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6 things designers say are making your home less cozy – and how to decorate instead for more welcoming spaces

Interior designers share their top dos and don't for creating cozy, inviting homes

Homes & Gardens

10 Bedroom bay window ideas - clever ways to elevate this feature with lighting, furniture and window dressings

Take inspiration from this round up ideas to transform your bedroom bay window to give it character and make the most of the space

Ideal Home

Dulux Colour of the Year 2025: 'True Joy' is set to be the tone to create a happy home next year

It's a divisive choice, but the experts have spoken and they say it's time to be bolder with colour

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Want to be more colour confident in your home? Dulux's bold colour of the year 2025 was chosen to help you do just that

Dulux’s colour of the year 2025 is True Joy, a bright sunny yellow shade that inspires happiness

Ideal Home

Dulux's 2025 Color of the Year is an 'energizing and motivating yellow' – the ultimate cheerful hue for color lovers

If you're looking to bring some sunshine-filled color into your home this fall, look no further than True Joy

Homes & Gardens

Dulux's Egyptian Cotton is the perfect neutral shade going viral on TikTok – here’s why

People are going crazy over this TikTok-famous paint shade from Dulux – and we're not surprised

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Experts reveal 3 colours for a happier home – recommending these must-have 'happy paint colours'

Colour psychologists and interior designers say these are the most mood-lifting hues for a happier home

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Alcove paint ideas – 9 interesting ways to use colour and pattern to elevate an underutilised space

These are the experts' favourite suggestions, from understated designs to bold and colourful schemes

Ideal Home

The best colour combinations for a living room, according to interior designers

If you're currently debating a living room refresh, try one of these designer-approved colour combinations to suit your style and your space

Woman & Home

How many colours should you have in a room? This is the formula interior experts use time and time again

Experts reveal the perfect number of colours you should incorporate into a space to create harmonious colour scheme

Ideal Home

Dulux’s latest launch is designed to stop arguments around interior design choices, but will it work?

Are you fed up with fighting over colour schemes and interior design choices? Dulux is on hand to help

Woman & Home

'It helps me feel grounded' - A clever paint technique transformed this bedroom into the ultimate relaxing haven

Stacey Solomon and Dulux lent a creative hand to transform this blank space into a calming retreat

Ideal Home

Catherine, Princess of Wales's kitchen cabinet color will be a popular choice in 2024, experts say

The Prince and Princess of Wales opted for 'the most relaxed and elegant palette' available – but its benefits are more than aesthetic

Homes & Gardens

Green bedroom ideas – from soft sage to luxe emerald for a dreamy bedroom scheme

Olive, sage or emerald? Which soothing green bedroom idea will you be drifting off to sleep with?

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London artist who brought workshop ‘back from dead’ wins Shed of the Year award

Archie Proudfoot’s Frankenshed was up against 200 entrants.

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The 'Frankenshed' takes the crown as Cuprinol's Shed of the Year 2023 – 'it's a true labour of love'

'What started as a bored attempt to save a rotten shed turned into the most elaborate and enjoyable piece of artwork I've ever created'

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Living room ceiling ideas – perk up your 5th wall with our expert advice

Are you neglecting your 5th wall? Take advantage of this key area with our living room ceiling ideas

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How to paint over varnished wood – achieve a professional finish with our easy guide

Master this otherwise difficult DIY task with our expert-led tips and tricks

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Homes & Gardens

5 living room paint colors going out of style in 2024 – and the ones designers are using instead

Some living room paint colors, designers say, are feeling outdated. Here are the colors you could use instead

Homes & Gardens

The colors to avoid painting your home after big life changes – and what to use instead

Paint experts have shared the five paint colors you should avoid using in your home after a big life change to help establish peace and balance after turbulent events

Ideal Home

5 bedroom design tips to help night owls fall asleep – and wake up feeling fresh

Use these decor ideas and bedtime routines to hack your body clock and help you sleep

Ideal Home

This 'heartbreak paint palette' is how to decorate after a break-up

Experts say the colours we choose for our homes can help bring hope after difficult life events

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4 colors to avoid when painting your fence – the shades that don't work for your boundaries and what to pick instead

As one of the main features of your home that passers-by will see, picking a pleasing fence shade is a must

Ideal Home

Nostalgiacore – reduce anxiety with the interiors trend recommended by mental health experts

Fill your home with these 5 familiar and well-loved pieces to reduce anxiety, say the experts

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7 colours to paint your fence to make a garden look bigger, according to experts

Choosing the right colour to maximise your outdoor space, rather than restrict it

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