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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Kezia Reynolds

This bold colour will be in every stylish home this winter – and you only need a little to create an impactful look

A blue-painted living room with a striped dark red sofa and blue and red velvet cushions.

A large portion of my job as a homes journalist is spent nosing around other people's homes and interiors, and one thing I’ve noticed every stylish home has as we enter the new season is pops of the colour red.

Paint trends may come and go, but one thing that has firmly integrated itself into stylish homes is pops of red, be it red accents or homeware. Red has defined both interiors and fashion in 2025, and as we transition into the last part of the year, it’s going to remain a top dog in 2026’s colour palette.

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