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Can a colour consultant transform your interior?
When it came to the all important paint colours for her flat, even a House & Garden editor of ten years came unstuck. Here's everything she learnt from a colour consultant
Decoration
Why you should be painting your window frames (and design ideas to inspire)
Often an afterthought, a painted window frame is a great way to tie a scheme together.
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Design ideas for gloss paint and lacquer
Gloss paint and its richer cousin, lacquer can be a brilliant way to brighten up a room and add a sense of sophistication – let there be light!
Decoration
The most searched-for paint colours of 2024
What you're Googling in the paint world now, and why…
Decoration
From ‘Dead Salmon’ to ‘Sulking Room Pink’: how do companies come up with paint names?
Do you prefer a 'does what it says on the tin’ approach, or something a little more evocative? We talk to the paint experts about what goes into the paint naming process
Decoration
Tonal layering is the interior designer paint hack you need to know
Layering varying tones of the same colour across a single room can create cohesion, cosiness and drama. Here's how to do it.
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Scared of decorating with red? These softer shades are your gateway
The best soft shades of red and how to use them, from terracottas to dusty berry hues
Design Ideas
A complete guide to choosing paint colour like a House & Garden editor
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.
Decoration
Colour consultants on the paint colours to know for 2025
As we head into 2025, take inspiration from the palettes colour consultants are loving right now, from rich, warm shades of yellow and terracotta to elegant green-grey whites
Decoration
27 Benjamin Moore paint colours in real houses
Wondering what colour to paint your walls? This is how Benjamin Moore colours have been used in real houses across the House & Garden archive
Decoration
Biscuit and caramel tones are the colours to know for this year
Take inspiration from the coffee shop this autumn for your walls. These light, warm browns might seem intimidating, but they're the perfect way to bring warmth and richness into a space
Decoration
Design ideas for decorating with Farrow & Ball's 'Setting Plaster'
It's one of Farrow & Ball's most popular colours, but how should you use ‘Setting Plaster' and where does it look best?
Colour Ideas
How to paint a room like a professional
Our essential guide to choosing then using paint colour, with top tips and ideas from the experts
Colour Ideas
The best white paint, according to the experts
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
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Joa Studholme's colour schemes for warm winter decorating
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
Design Ideas
16 clever design ideas for painted floorboards
Painted floorboards are an easy way to add colour and energy into an interior, and we have plenty of inspiration
Colour Ideas
How to decorate with dark colours
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.
Living Room
The colours to paint a living room now
From neutrals to richer shades, these are the colours we're enjoying in the living rooms on our pages this year
Decoration
The H&G approved colour combinations we're loving for autumn
What are the colours that are grabbing our attention this season? One in particular seems to be making quite a comeback
Decoration
Design ideas for painted stairs
Revamp your tired staircase with little more than a paint brush and tin of your favourite colour. It's that easy!