Color Guide: How to Work With Neon Brights
by Samantha Schoech · 37 photos · 5 comments
Bold Sweeps
An entire accent wall of bright chartreuse is about as much neon as you are ever going to see in one spot. And this isn't even neon, but it is bright.
by FORMA Design An entire accent wall of bright chartreuse is about as much neon as you are ever going to see in one spot. And this isn't even neon, but it is bright.
Little windows of highlighter yellow add pizzazz to this bare, Japanese-esque space. It's all neutrals, then pow!
by ADEENI DESIGN GROUP
Bright lime-green walls brighten up a tiny bathroom.
by Mueller Nicholls Cabinets and Construction
Slashes of fluorescent pink highlight (get it?) the architecture and pull together what is essentially a big, neutral space.
by Erika Bierman Photography
The pink couch doesn't qualify as neon, but that stripe at the edge of the window treatment does. You can add a little bit of neon with more muted versions of the same color for a little extra oomph. And doesn't it look splendid with the beige leather chesterfield?
by Caitlin Wilson
This kitchen is beautiful, but it looks like every other sleek, modern wood and white kitchen out there. Oh, except for the hits of highlighter orange.
by Danny Broe Architect
This kids' room features a variety pack of neons. If every thing else is spare and neutral, this works. I love it as an alternative to the usual kids' colors.
by ALVAREZ-DIAZ & VILLALON
This painting looks like a neon sign in the rain, and it absolutely glows in this sleek, neutral living room.
by R Brant Design
A combination of neon pink, blue and yellow works here because the room is neutral and formal, and nothing competes for attention.
by John David Edison Interior Design Inc.
White, eclectic and neon. Again, a bunch of different bright colors and patterns can work if the background is neutral and simple.
by Causa Design Group
Tiny Little Touches
Most neon appears in tiny little touches, like in the prints above this bed. Nice against a satin black wall, no?
madebygirl-bedroom
Most neon appears in tiny little touches, like in the prints above this bed. Nice against a satin black wall, no?
Little winks of neon pink in the pillows and on the ceiling.
by Alex Amend Photography
Now, this glowing print really is neon colored. It seems to make its own light, and it pops in this subdued dining area.
by Amy Lau Design
Acrylic is a great way to mimic neon. It's both translucent and reflective, giving it that glow.
Fireplace
This is not only a bright, brave color combo, it's also a nifty idea — clamp coat hangers; why didn't I think of that?
by Harper Design from HarperCollins Publishers
Neon Outside
More acrylic neon impersonators. I love these flashes of bright color against the rest of this understated deck.
by Imagine Living
More acrylic neon impersonators. I love these flashes of bright color against the rest of this understated deck.
A little zing of neon chartreuse gives this regular wooden facade a bright facelift.
by SquallCo Development
Even the natural world can go fluorescent. These pink annuals really pop against the green.
by Great Oaks Landscape Associates Inc.
Neopolitan 9-Drawer Sideboard Chest, Black and Green - GBP 599.00 [ Link ]
Neon meets traditional design. You could do a similar DIY spruce-up on a tired piece of furniture for less than $50.
by chichifurniture.com
Tube Top Color Lamp - $110.00 [ Link ]
These acrylic lamps have got the glow.
by 2Modern
Wooden Salad Bowl, Neon Pink and Neon Yellow, by Wind & Willow Home - $64.00 [ Link ]
Neon paint adds so much design savvy to these simple wooden bowls.
by Etsy
Acapulco Chair, Neon Yellow on Black Frame - $495.00 [ Link ]
The iconic Acapulco chair in neon yellow. This would look good with other brights or on a plain, weathered wood deck.
by Acapulco Chair
Gota Dining Table [ Link ]
A simple wood table becomes a design statement with the addition of an aqua stripe.
by Moisés Hernández
Light Red Fluorescent Brushable Paint - GBP 30.00 [ Link ]
Has anyone tried this? Does it glow under black light?
Light Red Fluorescent Brushable Paint
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and his pure white buildings... they would be reduced to be a canvass for colour splashing!
Sometimes the colors next to a color will make it appear fluorescent. In the textured abstract below, the color is a lightened "hansa yellow", but it looks closer to a fluorescent yellow in the context of some darker-valued hues.
http://www.printedart.com/content/wild-string
http://www.printedart.com/content/reflections-pre-millennium-landscape-62