A Little Yellow Paint Goes a Long Way

Ever since I bought my home I've been (slowly) working on decorating. I've noticed that I tend to lean toward lots of neutral and earth tones. I love anything with a laid back vibe. But this can leave your space looking a little, well, colorless. (Duh.) So I've recruited Elsie to help me add accents and a few pops of color. I love the mid century look of my coffee table. We thought adding a little paint could be a fun and inexpensive way to add color. It's always a little scary to paint a piece of furniture!We partnered with Valspar for this (and a few upcoming projects!). Elsie and I use a lot of colorful paints and get pretty particular, so we're happy about the Love Your Color Guarantee—takes the risk out of choosing your paint color. For this project, I used a coat of primer and then 3 coats of Yellow Mustard paint + primer. Even though the paint had primer in it I decided to use a first coat of primer anyway, because I really wanted the yellow to pop.I simply taped around the edges of the legs and got to work painting. It was super easy and quick to complete. Now I have a little POC in the middle of my living room (among the cow hide rug and cow skulls... I'm going all in on those trends. Can you tell?). We're excited to show you more projects and peeks of our homes in the upcoming months! xo. Emma

Comments

[Esther]

This is a very nice coffee table!
Black, yellow, brown. Gorgeous.

Esther x
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[Megan {a ray of sun}]

A great look! Yellow is my favorite color and I especially love subtle hints of it in decor!
xox
Megan

[Elizabeth]

I like it!

[irene wibowo]

nice table... I like all your projects really inspiring :)Irene Wibowo

[Kate]

I love these posts! Your houses are so beautiful. I think the yellow looks amazing amongst all of the brown and beige!

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[ralizabeth]

your living room looks amazing!!! great job! i think i'd be a little scared to paint furniture but the finished product looks so good, that one day i might join in on the painting fun!!

[riris]

oh, I'm the first?? haha..
yellow? that's good and awesome :)

[Melanie]

I love this Idea! I am always so hesitant to paint furniture, but I've been wanting to paint this old dresser for a while now! This might have just given me the push I needed :) Thanks, you guys never cease to amaze your readers, Keep up the good work!

[Rhoda Wong]

i think a little yellow does make it brighter and more fun!

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[Virginie]

The pop of colour is PERFECT Emma! I love how your style and Elsie's style complement each other so well. Love the southern desert inspiration as well, very cool and sophisticated :)

Virginie xo

[myriam]

That's exactly what I was doing 2 weeks ago! :) Yellow accents at my coffe table :) Like it! :)

[Raquel]

Lovely yellow touch! Yellow is my favourite colour and Im always willing to use it everywhere! Its funny adding it with little touches :)

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[Sarah]

The yellow you picked looks great with all neutral. Every room needs a little pop!! Thanks for sharing!

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[Charlotte Boyer]

Love the pop of yellow! My sister painted her shelves and highlighted her desk in a gorgeous mustard yellow paint that matches one of her walls. Yellow = <3

-Charlotte
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[cait & val]

um, yes, this table looks awesome!
the yellow is a great addition!

xo. c & v
cake & valley

[Sacha]

Cute! I really like this look!

~Sacha

[Denisa]

Really great and perfect choice of color. I like it. Have a nice day.

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[Irene]

great idea!

xx
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[Natalie Heather]

I love it! Your home is gorgeous.

[Margherita]

Super cute DYO!