to the decorated room.

Regardless of what exact shade the yellow wallpaper is, in any case they will look simply unique and attract with their appearance.

In order not to turn the room into one continuous shapeless spot, when decorating with yellow wallpaper, it is necessary to dilute it with other colors and patterns, correctly placing accents.

The correct solution to the main problem:

Textures of yellow wallpaper

1. The glossy surface helps to visually expand the boundaries, but the matte surface is used to mark and place clear boundaries.
2. Embossed and figured wallpaper will help give the room a special personality, but striped canvases will help completely transform the interior and make it more rhythmic and moving.
3. The yellow wall covering with an interesting and original pattern looks very unusual and beautiful. These can be quite simple geometric shapes or more complex and sophisticated designs.

Design

Plain

The intensity of the color will set the character of the room. A calm, pale yellow shade will be a good background for filling the room; it will go well with both dark and light furniture. A rich bright yellow color will, on the contrary, stand out; it is better to combine it with calmer light shades.

The photo shows a kitchen-dining room in a modern style. The design is made in two main colors: yellow and wenge.

Wallpaper with ornaments

They will emphasize the stylistic direction of the interior and help adjust the space. Wallpaper with stripes visually makes the room taller or wider, depending on the direction of the stripes. In a compact space, it is more appropriate to use wallpaper with small ornaments; in a spacious room, the ornament can be voluminous.

With flowers

Floral patterns create a summer atmosphere in the home. Bright voluminous flowers on a yellow background can decorate any area in the apartment, for example, above the TV or bed. Light yellow wallpaper with a small, discreet floral pattern can be used to decorate the entire perimeter.

The photo shows a classic bedroom with yellow wallpaper. The interior is complemented by golden yellow details.

With an image

Yellow wallpaper with a pattern will be an excellent option for decorating a child's room. A positive background and thematic drawings will give children a good mood and contribute to their development. For the kitchen, an interesting option would be to decorate the walls with wallpaper depicting fruit.

Patterns

Beautiful monograms and damask will decorate the interior of a classic room. For such patterns, a dark yellow or light shade of the background is suitable. Monograms can be in the same palette as the wallpaper background or slightly different.

Strip

Striped wallpaper has the unique ability to move walls apart. Vertical stripes will make the room visually higher, while horizontal stripes will, on the contrary, expand the boundaries. The color palette can consist of two shades or combine several colors.

Cell

Pale yellow wallpaper with small checkered patterns is suitable for decorating a kitchen. The interior will be light and summery. A dark shade is suitable for decorating a bedroom.

With inscriptions

A stylish and modern solution for decorating a room, suitable for walls in the bedroom or living room.

The photo shows a bedroom in bright yellow. A white bed, curtains and decorative details balance the interior.

Wallpaper with imitation

Wallpaper with imitation yellow brickwork will look unusual. A brutal finishing method at first glance will look completely different. Wallpaper that looks like tiles can have a worn effect and is suitable for finishing a kitchen. The effect of a surface made of fabric or wood will envelop the bedroom in warmth, and plaster will look harmonious in the hallway and living room.

Photo wallpaper and 3d wallpaper

3D wallpaper is an interesting and unusual interior solution for decorating a room. Most often, photo wallpaper or 3D wallpaper is used to decorate one of the walls or a certain area, this way you can divide the space into zones and focus attention.

The photo shows a modern living room. One of the walls is decorated with yellow 3D wallpaper. In the overall picture, the interior looks stylish and laconic.

With texture

Wallpaper with texture can have an unusual relief that will not be noticeable, but will quietly add its own “zest” to the design.

Choosing wallpaper

It should be noted that in addition to the shade, it is important to pay attention to the texture of the canvas; now you can buy any texture: from smooth to a raised convex pattern. I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that manufacturers produce the same wallpaper, but with different shades of the same color; this was not done by chance.

Yellow and black wallpaper for walls looks very contrasting but impressive; this combination is suitable for bold but noble interiors

It is important to choose a tone that suits your conditions and favorably emphasizes the design of the room. Therefore, do not be lazy to look through the catalog; usually such wallpapers are placed side by side so that buyers can compare and select the desired sample. Yellow goes with almost all colors, so feel free to combine something that is not your taste.

