Does liking yellow mean I'm cracking up?

[Aguecheek]

We're in the midst of buying a house (we haven't closed yet, so don't jinx us!), and my wife was talking about how she wanted to repaint a couple of yellow walls in the kitchen.

This led to a conversation about various colours and what image they'd project to potential visitors. In the midst of this conversation, she mentioned that she'd read somewhere that a preference for yellow meant that the person was going crazy.

:dubious:

I've never heard this before. Nor had she until she read it, but was curious as to whether anyone else had ever heard this and what might have led somebody to make this incredibly dubious claim in the first place.

Anyone? Is this something the other kids whispered to you on the bus when the class weirdo walked on wearing a yellow shirt? Is this how some people explain the freaky guy down the street who does nothing about the dandelions all over the place?

[Aguecheek]

Of course...I just realized the dubious smilie is yellow. Hm.

[E. Thorp]

In our last apartment, shE. Thorp painted the walls of the dining room bright yellow. At first it felt like we were living inside a lemon. But we got used to it after awhile, and by the time the winter blahs set in it was downright cheerful.

But in your case, a fondness for yellow means something is wrong with you. Something is dreadfully, dreadfully wrong. :) :dubious: :smack: ;)

[Askance]

WAG: this is a folk belief based on some vague impression (hah!) of Vincent van Gogh's increasing penchant for yellow as he got crazier?

[Achren]

There's also the short story "Yellow Wallpaper (http://itech.fgcu.edu/faculty/wohlpart/alra/gilman.htm#INSERT%203)"

[ZipperJJ]

Rut ro. When I moved in, I immediately painted my bedroom yellow and then the whole exterior yellow shortly thereafter.

I thought that yellow meant you like to feel sunny.

[Nava]

I'd heard about singers never wearing yellow as a superstition, but... if yellow is such a "bad" color, why is it listed in every decorating manual including several legal regulations on workplace safety (Spanish ones, so I'm not linking) as a "warm, uplifting color; good for creating a positive, energizing environment; when using it on large surfaces, choose soft shades"?

Maybe our Minister For Work is nuts?

[DrDeth]

Nero Wolfe loved Yellow.

Now, if you live in a submarine...... ;)

[UntouchedTakeaway]

Dunno about the cracking up part, but yellow is a *hard* color to work with/live with.

I threw caution to the wind recently & painted my living room yellow. (Behr's "Lemon Souffle", to be exact). While it was drying, I had my usual panic attack that it was going to suck. But it didn't. My furniture is cream with a green & gold stripe - it looks good. I bought some raspberry red into the scheme (artwork & throws) and it really snapped out.

Time will tell if I can live with it.

VCNJ~

[CalMeacham]

It means you want to protect yourself ahainst Green Lantern.

[burundi]

Yellow is cheerful, bright, warm--all the things I want my house, especially my kitchen, to be. Now if you painted your house puce, then you might be cracking up.

[Aguecheek]

But in your case, a fondness for yellow means something is wrong with you. Something is dreadfully, dreadfully wrong. :) :dubious: :smack: ;)Yeah, that's what all the angry voices are telling me, too.

I like the WAG about van Gogh. That's some good WAGging, y'ask me.

[Anaamika]

There's also the short story "Yellow Wallpaper (http://itech.fgcu.edu/faculty/wohlpart/alra/gilman.htm#INSERT%203)"
This was my first guess, that it was somehow related to the story.

Yellow is a good color in moderate amounts and on the right people.

[Trunk]

We painted a room yellow, didn't like it, and thought we'd get used to it (it came out much brighter than the swatch indicated). After about 6 months we realized we weren't getting used to it. We repainted the whole room more pale/beige.

A better indication of your insanity might be buying a house in the current market.

[SnakesCatLady]

I hope liking yellow isn't a sign of impending insanity! Our house is very dark, so I painted the hallway yellow with white trim to open it up a bit. It looks much less like a cave entrance now. I also painted my office (http://community.webshots.com/photo/551443134/2369076490092851307ohqLGO) and the cat suite (http://community.webshots.com/photo/551443134/2264657300092851307BzRLuj) different shades of yellow. Yellow has always been a cheerful color to me.

