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I have to admit, Yellow was one of the colors I strayed away from. Not because I didn’t like it but because it was bright. The irony is I love the sun, sunflowers, and lemons

All of which are yellow. So I have to ask why don’t I stay in the yellow. Then I heard this song by my favorite artist India Arie and was truly inspired by YELLOW. So here’s the fun of yellow in home decor to get inspired.

You can choose the soft yellow as the room color and accent with a variety shades of grey as done with this room

Or you can switch it up to use yellow as the accent color which breaks up the black and grey tones.

How about incorporating a little accent piece in the room such as a chair reupholstered with a fab yellow fabric like this:

Or even paint a dresser for the pop of color

I could imagine how happy my feet would be wiggling my toes on a yellow rug

Or when I lay my head on this cozy little accent pillow

Yellow, yellow, kiss a fellow…. ahhhhh the days of being outside – dancing and prancing..and long evenings .. I see it all around

Even to wake up on glorious sunny morning to enter into a beautiful bath such as this to begin your day

Imagine how delicious breakfast would be with a touch of sunshine yellow facing you in this kitchen

Can you image how beautiful your floral arrangement would be in a yellow vase

Or if you don’t have flowers, you can even have these to display

So whether it’s indoors or outdoors, bring in the cheerful color and stay with me in the YELLOW

After listening to her song, tapping your feet, and maybe even doing a happy dance – go get your Yellow 🙂

Think about older times when furniture was made with a sense of style and purpose. As I watch American classic movies, I find myself paying close attention to the furniture than the actual movie at times, too busy watching the Hollywood starlets beautifying themselves in front of a gorgeous dressing table, lovingly known as the “Vanity”. Nowadays, when one speaks of a vanity they’re usually referring to the bathroom sink base. However, the true form of a vanity is the total opposite. Originally created for the budoir for women to call their own private grooming space, they are indeed a breathtakingly beautiful piece of furniture that was magnificently structured and finely detailed for the lady and her essentials. In vintage bedroom suits, the vanity was essential part of the suit, but today, they’re hardly ever made with the suit. Trying to find one to match modern furniture requires an effort. But since style repeats itself, I’m sure one can be found to blend with any bedroom set. As a woman sits to her vanity while she embellishes herself in front of the mirror, there’s the inner feel of an enchantress that reigns deep within her soul. Posessing traits that can be described as a woman, the vanity is beautiful, curvaceous, stunning and even graceful – because it was created with her style in mind. They invoke a thought of mystery yet beauty and quite simply, can be considered a seductive work of furniture art.

I say it’s time to bring back the “Lady Days” and realize the beauty of sitting in front of your exquisite dressing table to beautify yourself and not in the bathroom. When purchasing my vanity it was a very difficult decision. There were so many styles and designs that spoke to me. In this article I pay homage to the long forgotten object of my desire and want to share some of my favorite styles and, of course, the one that found its way in my heart.

This vanity is almost exactly like the very first one my sister and I found on the street. With a fresh coat of white paint it became the beginning of our love of antique furniture. Notice the delicately curved mirror (this is so pretty).