Colour Ideas

Colour choices are fundamental to the atmosphere of a room, and these combinations are perfect for creating a sense of cocooning comfort for wintry days

Shining surfaces of gold and silver might not be the easiest decorative elements to work with, but how wonderfully festive they are when done well…

Choosing paint colours can be a fiendishly difficult task, but our deputy decoration editor Ruth Sleightholme has some advice on how to make it easier.

Wondering what colour to paint your walls? This is how Benjamin Moore colours have been used in real houses across the House & Garden archive

It's one of Farrow & Ball's most popular colours, but how should you use ‘Setting Plaster' and where does it look best?

Purple – much maligned in interiors for years – is increasingly popular among designers. So is it mounting a comeback?

White seems like it should be the simplest paint colour to choose but it’s actually the most complex. To help you decide, we’ve asked stylists, interior designers and colour experts to share their idea of the best white paint

Rich, warm and sophisticated, burgundy is the perfect colour for creating an inviting, enveloping atmosphere

Blue living rooms can come in all shapes and forms, from light and bright spaces in pastel or sky blues, to rich enveloping rooms in teal and navy. We've gathered our favourites from the House & Garden archive to illustrate the versatility of this perennially popular shade

Farrow & Ball colour curator Joa Studholme talks us through four cosy colour schemes, perfect for creating a warm, intimate atmosphere in any kind of room

Decorating with dark paint doesn't mean you'll end up with a room of Stygian gloom. In fact the very opposite. Used properly drama and atmosphere await.

From neutrals to richer shades, these are the colours we're enjoying in the living rooms on our pages this year