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"I Wish Everyone Knew This" — Why 'Light Reflecting Values' and Sheen Are Crucial to Your Color Choice, According to a Paint Expert

Choosing the right color for your home is more than just about the shade — it’s sheen and LRV, too, this paint pro tells us

Livingetc

Sorry, green, this is the colour all the most stylish homes are pairing with pink this summer and beyond

This tonal pairing is a classic look in the making

Ideal Home

If your kitchen feels enclosed or claustrophobic, it's down to this colour scheme mistake – this is now to neutralise it, according to paint pros

You don't need to repaint to fix this, either

Ideal Home

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These are the colour combinations dating your home in 2026 – and they have one thing in common

And experts reveal the colour pairings replacing them this year

Ideal Home

Decorative borders are the latest paint trend I’m seeing everywhere – ‘It’s a simple but impactful way to add personality’

This is how to use this fun, playful paint trend in your home

Ideal Home

How to Recover Your Home From its Sad Beige Era – 4 Designer Tips to Inject Color, Pattern, and Personality Back Into Your Rooms

Simple tricks to add depth, drama, and character back into every corner of your home

Homes & Gardens

7 of the Biggest Kitchen Color Trends That Are Set to Take Over 2026 — And Why Designers Are Choosing Them for Homes Next Year

From bold teals to sensual browns, these are the kitchen colors designers are backing for the upcoming year

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COAT’s designed 33 paint shades to work specifically with the light in the UK – so your home will never look too cold or too dark

You don't need to be brave to use any of the versatile shades from COAT's biggest launch to date

Ideal Home

These new paint colours make choosing the right shade easy – each formulated to complement cool, diffused natural light

Luxury paint brand COAT has released 19 new shades, all designed to work harmoniously with the UK's blue-grey natural light

Woman & Home

'It’s everything I love about home' - Stacey Dooley has finally let us in on the secret to her stunning home with her new paint collection

We finally discovered the green hue she used in her dining room

Ideal Home

What color is replacing teal? 5 trending alternatives for this versatile shade

Experts reveal what color is replacing teal along with the latest color trends for decorating with blue and green

Homes & Gardens

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

Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa's 'statement' house color is an extension of their living room – and it masters this exterior trend

The 'moody' home tone taps into a 'new approach' that's shaping how we color our outdoor spaces – and experts favor their bold technique

Homes & Gardens

Jessica Chastain uses this calming wall color to bring 'a dose of grown-up sophistication' to her living room

Rich green transforms the Interstellar actor's living room into a moody yet eternally stylish entertaining space

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Ideal Home

Don't fall for these mistakes when choosing a bedroom colour, warn design experts

Here’s what you should be doing instead

Ideal Home

Painting kitchen worktops – how to give your kitchen an affordable new look with a tin of paint

The experts share everything you need to know about painting kitchen worktops to help you decide if it's the right choice for you

Ideal Home

Olly Murs' brave kitchen colour scheme has made our hearts skip a beat – experts love how it is 'contemporary yet timeless'

A kitchen colour scheme fit for a troublemaker, if you ask us...

Ideal Home

COAT Paints' newest palette is an antithesis to the Colour of the Year – embracing 'timeless' over 'trendy'

'People don't want a 'Colour of the Year', they want a colour for many years'

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Magnolia: is the UK’s most-hated paint colour making a comeback?

Ubiquitous in the 80s and 90s, magnolia fell from favour. Is it making a comeback?

Evening Standard

A COAT of many colours: the pair turning paint a shade greener

Online business inspired by drawer full of half used tester pots

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