Butter Yellow Home Decor Edition

Butter Yellow

So, butter yellow.

Early this year, KitchenAid crowned the soft buttery shade their Color of the Year. A tone meant to “warm the heart and home”.

And KitchenAid is not the only one falling for it. Vogue says it’s the top summer color of 2025. Designers like Timothy Corrigan and Heidi Callier say it is a shade that “evokes joy and optimism”.

Homes&Garden calls it the “new neutral” and even points to Martha Stewart bringing it back into kitchens (I mean, if it’s good enough for Martha’s 1970s butter yellow kitchen, it’s good enough for mine.) The Spruce says it’s the antidote to all those cold grays we have been living with. More personal, more optimistic.

Butter yellow is calm and confident. Neutral enough to blend in, interesting enough to stand out. It’s timeless in a way we didn’t expect.

The Lumiere Nuances Table Lamp is the perfect marriage of form and soft yellow tone. A design where color feels intentional, not trendy. Modern but not cold.

Next favorite is the Panton Table lamp that also fits beautifully into the butter yellow roundup. It’s got that 1980s postmodern playfulness, and in yellow, it feels even more nostalgic.

The Billie Throw Blanket in yellow is gentle enough to work with any couch color. A sofa staple you keep “accidentally” falling asleep under.

The Ram Cushion by Hay adds texture and a hint of color without overwhelming your space. Chunky, knit, great texture, and just enough color to make your sofa look stylish.

Ceramic and butter yellow are best friends. SB mug from 1616/ arita Japan is the perfect example. The glaze here has a slight creaminess that keeps it from looking plastic-y. In a small object like a mug, the color feels like a joyful surprise every morning. And it’s perfect in size.

The W&S Chubby Vase’s irregular, organic form gives this color a playful edge. A piece that looks good anywhere – shelf, bedside, kitchen counter – with or without flowers in it.

The Pair Side Table by Mobler Copenhagen feels industrial yet still warm enough for a cozy room. Metal finishes can make butter yellow look too sharp, but here the ochre steel has a matte tone that grounds it.

The Eames DSR Chair is the kind of design that wears all sorts of colors well. And the butter yellow finish gives it a mid-century freshness vibe without going full retro.

To think about the Wishbone chair in butter yellow is a surprise, but in reality, it reads almost like a warm blonde wood stain from afar. Here’s where butter yellow shows its “new neutral” status.

Another side table, the Glyph Gamma Side Table, thrives in butter yellow. It adds warmth to the sculptural shape without overpowering it. Look equally good solo or in a set.

The Preppy Trolley could feel too “school supply”, but in soft yellow, Montana Furniture nailed it. The precise shade keeps it sophisticated while still giving you that dopamine hit. The ultimate movable mood-lifter, wheel it into the kitchen, the office, even next to the sofa for a snack.

A small pop of yellow, like the TipToe PLI Shelf, works as room jewelry. The matte tone means it doesn’t glare, and it plays well against wood, white, or even dark painted walls.

HAY’s Slit Table and the Shim Coffee Table in soft yellow are perfect for breaking up darker furniture. On a round table, the shade feels playful, like it was made for a lazy afternoon and coffee.

Every day object in butter yellow turns mundane into something joyful. The EM77 Vacuum Jug’s clean, cylindrical shape means the color is the star.

Componibili Bio Storage Units always look intentional and stylish. Proof that even storage can be chic. Especially in the matte buttery finish.

Easy to make home decor for butter yellow are bedding. Marimekko’s Piccolo Pillow case and Duvets is a smart way to ease into the shade, if you’r nervous about committing. The white stripes break up the yellow, making it feel airy rather than blocky.

Takle also has a yellow set like the Sham pillow and duvet. Muted, almost faded yellow that feels “lived-in” from the start. Perfect for bedding, calm enough for sleep, still warm in the morning light.

And last but not least, the KitchenAid stand mixer in butter yellow might be the single most famous thing in this list. And in yellow butter, this is the one piece that even color-shy people will commit to.