Paint
Decoration
19 colour drenched rooms we love
At once timeless and contemporary, floor to ceiling colour is an easy way to achieve a cohesive, cocooning room
By Arabella Bowes
Decoration
The paint colours that designers are quietly retiring (and how to make them feel new again)
Tired of seeing the same shades on every wall? Colour consultants explain why some hues have fallen out of favour and how finish, application and layering can give them a fresh, contemporary feel.
By Marco Mansi
Decoration
61 Little Greene paint colours in real homes
Examples of Little Greene's famous paints in use, from ‘Hopper’ and ‘French Grey’, to ‘Slaked Lime’
By Arabella Bowes, Kitty Grady and Tilly Wheeler
Decoration
Phoebe Hollond solves your colour conundrums
Not sure what colour to paint your child's room? Can't work out how to strike the balance between colour maximalism and minimalism? Phoebe Hollond has you covered.
By Phoebe Hollond
Decoration
How to choose the right colour for woodwork
A small shift in paintwork can reshape a room more than you might expect
By Marco Mansi
Decoration
The sage green paint colours that decorating experts recommend
Planning to smother your walls in sage green? We asked interior designers to share their favourite paint colours, and offer inspiration for how to use them
By Christabel Chubb
Decoration
Good enough to eat: why paint charts read like a tasting menu
Exploring a world of colours that belong both on the kitchen table and the walls
By Christabel Chubb
Decoration
Why interior designers love olive green paint
Glamorous, moody and the perfect backdrop for art: olive green paint is an interior-designer-approved way to elevate your interiors
By Virginia Clark
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
By Virginia Clark
Colour Ideas
39 pink paint ideas from the House & Garden archive
'The most flattering colour to paint your walls' according to Nicky Haslam
By Christabel Chubb and Thomas Barrie
Design Ideas
A complete guide to choosing paint colour like a House & Garden editor
Choosing paint colours can be a fiendishly difficult task, but our Style Director, Ruth Sleightholme has some advice on how to make it easier.
By Ruth Sleightholme
Decoration
Butter yellow paint isn't going anywhere this year, here are the best ideas from the House & Garden archives
At once luxurious and fresh, buttery tones of yellow and cream bring sunshine into any scheme
By Evie Delaney
Decoration
10 ways to use Little Greene's ‘Slaked Lime’
It's one of Little Greene's most popular colours, but how should you use ‘Slaked Lime' and where does it look best?
By Tilly Wheeler
Decoration
What colour is ecru? Examples in real houses
Ecru is a notoriously finicky colour to define, but it’s everywhere in houses, once you start looking for it
By Thomas Barrie
Decoration
Interior designers pick their favourite paint colour combinations
We've asked interior designers their favourite combination of paint colours to use in a space. From neutrals to bold brights, here are the combinations that work time and again
By Christabel Chubb
Design Ideas
41 yellow rooms to inspire your next paint project
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
By Charlotte McCaughan-Hawes
Paint
80+ Farrow and Ball paint colours in real homes
We’ve gathered our favourite Farrow & Ball paint colours in real homes: from Hague Blue to Setting Plaster to Railings. See exactly what they look like
By Charlotte McCaughan-Hawes
Colour Ideas
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
By Eleanor Cording-Booth
Colour Ideas
17 timeless paint colours that should be in your house this year (and every year)
Colour trends come and go, but there are some shades that never seem to go out of style. These are the paint colours that we see on our pages year in, year out
By Charlotte McCaughan-Hawes and Thomas Barrie
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
By Eleanor Cording-Booth