Sunshine yellow

Bring a burst of positivity and happiness to your home with this sunny shade. Our colour guru Amelia takes a deep dive into how to make it work

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Sunshine yellow is known for making us feel more positive and upbeat. It's a happy colour, associated with smiley faces, sunflowers, bumble bees and, of course, the warmth and joy that comes from sunshine. It's also a key trend for 2022 - the trend-setting London restaurant, Sketch, made waves in the interior design sphere recently by changing its décor from millennial pink to yellow, and so I bet we'll only be seeing more and more of this friendly shade within the next year.

I spoke to a number of industry experts, and it's clear that sunshine yellow is an especially useful colour for one room in particular - the home office. 'Yellow is known to stimulate the left side of the brain, which helps with clear thinking and decision making, so it's certainly a hue to consider in your home office environment,' says Emma Bestley, co-founder and creative director of YesColours (yescolours.com).