[Trunk]

I hope liking yellow isn't a sign of impending insanity! Our house is very dark, so I painted the hallway yellow with white trim to open it up a bit. It looks much less like a cave entrance now. I also painted my office (http://community.webshots.com/photo/551443134/2369076490092851307ohqLGO) and the cat suite (http://community.webshots.com/photo/551443134/2264657300092851307BzRLuj) different shades of yellow. Yellow has always been a cheerful color to me.
In your case, the office yellow isn't a sign of impending insanity. It's a sign of insanity already arrived.

The "cake batter yellow" in the cat's room is nice, though.

[Anastasaeon]

Now, if you live in a submarine...... ;)

[KITH ref]Office, submarine![/KITH ref]

While not a big fan of yellow myself, I'm fond of saying "Well, that depends on the shade." You know, bright, neon yellow? Probably insane. Soft, buttery yellow? Probably sane. Orange bus yellow? Nuts. Just a hint above "cream"? Slick. While we're at it: Flat finish? Good choice. Gloss? Get the straightjacket. :p

[DrDeth]

I hope liking yellow isn't a sign of impending insanity! cat suite.

You have a room, just for the cats. You ask about signs of insanity? :p










(I love my cats too, mind you)

[Cervaise]

Yeah, that's what all the angry voices are telling me, too.Sorry, that's me. You were supposed to remind me to switch off the transmitter and give you some peace.

[miamouse]

I'd heard about singers never wearing yellow as a superstition, but... if yellow is such a "bad" color, why is it listed in every decorating manual including several legal regulations on workplace safety (Spanish ones, so I'm not linking) as a "warm, uplifting color; good for creating a positive, energizing environment; when using it on large surfaces, choose soft shades"?

Maybe our Minister For Work is nuts?
When I was interviewing people for a design position once, one section of a man's portfolio was pictures of highly contrasting thick jaggy stripes (interestingly, brown and yellow) on the wall of a communal set of short height cubes. The idea was that it was so jarring to look at, that workers kept their eyes on their work. Good design in the sense that it did what it set out to do, but I thought it a little sinister.

[SnakesCatLady]

You have a room, just for the cats. You ask about signs of insanity? :p










(I love my cats too, mind you)

You are not the first to go :dubious: at me when they find out my cats have their own suite. However, the layout of the house makes it impossible to close off the kitchen, and I don't like cats on my kitchen counters. This was a workable solution (enclosing the garage) that has the side benefit of my not having to vacumn the house twice daily. I have 8 cats. Each cat can produce another cat's worth of hair a week...

Trunk, the office was a bit brighter than I intended, so I toned it down when I did the rest of the suite. Since the walls are mostly covered with hockey stuff and bookshelves, it's really not that bad.

[Fretful Porpentine]

Not if your name is Aguecheek. If it were "Malvolio," on the other hand...

[DrDeth]

You are not the first to go :dubious: at me when they find out my cats have their own suite. .

No, I went :p on you. I can see that, really, but you have to admit it's a bit "crazy cat lady". :p

[SnakesCatLady]

No, I went :p on you. I can see that, really, but you have to admit it's a bit "crazy cat lady". :p

And the problem with that is...? :p

[Aguecheek]

Not if your name is Aguecheek. If it were "Malvolio," on the other hand...Hee! A very good point.

Sorry, that's me. You were supposed to remind me to switch off the transmitter and give you some peace.I figured you didn't want to be disturbed, so I made a nice tin foil hat. Sorry. I'll go burn that house down now, just like you asked.

[Nic2004]

We painted our master bath a pale yellow awhile back and put in bright yellow bath and hand towels. In the morning it gives a nice warm, kinda calm glow to the room. But, because it is in the bathroom, we don't have to "live with it" as you say. It's not like a living room where you may be exposed to the color all day long. It has worked well for us.
If one were seeking proof of our instability they needn't go to such weak evidence as the bathroom color.

[yellowval]

No, liking yellow doesn't mean you're cracking up. If it did, I'd have cracked up long ago ... oh, wait ... shit! :D

yellowval (who drives yellowcar, has lots of yellow clothes, lots of yellow accents in her house, and had yellow bridesmaid's dresses at her wedding and yellow rosebuds in her hair.)

[Dung Beetle]

There is a house in our town. For years it was pale pink. Now it has been painted...not yellow but Yellow. My family has tried to define the exact shade, but the closest we can come is to say it's a lot like the stripes on the road, only Yellower. Whenever I drive past it with the kids, we all scream, "YELLOW!"

I don't know what it's doing to the inhabitants, but it certainly makes us crazy.