In the hall

Yellow color will be appropriate in any interior, since the color palette is very wide, from poor and very light to rich orange shades. And besides, in this segment there are not only warm, but also cold tones.

Monochrome walls will be an excellent backdrop for other interior details.

Yellow wallpaper in the living room is far from uncommon; this design move is especially justified if the room is dark and faces north. In such rooms it is better to use muted warm shades; they will “warm” the room and make it brighter.

A large ornament is shown in large rooms, or to highlight an accent wall

It has become very fashionable to combine gray and yellow in the room. It should be noted that this design looks very stylish and original, especially when combined with furniture of simple shapes.

Minimalism and calm shades of other interior elements will balance the bright yellow wallpaper

Often in our houses the living rooms are elongated, one wall is very long, and the other is narrow. Here, striped wallpaper or a colored canvas with a pattern, combined with calmer shades, will come to the rescue.

Gray-yellow wallpaper, a design technique for changing the proportions of a room

In the bedroom

Yellow wallpaper in the bedroom is the ideal solution for cheerful, cheerful and active people. It invigorates, improves well-being, and lifts your mood, which is very important in the morning. It is better if the entire interior is designed in the same color palette, so nothing will distract from your relaxation.

Pale yellow shades promote relaxation; with wallpaper of this color, a healthy, sound sleep is ensured

It is recommended to dilute bright yellow with white; this can be a pattern on wallpaper, furniture, or white textiles: bedspreads, pillows, ottoman covers. This combination makes the room brighter. For a small room, it is better to choose curtains to match the wallpaper, but in a large room you can hang contrasting ones.

Yellow wallpaper for walls, photo of a contrasting combination of the main tone with white

Subtle yellow wallpaper with a pattern will make the bedroom especially cozy and warm. But to prevent the interior from looking boring, you should add details in more saturated colors.

Yellow wallpaper, photo of a calm, restrained interior

We don’t lead an active lifestyle in the bedroom, so you can safely use paper wallpaper here.

Kitchen interier

Yellow wallpaper in the kitchen is the best remedy for bad mood and gloomy weather. It is pleasant to spend time in such a room, and yellow promotes a good appetite.

Yellow wallpaper in the kitchen, photo of the right combination of a plain fabric with a striped one

Most often, a calm mustard color is chosen for the kitchen; it goes well with both newfangled furniture and classic wooden furniture. It is not necessary to cover everything with bright wallpaper; it is better if almost everything is finished in a single color, and a small free wall can be made an accent by covering it with patterned or striped wallpaper. You can do the opposite, choose wallpaper with a pattern, but the furniture should be monochrome.

Kitchen design project with bright wallpaper

In other rooms

In the nursery, in the hallway, in the bathroom, yellow wallpaper is a charge of cheerfulness and good mood. The nursery in this light looks warm and cozy, especially in combination with other rich colors: blue, light blue, green, orange, red.

Plain yellow wallpaper with bright interior details will create a cheerful atmosphere in the room, stimulating the child’s creative potential

A bathroom with yellow wallpaper will energize your mood for the whole day. Here it is recommended to use rich shades in combination with white, gold, blue, green. The basic rule is that wallpaper must be moisture resistant.

Bathroom with yellow wallpaper, the photo demonstrates well that this color goes well with white sanitary ware

The hallway in apartments cannot boast of a large area; they are usually narrow and cramped, dark rooms without windows. Yellow wallpaper will visually enlarge the room, make it brighter, and add a bit of sun. Here it is recommended to use wallpaper in warm colors, without contrasting patterns.

Corridor design in yellow, photo printing on a small wall will add perspective to the interior

As a rule, hallways have a lot of corners and protrusions; liquid wallpaper would be a good solution. They are easily applied to the wall, and the finish is neat, without seams.

Combination

There are various options for combining wallpaper:

Yellow wallpaper + green curtains = rich palette

A huge number of green shades are a springboard for wild fantasies. The curtains can be plain green, or they can have a pattern. For example, a floral pattern on beige or white curtains in combination with bright yellow wallpaper is the ultimate dream for lovers of bright colors.

