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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
The sage green paint colours that decorating experts recommend
Planning to smother your walls in sage green? We asked interior designers to share their favourite paint colours, and offer inspiration for how to use them
Paint
Farrow and Ball paint colours in real homes
We’ve gathered our favourite Farrow & Ball paint colours in real homes: from Hague Blue to Setting Plaster to Railings. See exactly what they look like
Shopping
(Nearly) every paint colour in a Norfolk house decorated by Carlos Garcia
Nine paint colours worth copying
Decoration
(Nearly) every paint colour in Sebastian Bergström's colourful Swedish apartment
Ten paint colours worth copying
Decoration
Six paint colours you need to know for this summer, according to Lick
Tash Bradley, Lick’s Director of Interior Design and Colour Psychologist, chooses six colours that are proving popular for 2024
Colour Ideas
The timeless paint colours that should be in your house this year
Find yourself sticking to one small section of the paint colour test card? It's time to broaden your horizons. Bold, timeless colour for your walls that won't date.
Decoration
Dear Fiona: I can't figure out where to start with paint colours at home - help!
Our resident agony aunt Fiona McKenzie Johnston advises three readers (among many) who have no idea where to start with paint
Decoration
Little Greene paint colours in real homes
33 examples of Little Greene's famous paints in use, from ‘Hopper’ to ‘Slaked Lime’
Decoration
Is there such a thing as a ‘flattering’ paint colour? If so, what is it?
Can your walls flatter your furniture and your face? Decorating experts say so
Decoration
Is magnolia making a comeback?
The first rule of using magnolia is – don't call it magnolia
Decoration
Imaginative paint effects, how to do them (and when to call in the professionals)
We all want our homes to look as interesting as possible and paint effects are a great way to do that. But what are the most popular ones, and can they be done without calling in a professional? We investigate…
Colour Ideas
36 pink paint ideas from the House & Garden archive
'The most flattering colour to paint your walls' according to Nicky Haslam
Decoration
Design ideas for bathroom paint
Bring joy and life to one of the most important rooms in the house with a simple lick of paint. After all, bathrooms aren't just functional.
Kitchens
Kitchen cupboard paint ideas: how to paint cabinets like a professional
The tools and steps needed to transform your kitchen cupboards and breathe new life into a room
Decoration
Design ideas for blue bedrooms
If you've been considering a blue bedroom, these 17 rooms might just sway you
Decoration
Everything you need to know about painting the outside of your house
It’s a great way to add character to your home but don’t forget, there are things to consider before you paint the outside of your house.
Decoration
How to pick a calming paint colour: your questions answered
Colour can have a powerful impact on mood and even wellbeing. With people increasingly seeing their home as their sanctuary, we consider the most calming colours
Decoration
Design ideas for blue kitchens
From dark to pale and sky blues, blue kitchens never go out of style, as these winning examples prove.
Furniture & accessories
Design ideas for painted furniture and how to do it yourself
If you’re looking to breathe new life into a tired piece of furniture, painting it is the way to go. Whether you’re simply colouring it, adding a geometric print or a decorative illustration, look no further for our tips and inspiration