Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

FOUND: Little greene - What They Never Told You

What Does the Color of Your Front Door Say About You? Here's the Psychology Behind Four Popular Paint Colors

It's about setting intention and creating a good first impression

Livingetc

Designers explain why small bathrooms are 'the best place to have some fun and use bold colours'

Forget anything you might have heard about playing it safe with colour in small spaces, especially bathrooms

Woman & Home

Where to Buy Garden Furniture Paint (Yes, It's a Specific Thing) — These Are the Best Brands, With the Best Colors

Upgrading your garden furniture this season may only be a coat of paint away

Livingetc

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

These are the affordable buys I'm shopping this month to update my home for spring

Refresh your home for the new season with the latest interior trends

Woman & Home

Why Are All the Coolest Bars Painted Red Right Now? Design Notes From These "Intimate and Transportive" Spaces You'll Want to Bring Home

No, it's not just you — these sexy, red-drenched hangouts are everywhere. We spoke with designers behind some of the best to learn how to capture their electrifying feel

Livingetc

This 1790s Dublin Home Has a Hidden Tunnel to the Beach – Inside, the Interiors Are Just as Dreamlike

This wondrous Dublin home has interiors as captivating as the beautiful landscape outside

Homes & Gardens

The best places to buy paint – I've done the research, and these are the 9 paint brands I'd recommend as a Room Decor editor

You can't go wrong with these star paint brands

Ideal Home

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Why Your White Walls Look Yellow – And the Perfect Paint Shades Color Experts Choose to Fix It

Color and paint experts reveal exactly how to choose the right white paint for you – and the key things to look out for

Homes & Gardens

How I'm planning to transform my garden into a Mediterranean oasis this summer with fragrant flowers, terracotta tones and simple, budget-friendly outdoor decor swaps

These easy planting and outdoor decor ideas will transform my space in time for summer

Ideal Home

The Very British Edit: Welcoming Spring Into Every Room – Transform Your Home with Color That Energizes, Inspires, and Celebrates the Season

Infuse your home with the spirit of spring – vibrant colors and seasonal accents that create warmth, joy, and a fresh new energy

Homes & Gardens

The 'peek-a-boo' paint theory is the new trick experts are using to make a room look interesting – ‘It can completely change the feeling of a room’

Here's how to make these unexpected flashes of bold colour work in your home

Ideal Home

9 Captivating Design Directions Set to Transform Our Homes in 2026

In a noisy world of ever-changing design trends, these core moods, styles, and motifs are the timeless looks to follow in 2026

Homes & Gardens

This modern cottage is designed for family life and style

Relaxed, characterful and cute – this home has it all!

Ideal Home

'We carried our furniture on foot from one house to the other'

An Edwardian property across the street proved a dream renovation project

Ideal Home

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Ideal Home

I persuaded my partner to let me paint our living room walls pink, and the result was transformative – it's the ultimate new neutral

It completely changed how the room feels

Ideal Home

Interior experts say we'll be waving goodbye to these outdated bedroom colours in 2026 – these are the trends replacing them

Goodbye cool whites, hello rich and earthy tones

Homes & Gardens

10 Years On, Is Millennial Pink Making a Comeback? How Designers Are Using This Nostalgic Shade in 2026

Spoiler alert, the answer is yes, but really it never went away! We reveal why experts can't get enough of this versatile shade

Livingetc

6 Green Paint Colors to Avoid When Decorating — Including the 90s-Rave-Style-Fever-Dream Green on My Living Room Wall

So I guess it's true — it's not always easy being green

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Livingetc

11 Happy Colors to Paint a Bedroom — The Uplifting Shades Interior Designers Recommend to Give Rooms a Dopamine Boost

Sunshine yellows, peachy pinks, and uplifting greens — these are the colors to paint your bedroom to bring joy to your sleep space

Livingetc

They're Not Just White Walls — These 12 Neutral Color Schemes, Taken From Richly-Layered Real Spaces, Are Pure Inspiration for Pared-Back Palettes

From chocolate brown layered with ochre to plaster pink rooms, these are the neutral color palettes to try in 2026

Ideal Home

You’ve probably heard of the ‘5th wall’ paint trend, but what about the ‘6th wall’? – experts reveal why it's one of the biggest paint trends of 2026

Last year was all about focusing on the ceiling, but 2026 belongs to the floor

Livingetc

4 Warm Color Schemes to Decorate With That Bring the Heat (Even in the Middle of Winter)

From obvious reds and yellows to more nuanced shades, there are plenty of ways to add warmth to your space through color

Ideal Home

Can an all-white home survive kids and pets? How it works for this family of four (with bonus bunnies)...

From dated decor to a light-filled space

Ideal Home

Pinterest just revealed the year-defining colour palette for 2026 – this is how interior designers recommend using these 5 shades in your home

The 5 most searched shades on Pinterest are out – which one will you add to your vision board this year?

Livingetc

13 Calming Paint Colors Designers Use to Make Rooms Feel Soothing — And No, They're Not All Neutrals

Nature-inspired greens, plaster pinks, and even much richer tones —these paint shades set a calming base to any interior scheme

1 2 3 4 5

People

Marianne Shillingford

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.