Curtains in lush green or light green look very attractive next to such wallpaper. It creates the feeling of a bright yellow-green meadow, where it is light and clear. Green acts as a neutralizer when the “acidic” yellow tones of the wallpaper are offset by the olive or pistachio shades of the curtains.

Tips for choosing curtains

Curtains should serve as the finishing touch to the interior; correctly selected material will make the design of the room complete and laconic.

• It is better to use the drawing on one of the surfaces. If the wallpaper is a solid yellow color, then the curtains can have a beautiful pattern. If the wallpaper has patterns or images, then you should give preference to plain curtains. Also, similar images can be applied to both surfaces, subject to a harmonious combination.

• The color of the curtains can be combined with the color scheme of the bedspread, carpet, pillows and other decorative elements.

• The yellow shade of the wallpaper is suitable for: all shades of green and purple, white, red, terracotta, black, gray, brown.

• Curtains a few shades darker or lighter will look good with yellow wallpaper;

• Short curtains can be striped, checkered, with a small pattern (for example, flowers or polka dots);

• A win-win option would be white tulle.

How to choose?

Since choosing yellow wallpaper is not easy, it’s worth taking note of a few useful tips:

• To make the yellow shade of wallpaper look stylish, expensive and appropriate, exclude budget paper varieties of thin and glossy plan from the selection list, choose between vinyl, non-woven, textile, liquid analogues or glass wallpaper for painting (they will last longer and their texture is noticeably better);
• if the shade is close to hot, do not choose a canvas with an abundance of gold in the pattern, since cold coverings with embossed ornaments look much better on the walls;
• To ensure that the cladding surface is flawless, buy wide meter-long wallpaper, which reduces the number of joints and simplifies the finishing of walls;

• exclude from the selection list canvases with a contrasting bright pattern: such wallpaper is difficult to combine with pieces of furniture and it is much better if the beauty of the wall coverings is emphasized by dark furniture legs or accessories;
• pay attention to the design: wallpaper for a children's room should be light and airy, while pomp is appropriate in the interior of a living room or home library (if possible, rely on the originality of the texture);
• the shade is demanding on the number of interior accessories: if there are a lot of little things in the room, a colorful wallpaper pattern is excluded (it is better to choose textured fabrics);
• if the furniture is black, choose paired wallpapers, zoning a small fragment of the wall with a canvas with a discreet print (plain wallpapers alone in combination with black look limited, you need to gently combine the contrasts).

Photos in the interior of the rooms

Kitchen

A juicy yellow shade is perfect for the kitchen; it lifts your mood and increases your appetite. In a spacious kitchen you can use bright colors and images. For example, one of the walls can be decorated with photo wallpaper with lemons. In a modest-sized kitchen, the print can be applied to the apron area and covered with protective glass. In this way, space will be preserved and the kitchen will acquire its own distinctive feature.

Children's

Yellow color brings positivity and good mood; any shades will look harmonious in a children's room. A good option would be to divide the children's room into a sleeping and play area. In the sleeping area, it is better to choose a light and calm tone of wallpaper; for a playroom, bright colors and photo wallpapers are suitable.

Bedroom

For the bedroom it is better to choose calm, light shades of yellow. A bright color can decorate one of the walls. Yellow wallpaper with large flowers and plant patterns above the head of the bed looks interesting.

Living room

The living room has more opportunities to implement ideas when renovating. Calm sandy shades will decorate a classic room and fill it with sunlight. In modern designs, colors can be bolder. Wallpaper can be combined with other materials, such as wood, or combined with other colors.

Hallway and corridor

For a corridor or hallway, a light yellow shade will be the best option. It will look harmonious in a room of any size.

The photo shows a corridor with walls decorated with wallpaper with a floral pattern. A calm shade of yellow looks harmonious with white and chocolate-colored details.

