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Creature comforts: How pets are shaping home design

Adele Cardani explores interior decor that goes barking mad for pets

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What Actually Is Super Matte Paint? This Trending Finish Is What All the Brands Are Launching — Here's What It Means

"It’s not just a paint, it’s an interior design tool in itself" — here's why you should ditch a standard matte for something more intense

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6 colours experts swear by for south-facing kitchens - colour hack your home with these light enhancing shades

These are the shades to choose when painting your sun-drenched cooking space

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What Are the Best Lick Colors? 10 Designers Swear By From the Upstart Paint Brand

From colors inspired by cars spotted in Rome, to the most sought-after shade of red, these are the best Lick paint colors to style in your home

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Where Can I Buy Eco-Friendly Paint? 7 Brands Making Beautiful Colors That Don't Cost the Earth

Discover the paints made with a focus on better indoor air quality, a lighter planetary footprint, and fabulous shades and finishes

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Should you paint your walls as soon as you move in? Design experts say this is how long you should wait to avoid making a mistake

Paint experts reveal the best amount of time to wait before painting your new home's walls

Ideal Home

Interior experts reveal the bedroom colours that are officially out of style in 2025 – and the shades replacing them

These are the new colourways you'll want on your radar

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Do Yellow and Purple Go Together? Designers Reveal How to Make This Unexpected Pairing Feel "Totally Intentional"

In an era where unexpected combinations have become cool, we've done a deep-dive to discover how to pair yellow and purple in a space

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What Actually Is Eco Paint? The Environmentally-Sound Brands to Buy Into for a Healthier, More Sustainable Home

Ditch the guilty conscience and go green; eco paint is the environmental alternative, promising a happier and healthier base for your interiors

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The 4 best on-trend colours for a small kitchen – compact spaces don't have to sacrifice style

Back personality into your tiny cookspace

Ideal Home

The 5 worst colors to use in a bedroom, according to a color psychologist – these shades can prevent relaxation and ruin sleep

Avoid these intense shades if you want to create a soothing sleep space

Homes & Gardens

The 3 bathroom colours going out of style in 2025 - plus, the stylish shades replacing them

It's time to make room for some new colour schemes this year

Ideal Home

4 surprising areas in your home that experts say you really shouldn't paint white – and what to do with them instead

And which colours to choose for them instead

Ideal Home

9 colors designers won’t be using in their living rooms in 2025

Spring might be the perfect time to give your living room a fresh lick of paint, but steer clear of these hues if you want an on-trend space

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The 'red thread' is the design trick I used to plan all the colour schemes in my new home – it puts an end to paint indecision

How to use 'red thread' theory to choose the perfect colors for your home

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6 nostalgic colors interior designers are loving in 2025 – perfect for creating a stand-out transitional scheme

Interior designers and color experts share their current favorite nostalgic colors, for a characterful and comforting space

Ideal Home

Stripe drenching is the hot new twist on the colour drenching trend – interior experts share how to make it work in your home

This is how to layer stripes in a room like a pro

Homes & Gardens

Color rules for neutral schemes – 5 simple ways to make a neutral room more exciting, as explained by experts

Your neutral color scheme won't lack interest with these expert-suggested rules

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These 3 kitchen colours are officially out of style in 2025 - here are the shades replacing them

Make sure you're in the know with these three shades to switch out

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Burgundy kitchens are set to be a big trend for 2025 - take inspiration from these 6 ways to use the rich shade

Get ahead of the trends by trying this sumptuous shade

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Purple Bathroom Ideas Were Not a Trend We Expected, but These Spaces Make Us Question Everything

In a surprising twist, purple seems to be back on everyone's radar right now and we're seeing it popping up in bathrooms in particular — here's how to do it

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5 easy to use bold colors that are surprisingly liveable – statement yet grounding paint shades recommended by color consultants

These five color ideas prove that even the bravest of shades can be soothing

Homes & Gardens

Nostalgia-core is the comforting decor trend that harks back to simpler times – here's how to get the sentimental style

Create comforting interiors which conjure happy memories with these nostalgic decorating ideas

Homes & Gardens

'It's the color that makes you happy' – here's how a color psychologist thinks you should choose the 'red thread' of your home

This clever design theory is a simple yet impactful way to make your room colors more cohesive

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The colour palette for 2025 – these are the shades paint experts say we’ll see everywhere next year

These are the colours and combinations set to define our homes in the new year

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