Will I regret painting the family room bright yellow

[neveronsunday]

Please help.

We have a large family room at the back of the house. it is North Westfacing and about 6m by 5m.

The back wall is mainly windows as we have trifold doors onto the garden plus another window.

The wall opposite has a door onto the hallway.

One wall has double doors onto the kitchen, and the opposite wall is the door onto the study but is quite a large expanse of space.

It's standard magnolia, as is most of the house, and I hate it.

We have a grey gloss IKEA TV unit and a large white Expedit unit in it. The sofa is brown I realise this doesn't go with the rest of it but it's old and knackered

I really want to paint it Race Yellow but I worry I've just lost my mind out of boredom
www.firedearth.com/paint/race-yellow-19141

Or orange.

One wall is an option but, as a rule, I'm not a fan of the feature wall.

What say you oh stylish one.

[MrsMangoBiscuit]

Thank you.

[KristinaM]

Mango -it's farrow and ball light blue

Or as my Dh calls it, undercoat

[spotty26]

My son wants a grey and white bedroom with accents of yellow (lumi not custardy). I am okay with it because we are just painting the inside of the door and frame yellow.

You could always introduce yellow accessories before taking the plunge?

I saw a gorgeous rug in Ikea today that was white yellow and grey.

[ClaudiaCutie]

Never, we painted our hallway, stairs and bedroom in F&B Dayroom yellow and it's absolutely lovely. Soft, not egg yolky, and always seems sunny on the drabbest day. Paint marks easily but cleans up OK with sugar soap and even tolerates scrubbing. Would really recommend!

[NotGoodNotBad]

There are many different yellows too though - I have yellow wallpaper in one room (well gold really) and a warm yellow paint in another, a different warm yellow paint in another. It can work really well.

[MrsMangoBiscuit]

I'd go for this one, weld yellow. Or perhaps aconite yellow. I think it would look really nice with the whites, greys and brown sofa, especially the second one. I'm assuming quite a modern shape to the furniture, and the wood work done in white. Nice clean lines, and no overly detailed or fussy patterns.

All that said, I painted our living room in a bold green. It's north facing and gets lots of cold light. All the wood work is a pale ivory/off white. I love it. My DM was very worried that it wouldn't work, but it really does, and she was suprised by how well it goes.

Can you picture how it will look that colour?

Kristina, what is that blue? I'm trying to find just the right grey/blue for our kitchen, and you might have it!

[CunningAtBothEnds]

Yellow... I painted my bedroom sunshine yellow, with blue carpet... Felt like a beach on acid! I couldnt live with yellow but each to their own

[Devora]

Green's my favourite colour and it's really, really hard to get tired of. And a good green looks fabulous with highlights of buttery yellow.

[poocatcherchampion]

I'm going to be the lone voice who says that would look lush on one wall with greys or similar alongside it. what terrible yellow bashing!!

[Jaynebxl]

If you would really prefer green then do it, whatever anyone says. Otherwise you will get fed up of yellow, I'm sure.

[christinarossetti]

If you're going to keep the sofa, I would investigate light, bright blues - not a lover of blue myself, but really like it with brown.

[Devora]

But there's so many different greens. Why not a pale eau de nil or a soft warm olive?

[neveronsunday]

I really like F&B cooking apple but have lots of reports it looks unpleasant in north rooms.

Will get a tester & try though

[Devora]

Why not green?

Also of Kristina's kitchen. If I could just have a kitchen like that once in my life I would die happy.

[neveronsunday]

Kristina I'm very of your kitchen. It's beautiful!

[neveronsunday]

Alternatively, what do you think of this one

nordic spa

It's one of the Dulux light reflecting ones so shouldn't be too gloomy.

[neveronsunday]

I might get a tester as looks quite beige on my computer.

Is this one less 'yolky' dayroom yellow

[NotGoodNotBad]

What about the Indian Yellow that comes up on the same Fired Earth page as your link?

[neveronsunday]

Thank you for talking me in off the roof

We actually have blue/grey in our grown up room which is south facing. I love it but want a different look to this room

Ideally, I would use green as the room looks out onto the garden but lots of people have said absolutely not.

[KristinaM]

Yes you can have grey in a large bright north facing room. Our kitchen is a cool blue grey colour and is much admired < smug> .its also bright and north facing. Our units are also blue, worktops wood and granite and wooden floors. So lots of brown, grey and white, like your room.

I think there's a photo on my profile

I'm sorry the links to the yellows below dont work for me. But I wouldn't use the fired earth yellow. Our living room is a pale gold colour and its south facing . Also has lots of white woodwork and oak floor.so Im not opposed to yellow in principal, just that yellow .its too bright, especially on the walls of such a large room. A small amount in accessories or a print would be fine

[MeerkatMerkin]

Definitely, what are your lighting arrangements at present? Would depend on placement of lighting and also, what do you get from the magnolia at present? Is it dull in daytime light or does it give off a yellow tinge? I think you'd need to plan it properly but it could end up looking fantastic. Lots of bold statements like photos/pictures in thick black frames, perhaps a vintage standing lamp, lots of scope there!

[neveronsunday]

Ooh, and that Mimosa cushion is lovely.

Can I get away with grey in a North room?

[neveronsunday]

I love Orla Kiely (have bag, purse & uniqlo t shirts) but worry she is becoming a bit too ubiquitous.

That's the kind of look I'm after though

[Devora]

I like yellow, but that one is a bit blinding. I do really like Agnes' F&B shade, though. Or how about this Orla Kiely wallpaper: www.wallpaperdirect.com/products/Orla-Kiely/Linear-Stem/94284?gclid=CLCAmvWKsLgCFUTItAodZw0AHQ

Pricey to do it across all four walls, but if ever there was an excuse for a feature wall this is it. Could be matched with a pale warm grey?

[BackforGood]

I like yellow, and have used it in more than one room in my hose, but I don't like the orangey yellow (or as someone else said 'egg yolk yellow' you have linked to - I think there are much nicer, sort of paler yellows you could use.