Options for successful combinations

So, what color of curtains will go with yellow wallpaper? To answer this question, it is necessary, first of all, to understand certain features of color compatibility in general, and not just tulle, curtains, curtains and other home textiles. Curtains for yellow wallpaper, photo:

Here are the main points to read:

1. A good choice is a blue color palette, which includes many shades (blue, azure, color, and so on). When used together with yellow, it turns out to be a very successful combination. In this case, a very successful addition would be the use of small “splashes” of beige or cream, which will add ease and comfort. But using white, on the contrary, is better to avoid. Deep blue shades will also be successful for yellow curtains.
2. In addition, green and its various variations, from light green to very dark, bottle-colored, also deserve attention. However, it is worth keeping in mind that the optimal solution would not be a bright yellow background of the walls, but more neutral tones, close to pastels, approximately like those.
3. If we talk about such bright options as red and orange, then due to certain specifics they are best used for large rooms, such as a living room (hall) or a spacious bedroom. The thing is that in small rooms a bright and somewhat aggressive combination of red, yellow and orange can be somewhat “difficult” to perceive.
4. As for lilac and its various variations, in its case it is better to be guided by one important rule. You need to choose lighter shades in cases where the curtains and drapes are wide, and vice versa, lighter options for small windows and tulles.
5. Brown color is a fairly universal solution that can be used in many cases. At the same time, you don’t have to be shy about choosing fabrics with patterns and patterns: this solution will diversify the interior.
6. And finally, white. Any design specialist will tell you that white is one of those colors that visually “expand” the space inside a room. The best solution in our case may be that the color of the curtains for the yellow wallpaper will be somewhat closer to beige and milky, as well as ivory.

It is very difficult to choose curtains for yellow wallpaper. The color is so self-sufficient that it does not accept all the tones and shades next to it.

Color combination

Yellow color in the interior of your apartment

In the mythology of many peoples, the color yellow represents warmth, sunlight and joy. Think about it, it really is one of the most joyful and bright. This color can fill every corner of the room with light, making it more cheerful. Yellow is a very flexible tone; it seems to dissipate, scatter throughout the room, penetrating into every corner of it.

It is believed that this color in moderate quantities is beneficial for perception. It can help in raising your spirits and making decisions. Also, yellow develops in a person such qualities as sociability and activity.

There are also some prohibitions associated with the use of yellow in the interior. We are talking about rapid fatigue from this color, which, instead of peace, over time will begin to make you aggressive and want to run away from an overly bright room. That is why this color should be used in moderation in the interior. But this only applies to bright shades of yellow.

What color of furniture, floor and ceiling will go with yellow walls?

Furniture

• In an interior with yellow walls, light furniture, white or beige, will look good.
• The combination of yellow walls and brown furniture is also harmonious.
• A sofa in a bright color, such as blue or turquoise, will look stylish with walls in pastel shades.

Floor

In an interior with yellow walls, a wooden floor, such as laminate or parquet, as well as light carpeting: carpet or carpet, will look harmonious.

Ceiling

The best combination can be considered yellow walls and a white ceiling. The surface can be perfectly flat or decorated with stucco moldings and complex ceiling plinths. A structure made of wooden beams on a white background also looks good.

The importance of color palette

It so happens that the choice of combinations often takes place in a store or in a construction hypermarket. In such conditions, it is quite difficult to decide on adequate and suitable combinations. Therefore, often the interior in such cases is not the most expressive. On the other hand, it will be somewhat easier for you if you ask the sellers to show the so-called color palette: it will at least to some extent help you decide on successful and, conversely, not entirely appropriate combinations. An example of which curtains will suit yellow wallpaper, photo:

Note! In such situations, it is not always advisable to opt for monochrome combinations, when the same shades of different colors are used in the interior.

Which style to choose?

Classic

Classic style is characterized by restraint and elegance. For a classic interior, you should choose a calm shade of yellow; the wallpaper can be decorated with monograms and beautiful ornate patterns. The interior will be complemented by light, elegantly shaped furniture, thick curtains and flowers in a ceramic vase.

The photo shows an entrance hall in a classic style. The decoration is done in calm, muted colors.

Modern

Minimalism and hi-tech styles are characterized by straight lines, the absence of unnecessary details and the most practical use of space. One of the walls can be decorated in bright yellow; the wallpaper can be plain, textured or with photo printing.

