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Interior Designers Don't Use White Trim Any More — Here’s What They’re Doing Instead

When it comes to baseboards and window casings, why go for the default? Decorative finishes and colorful paints create a bolder, far less ordinary look

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'Barely-there-blue' is the bedroom colour of the summer – it's cooling, restful, and exactly what 2026 calls for

It's cooling, restful, and exactly what this hot weather calls for

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"People Want to Celebrate Their Books" — Interior Designer Laura Stephens on Home Libraries, Hallway Wallpaper, and Pleated Lampshades

Interior designer Laura Stephens steps in as our interiors agony aunt, solving your decorating dilemmas on lampshades, books, and hallway wallpaper

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How Interior Designers Decorate with Jewel Tones in 2026 to Make a Home Look More Expensive, While Avoiding Potentially Tacky Color Schemes

If there’s one set of vivid colors that can be considered truly timeless, it has to be the jewel tones

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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

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Interior experts say this moody colour trend is the key to giving your bedroom 'main character' energy in 2026

According to interior experts, this shade is 'cocooning, intimate, luxurious, and restful'

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12 Bright Paint Colors Interior Designers Turn to When They Want Rooms That Feel Daring, but Still Design-Forward

From fresh minty greens to warming and vibrant reds, these are the paint shades designers use when bright and colorful is the brief

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This Quietly Confident London Home Hides a Surprisingly Playful Interior – 'Everything Was So Plain, It Needed Something Unexpected'

This London townhouse has the uncanny ability to feel grand one moment and thoroughly laid-back another

Homes & Gardens

Chartreuse Paint Colors Are the Big, but Bold Trend of 2026 — Here Are 6 Specific Shades That You Can Actually Live With, Hand-Picked by Designers

With the right paint shade, the yellow-green color trend can be a lot more livable than you might first think

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

These downsizers found the cottage of their dreams

It's a win-win situation with room for all the family but no wasted space

Ideal Home

7 of the Best Yellow Paint Colors, According to Designers, That Will Brighten Even the Gloomiest Days

It might not be the first color you think of, but that's because it can be tricky to know which paint to pick. This list answers that

Livingetc

10 Ways to Use Architectural Moldings That’ll Make Even a Characterless Home Suddenly Feel Storied and Full of Charm

Architectural moldings are so much more than just a detail — they add a sense of classic charm to even the most contemporary spaces

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Don't Ask AI, Ask an Interior Designer — The Perfect Blue Paint, Balancing Deep Browns and the Golden Rule for Colors

Tom Morris of Morrisstudio is known for his love of rich, earthy tones, so we posed him the color questions you ask us most

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What Colors Make a Room Look Bigger? 5 That Designers Reach for to Make Walls 'Visually Expand'

Color can have a transformative effect on how we perceive spaces — here’s how the experts make small rooms look more expansive

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10 beautifully bold spaces that prove you don’t always have to opt for neutrals to create a calming interior scheme

On paper, using bold colors to create a calming space may seem odd, but with some clever styling and the right shades it can work brilliantly

Homes & Gardens

These are the best off-white paints according to interior designers – 10 perfectly balanced shades for a light and airy home

Discover the best off-white paints from Benjamin Moore, Farrow & Ball, and more

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The Zeitgeist Edit — The Editor on What's Going Up (and Down) in Style This February

From the most exciting finds in modern design to what to order from the cocktail menu, here's our report on February, straight from the editor's desk

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A Feng Shui Expert Just Explained Why It Matters Where You Put Your Crystals — And Mine Are All in the Wrong Place

Eliminate negative energy and invite positive qi by displaying your crystals in the areas where they align best, this Feng Shui practitioner tells me

Homes & Gardens

Explore Paint & Paper Library’s brand new ‘Jewels’ color collection – 8 joy-giving shades inspired by the vibrancy of natural minerals

Paying homage to the stunning colors found within natural minerals, this collection is full of energy

Ideal Home

This polarising hue will soon be everywhere – experts share how you can make the trending colour work in your home

And you don't have to be a purple lover in order to get on board with this new colour trend

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Paint it black: How to decorate with dark colours

An autumnal palette doesn’t have to feel gloomy, writes Adele Cardani, deep hues can be cosy and even dramatic. Here are some expert tips and tricks to vamp up a bland room...

Ideal Home

How colour experts decorate with neutrals – 10 gorgeous ways to use this muted colour palette

If you think neutrals are boring, you’re doing them wrong…

Ideal Home

11 house exterior colour ideas - boost your kerb appeal with paint, cladding and tiles

Reinvent your property with a new approach to your exterior colour scheme

Real Homes

The 9 red kitchen ideas that will help you introduce this vibrant color without overwhelming your space

Bring the drama with our red kitchen ideas to wow guests. Bright and bold, red is not for the faint-hearted

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