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Designers Share How to Avoid Your Color Scheme Feeling Overstimulating — While Still Using Plenty of ColorWe all want our homes to feel nurturing while still looking stylish. Here are a few key tricks to perfecting that through color
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Ralph Lauren Colors Work Well for Christmas, Sure, but Here's Why the Iconic Heritage Brand Actually Has "Enduring Appeal" in Our InteriorsIt's the colors you know and love — deep reds, forest greens, creams, and navy blues — but with more specific design
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So, 'Traditional' Colors Are Trending? Designers Explain Which Ones Work for the Modern Heritage LookThese palettes blend traditional colors with contemporary style — the perfect base for any space
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"Help, My White Walls Look Blue" — Here's Why It's Happening, and How to Fix This Common ProblemWhite paint is never just white paint; there are endless undertones that can affect the way it appears on your wall
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I Asked Designers What Colors They're Painting Dining Rooms Right Now, and Coincidentally, They All Said the Same OneStuck staring at paint swatches? These designers all agreed that this specific color sets the tone brilliantly for dining rooms right now
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6 Dark and Glamorous Paint Colors That Designers Are Choosing to Decorate With Right Now — Exact Brands and Shades to Copy in Your HomeTurns out, dark colors are the shortcut to glam interiors (without the glitz)
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7 of the Best Yellow Paint Colors, According to Designers, That Will Brighten Even the Gloomiest DaysIt 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
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Benjamin Moore Reveals Its Color of the Year for 2026, Along With a Timelessly Tailored Palette to MatchJust like your favorite blazer, this chocolately-gray-purple shade is designed to be one you'll want to live with for years
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This 'Tonal' Paint Trick Is the Most Stylish Way to Paint Your Kitchen Right Now, and It Can Make a Small Space Appear Larger, tooYou've heard of color drenching, but what about color capping? This is the new paint technique that might just transform your kitchen
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Psst — Little Greene's Color of the Year Has Been Announced, and It Looks Like Your Home Could Soon Be Officially Pivoting to PurpleThe paint and wallpaper brand predicts that the shade set to define 2026 is a moody mix of burgundy and plum purple
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A Designer Gave These Doors an Incredibly Expensive-Looking "Jewelachite" Finish Using a Torn Piece of CardboardThe DIY paint trick adds instant drama with its gemstone-like effect
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Does Your Home Need a 'Stopgap' Color? This Paint Technique Could Be the Key to a Successful Interior Palette in the Long RunA lifesaver or a waste of time? Experts weigh up the pros and cons of introducing a stopgap paint color into your project
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Graham & Brown Has Revealed Its 2026 Color and Wallpaper of the Year, and The Wall Mural Design Is Seriously WowHere is everything you need to know about the brand's color, wallpaper, and mural of the year
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This Paint Brand's 'Color Edit' for 2026 Is Giving Me Unexpected Inspirations for Color Pairings for My Next Decorating ProjectLick is proving the colors you've known since elementary school are just as fashionable in today's interiors
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So, I Changed My Mind on a Paint Color Halfway Through Decorating My Room — Now What?Take a deep breath. These paint and color experts explain how to 'fix' a paint color (and it's not as hard as it may seem)
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'Dirty Neutrals' Might Sound Grubby, but They're the Decorating Trend That Gives Your Lackluster Scheme More of an AtmospherePlain beiges and flat grays are getting a much-needed upgrade — these are the murkied, muddied shades to decorate with now
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Dulux Announces a Trio of Blues as Its Color of the Year for 2026 — They'll "Soothe, Steady, or Excite, Depending on How You Play It"Blue has been a popular interior color for centuries, but it's far from one note
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What Difference Will Painting My Room White vs Off-White Actually Make? A Warning Against 'Sterile'-Looking NeutralsOne's warm and layered, and the other is a crisp, dependable neutral; here's how to use each in your interior
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5 Unexpected Exterior Wall Colors That Will Bring a Dull Garden to Life — And Extend the Feeling of Summer a Little LongerWhen it comes to giving your exterior walls a lick of paint, bold is the new black
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The ‘Hidden Hue’ Rule Is Possibly Why Your Neutral Color Scheme Doesn’t Look Right — And It’s So Easy to Fix When You Know HowMatching undertones transforms neutrals from background shades into a beautifully considered palette
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Stop! Step Away From the Paintbrush — Here's 4 Things Interior Designers Would Never, Even Paint Around the HomeJust because you *can*, doesn't mean you *should*
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Oh, so This Nature-Inspired Color Rule Is the Reason Your Home's Scheme Isn't WorkingBring the essence of the forest indoors with this calming three-layered color trick
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Design, Debated — Is It Ever Considered Acceptable to Paint Antique Furniture?You may have big DIY plans, but sometimes a little restraint goes a long way, especially when it comes to paint
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Should Doors and Trim be the Same Color? Here's What Designers Are Doing NowGone are the days of strictly matching color schemes — it's time to have fun with the details
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Wait, What? Interior Designers List an Off-White in Their Cheat Sheet of the Best Farrow & Ball Green Paint Colors — Here's WhyGreen is way more than just green; there's an art to finding the perfect shade, and these designers have mastered it with these specific colors
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Please, No More 'Builder Beige' — Discover the Most Outdated Exterior Paint Colors in 2025It's the very first impression of your home, so don't settle for "formulaic palettes" on your exterior. Choose these colors instead
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Forget Color Drenching, 'Color Capping' Is the New Way to Decorate That Adds 'Dimension' and Can Make a Room Feel BiggerBenjamin Moore's color expert, Helen Shaw, breaks down how to achieve the almost-ombré effect you're about to see in rooms everywhere
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Your Questions, Answered by an Interior Designer — Color Drenching, Kitchen Wallpaper, and Life-Friendly SofasThere’s nothing interior designer Stephanie Barba Mendoza doesn’t know about using color and pattern, so we posed her the questions you ask us most
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4 Problems With Color-Matching Paint That Not Enough People Talk About — "Complex Pigments Are Nearly Impossible To Replicate"Getting the perfect paint color is integral to perfecting your interior design, but experts say color-matching could be hindering you rather than helping
