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Colour Ideas
Rooms in warm, autumnal colours to inspire you as the season turns
These richly coloured rooms are comfort for the soul
Decoration
When to book a colour consultancy and how to get the best out of one
Choosing colours for your rooms can be a fraught process, and we've all made mistakes in undertaking it. Colour consultants are a brilliant resource for heading off problems early on - we talk to Patrick O'Donnell and Joa Studholme at Farrow & Ball to find out how to make the most of them
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Farrow and Ball paint colours in real homes
It can be tricky to imagine how the tiny slab of colour on a paint chart will translate onto the walls of your house. So, for those struggling with which Farrow and Ball colours to choose, we've gathered our favourite Farrow and Ball paint colours in real homes so you can see exactly what they look like in situ.
Design Ideas
Quick DIY paint projects to spruce up your interiors
Dust off your coveralls and grab a brush! Here are 30 DIY painting ideas to try this weekend, from patterned fireplaces to brightly coloured floorboards
Kitchens
Paint ideas for colourful kitchens
A primer on how some of our favourite designers are using colour in kitchens and the best kitchen paint to use now.
Decoration
The colour rules to follow, according to ten interior designers
We asked interior designers for their golden rules when it comes to choosing colours
Decoration
Decorating experts give their opinion on the best blue paint colour
Planning to paint your walls blue? We’ve asked colour consultants, stylists and interior designers to share their favourite blue hue and how to complement it
Decoration
The most useful paint lessons from the past four centuries
Patrick Baty of Papers and Paints tells Fiona McKenzie Johnston how we can look to the past to better inform our paint colour choices
Decoration
The Atelier Ellis townhouse in Bath: a home for colour, craft and art
Natural paint brand Atelier Ellis is launching its first ever retail and exhibition space in a townhouse in Bath, designed not just to showcase the mellow paint ranges but UK craft and art too.
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
Colour Ideas
How to choose the best white paint, according to the experts
White seems like it should be the simplest paint colour to choose but it’s actually the most complex. To help you decide, we’ve asked stylists, interior designers and colour experts to share their idea of the best white paint
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
Decoration
Everything we know about Farrow & Ball’s new ultra-matt finish and how to use it
Today marks the launch of the hotly anticipated new finish from Farrow & Ball: Dead Flat. Here’s everything we know about this matt finish and three of our favourite ways to use it.
Decoration
Eggshell? Satin? Gloss? Where to use what paint finish
What’s the difference between satin and eggshell and is either any good for a bathroom? We demystify paint finishes so you don’t have to
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The fresh paint colours to consider for spring
A new season, new start and new lease of life call for a fresh new look
Design Ideas
Why we should all be painting our houses yellow
Warming buttercup, zingy lemon and elegant mustards - yellow is the colour of the moment and the one that is guaranteed to spark at least a little joy. We've found our favourite uses of the ‘world’s happiest colour' in the House & Garden archive to inspire your next paint project
Colour Ideas
Paint colours that look great with art
From the best neutrals to bold options you might not think would work
Colour Ideas
Pink paint ideas from the House & Garden archive
'The most flattering colour to paint your walls' according to Nicky Haslam
Design Ideas
A House & Garden editor's guide to choosing paint colour
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.