The photo shows a compact bedroom in light colors. The wall above the head of the bed is decorated with wallpaper with bright, positive patterns.

Loft

In a loft interior, the walls can be covered with wallpaper simulating brickwork or painted concrete. You can also combine materials, for example, an accent wall is decorated with wallpaper in yellow tones, and the rest is concrete.

Country

Yellow goes well with rustic country. Wallpaper can be in small checkered patterns, in a plain soft shade, or in combination with wood trim. The interior will be decorated with ceiling beams, cozy blankets and massive wooden furniture.

The photo shows a living room with bright yellow walls. The interior combines elements of country style and shabby chic.

Psychology of color

decorating an accent wall in yellow tones in a children's room

Who will be pleased with yellow wallpaper in the interior? First of all, active, extraordinary, self-confident people. Of course, such decor will be preferred by all optimists without exception. In a circle of walls radiating warmth, joy and naive carelessness, these people will feel like fish in water.

However, do not think that yellow is ideal. Too bright shades, however, like too faded ones, can cause controversial perceptions, and emotions when seeing them are not always pleasant. This creates the need to dilute and combine paints.

The most fashionable curtains

According to the designers, with a given wall design, today you can choose the following fashionable combinations for windows:

1. Striped curtains - a strip can be monochrome or multi-colored, and if it is horizontal, it will visually expand the room, and a vertical one, on the contrary, will make it taller.
2. Abstract pattern is especially relevant in the interior of the following styles: neo-art, modern, art deco. The advantage of this pattern is that it changes the geometry of the room, distracting attention from the internal corners and all sorts of protrusions.
3. Floral print is appropriate in eco-styles, where natural and organic motifs predominate.

We tried to explain all the necessary points as accurately and in detail as possible. We hope that after reading this article you will have ideas, as well as a clear understanding of which curtains are suitable for yellow wallpaper, as well as which interior items, including furniture, are best to choose.

Ideal curtains for yellow wallpaper

Well, what curtains are most suitable for yellow wallpaper? First you need to choose the most appropriate combination of wallpaper and tulle colors:

• Green and all its shades. Curtains can be the color of lush spring grass, or shades of light green. The fabric design with a green pattern looks fresh. But in this case, it is worth covering the walls not with saturated yellow, but with milkier shades. If the windows have not only daytime curtains, but also nighttime curtains, then the tulle itself can be transparent, and patterned fabric is suitable for the main curtains. If warm-colored curtains are used for the walls, then warm shades of green (cucumber, grass green, etc.) should be selected for the windows. Well, paler canvases suggest a combination with aquamarine curtains.
• Blue and all its shades. It is an excellent companion for yellow, and creates a cheerful mood (blue sky and sun). To avoid formality, you need to exclude white from the interior and use creamier shades instead. An excellent combination is obtained with yellow wallpaper with rich blue curtains. Lighter shades can be compared to the color of the summer sky.
• Orange and red. This combination would be appropriate only in spacious living rooms, dining rooms or bedrooms. In small rooms, a combination of yellow and red tones will have a pressing effect. By the way, you can use not only a plain window design, but also curtains with patterns, prints, or unusual patterns.
• Brown. This is one of the universal color combinations, and against the background of yellow wallpaper you can use not only monochrome brown curtains, but also patterned, printed fabric.
• White. It refreshes the space of the room, expands it visually, but it is better to give preference not to boiling white tones, but to beige or milky shades.
• Lilac and all its shades. You can match any of the blue shades to the basic wallpaper background. The larger the windows and the curtains themselves, the more delicately you need to choose a lilac shade.

Yellow wallpaper + white curtains = elegant freshness

Which curtains always freshen up a room? Of course, white. White is a royal color.

• If the room is not spacious and there is no light in it, we suggest you visually enlarge it and make it wider. Choose white curtains. They perfectly perform the function of visually increasing space.
• If you want something elegant, we recommend taking a closer look at curtains where the background is white and the pattern is made with golden threads. Under the bright rays of the sun, the threads will sparkle with bright colors to match the wallpaper.
• If the interior of the room is monochrome, a crystal-white veil made of tulle or organza will help to dilute the yellowish tone.