Yellow Door

This photo is a few months old now. The pink and black shelves have been styled and restyled a few times (sometimes by me, but mostly by Evie) and the Gossip Girl sconces have been put up (post to come!). I also changed out the door knob. I'm hoping this week I'll get to adding moulding to the door and then painting it. I'm sort of leaning toward yellow, but the jury's still out.


I picked up a quart today of this pretty color by Glidden called Spicy Banana Pepper. It's a happy and bright yellow with a hint of green - not quite chartreuse.



Here are some inspiration photos. I like how the yellow pops in a room with lots of white, of which I have an abundance in my loft:

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37 comments:

  1. pve designJune 8, 2011 at 6:24 AM

    Yes! It reminds me of the man in the yellow hat from "Curious George!" I love it!
    pve

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  2. AnonymousJune 8, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    These doors look amazing and I bet the combination of the pinky-coral shelves and greeny-yellow would look great! I've been considering painting my front door charcoal grey with light grey walls but that seems rather boring compared to this. :)

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  3. cafenoHutJune 8, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    I love colorful doors and I think the yellow is a good choosing.

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  4. AlysonJune 8, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    Love it. I am thinking of painting my front door yellow but haven't taken the plunge....maybe this summer.

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  5. jandjhomeJune 8, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    I recently told my husband that I wanted to paint our really old, ugly door yellow and he agreed. I haven't gotten the guts to do it yet, but this may help.

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  6. MelissaJune 8, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Dying for an "after" now!

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  7. KristenJune 8, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    Wow, I love this idea! That shade of yellow is perfect!!

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  8. Cassie BustamanteJune 8, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    i loove this look! i just painted my front door a very bright yellow... you can see it here...
    http://primitiveandproper.blogspot.com/2011/05/cheerful-front-door-gallery-wall-and.html
    but now i am thinking of painting the interior side of it in the yellow too because these doors are so amazing!

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  9. Allison EganJune 8, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    What a fantastic color inspiration! cant wait to see the finished product!!!
    xo Allison

    Spicer + Bank
    www.spicerandbank.blogspot.com

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  10. Jil CaseyJune 8, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    I like the yellow too, like the pic from Elle where other bright colors are used too, last pic is great - the bedroom is really inviting

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  11. Anna Whiston-DonaldsonJune 8, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    Yummy! You are making me reconsider my door colors over here!

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  12. Anna Whiston-DonaldsonJune 8, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    Yummy! You are making me reconsider my door colors over here!

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  13. Anna Whiston-DonaldsonJune 8, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    Yummy! You are making me reconsider my door colors over here!

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  14. amber wallaceJune 8, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Love that yellow! Can't wait to see the after and your sconces! I am needing to paint the outside of my front door. Still trying to pick the perfect color. Maybe now I'll be a little more ballsy!!!

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  15. sarahJune 8, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    hmm...love the yellow...you'll have to add some yellow to your shelving to tie it all together.

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  16. elissa @ faucetheadJune 8, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    that image from elle decor is fabulous inspiration. looking forward to seeing how it all comes together.

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  17. lemondropdreamsJune 8, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    After we paint our house I can't wait to have a bright yellow door!!

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  18. Melissa@Julias BookbagJune 8, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    I just pinned the elle decor photo! fabulous! ~Melissa

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  19. Sydney SimonJune 8, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Great idea! I see from your inspiration pics that all but one of the yellow doors has mouldings on it. Would you consider dressing it up a bit to add textural interest?

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  20. AvalynJune 8, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    I love the brighter yellow doors. If you paint your door yellow PLEASE get new hardware instead of that brassy gold doorknob. Black/dark metal or brushed silver IMO.

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  21. fric and fracJune 8, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    I love a yellow door!

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  22. CollectionsJune 8, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    LOVING the yellow doors!

    Fashionable Collections

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  23. UnknownJune 8, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    These are delicious colours. I found your blog while looking for ideas for my little girl's room. Lovely blog.

    If you want to see another yellow front door here is mine :)

    http://jane-adventuresindinner.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-do-you-do-when.html

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  24. leFiligreeJune 8, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    yes, paint it spicy banana pepper, for us.

    love the blackened bronze hardware, too!

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  25. khJune 8, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    LOVE! Can't wait to see it.

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  26. Macy DawnJune 8, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    OOooooh! We've been making plans to paint our front entry door in Martha Stewart's Pencil Yellow. Check it out right here.

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  27. tina - Half Of What I SayJune 8, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Cannot wait to see your yellow door. Yellow is my favourite colour, and occasionally I'm tempted to lacquer various surfaces with it. I have a Platner chair with bright yellow cushions on order so that will have do do me for the meantime, but I would love a door somewhere.

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  28. autumnJune 8, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    what a HAPPY color! as soon as i get out of this rental house, i swear i would love to paint my front door a pretty yellow. i SO love every picture you posted. happy, happy.

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  29. Sarah JaneJune 8, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    WOW! Love all the inspiration. I'm definitely feeling inspired! We painted one wall in our dining room a very similar color. We loved how it turned out. Thinking about painting our "new" claw foot tub the same color.

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  30. designchicJune 8, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    Such a happy color...love it!!

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  31. UnknownJune 8, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    i LOVE that yellow... with the hint of green, it's spot on!

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  32. JTayJune 9, 2011 at 12:46 AM

    Love this!
    I am seriously toying with the idea of painting all the doors in the house we'll build - keeping the wall colours neutral and then doing a dark navy or charcoal on the doors.
    I really want to take the old wooden panelled doors from the old farmhouse and reuse them in our new one... This is totally selling me on the idea!

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  34. Kate Coveny HoodJune 9, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    Love the yellow door idea. Yellow is my happy color - in fact I posted about that on Monday and used that second image.

    Can't wait to see the finished product!

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  35. AnonymousJune 9, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    I love this shot
    http://www.styleathome.com/decorating-and-design/colour/trend-bold-80s-colour/a/35050

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  36. AnonymousJune 10, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    This is amazing! First of all, I love yellow so I'm already obsessed with this door, but more importantly, the whole project is such a great idea! I love how simple, but polished it looks.

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  37. patio designJune 17, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    Yellow is bright color and it is one of my favorite color. I'm absolutely feeling inspired! Keep it up. Thanks for sharing inspiring information.
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