I've never been yellow's biggest cheerleader, but this year I found myself drawn to yellow. Not overly bright, in-your-face yellow - oh no. I'm talking buttery soft, mellow golden yellows.

Adding these golden tones to our kitchen made it come alive, but in a very mellow way. It feels energized and soothing at the same time. Welcoming and warm. I'm going to break down some ideas for bringing the color yellow into your spaces, and a few simple and inexpensive DIYs to keep it budget friendly for Spring.

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Inspiration

Most room refreshes start with an inspiration piece and for me, I fell in love with this floral fabric. It's creamy yellow and soft pink roses put me in mind of a simpler time. You know my love for vintage, and I knew I had to find a way to use this fabric in my home.

I came up with the following simple projects for my Spring kitchen using the yellow fabric.

Made by simply knotting fabric strips around a length of jute cord, a fabric strip garland adds soft vintage charm and is an easy project on the wallet. I hung it across our chippy white antique window, but it could as easily be hung across a mantel, bookshelves, even across a mirror.

Tip - use 3-4 different fabrics to keep it interesting; just buy 1/4 yard of each fabric

A dollar store wood chick shelf sitter

How to do it:

I used mod podge as the glue to secure the fabrics to the wood shelf sitter. The white chenille acts as the "eggshell" and I think looks so cute! You can find similar wood cutouts on Amazon.

I painted some inexpensive craft eggs with this buttery yellow paint and added speckles using the instructions that you can find in this post.

This ruffled yellow striped table runner from Target adds a swath of mellow yellow across the table. The matching napkins were used on my coffee bar. These pretty embroidered napkins were tied into bows.

I added a  sweet rustic goose with a golden bow...did you notice her golden egg?

I purchased some inexpensive yellow flowers from Hobby Lobby. Their bright color is sweet in a creamy white pitcher.

Balancing the yellow with whites keeps it looking bright and fresh.

I added my cutting boards to my metal hanging mug rack. It reminds me a little like art on easels and is a fun way to show off a cutting board collection.

Small pops of pink are added in the form of dried roses, painted eggs and those vintage pink cabbage roses jar lids I made.

Do you decorate with yellow?