Color Ideas for the Home
Color schemes, paint inspiration, and accents. Check out these boards to get some color genius flowing.
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Our Favorite Paint Colors for Small Spaces, Big Spaces, and Everything in Between
There’s nothing quite like a coat of paint to completely transform a space. It’s one of the most dramatic ways to upgrade any room—and also extremely affordable, especially if you do it yourself. The hardest part is choosing the right color. That’s why we’ve rounded up five of our favorite hues. From an almost-white gray to a decidedly not-white gray, a cozy green to a bold orange, here are our top paint picks.
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The Best Paint Colors for Your Home, According to Your Color Analysis
If you’ve ever had your color analysis done and thought, “I recognize these colors from my home,” Jeannie Stith isn’t surprised. “A lot of people have a strong alignment with their color palette—it just feels right to them,” says the founder and CEO of Color Guru. If you haven’t had your seasonal colors done (but have been seeing the trend all over social media), you definitely don’t need to in order to choose a color palette for your home, but it can be a good place to start. For starters, you may find that choosing a paint color for your home office based on your color palette makes you feel more confident on Zoom calls—or that using color analysis to decorate your home gym helps you feel more motivated.
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The Best Paint Colors for Your Home, According to Your Color Analysis
If you’ve ever had your color analysis done and thought, “I recognize these colors from my home,” Jeannie Stith isn’t surprised. “A lot of people have a strong alignment with their color palette—it just feels right to them,” says the founder and CEO of Color Guru. If you haven’t had your seasonal colors done (but have been seeing the trend all over social media), you definitely don’t need to in order to choose a color palette for your home, but it can be a good place to start. For starters, you may find that choosing a paint color for your home office based on your color palette makes you feel more confident on Zoom calls—or that using color analysis to decorate your home gym helps you feel more motivated.
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See All the 2025 Colors of the Year (So Far)
For some, it’s pumpkin spice season. For those in the design world, it’s Color of the Year season, when paint companies and aesthetic authorities release their picks for the hues that will be influential and impactful in the year to come. In years past, we’ve seen bright, punchy peaches, terra cottas, and teals, but this year so far has a richer, earthier quality to it. Read on for the shades that have been announced so far, and check back often for updates.
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3 baby blue color palettes for the kitchen
Baby blue is a soft, inviting color that will bring a serene and cozy feeling to your kitchen! Here are 3 baby blue color palettes that will help you bring the look together.
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The Best Paint Colors for Your Home, According to Your Color Analysis
If you’ve ever had your color analysis done and thought, “I recognize these colors from my home,” Jeannie Stith isn’t surprised. “A lot of people have a strong alignment with their color palette—it just feels right to them,” says the founder and CEO of Color Guru. If you haven’t had your seasonal colors done (but have been seeing the trend all over social media), you definitely don’t need to in order to choose a color palette for your home, but it can be a good place to start. For starters, you may find that choosing a paint color for your home office based on your color palette makes you feel more confident on Zoom calls—or that using color analysis to decorate your home gym helps you feel more motivated.
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3 trending neutral wall colors in 2022
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How to Use Sage in Your Home
Lilac and sage are everywhere right now, from the latest cookware collections to what feels like every wall or kitchen cabinet on Instagram. The two gray-leaning pastels are surprisingly versatile: They offer a hint of color while pairing nicely with an array of other colors from crisp whites to deep, dramatic dark hues. They work in traditional spaces, with rich, warm wood tones and add edge and freshness to modern rooms. Here are four ways to use the new “it” neutrals in your home.
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Dealing With a Dark Room? Here Are the 11 Best Paint Colors to Use, According to a Color Expert
Just as sunlight makes paint colors come alive, the opposite is also true: Dark rooms can be fantastically transformed with paint. In fact, I’d argue it’s easier to land on the right color for a dark room because you don’t have to deal with all the intricacies of light direction and color undertones. If you’re bemoaning your lack of a sunny, south-facing room, or any natural light coming into the room at all, take heart. Here are a few paint color guidelines to make the most of a dark room.
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How to Use Lilac In Your Home
Lilac and sage are everywhere right now, from the latest cookware collections to what feels like every wall or kitchen cabinet on Instagram. The two gray-leaning pastels are surprisingly versatile: They offer a hint of color while pairing nicely with an array of other colors from crisp whites to deep, dramatic dark hues. They work in traditional spaces, with rich, warm wood tones and add edge and freshness to modern rooms. Here are four ways to use the new “it” neutrals in your home.
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Lilac and Sage Are the New Neutrals—Here’s How to Make Them Work in Your Home
Move over gray and beige: Lilac and sage are everywhere right now, from the latest cookware collections to what feels like every wall or kitchen cabinet on Instagram. But how do wispy purple and earthy green work as neutrals, exactly? Here are four ways to use the new “it” neutrals in your home.
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What Is Color Drenching? 6 Essential Things You Need to Know About the Latest Paint Trend
The paint trend on everyone’s radar this year is color drenching, a monochromatic technique that’s anything but one note. It can lean minimalist or maximalist, add drama or lend cozy, comforting vibes. But what is color drenching exactly and is it right for you? We chatted with viral DIYer and paint enthusiast Amie Bland to find out more.
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How to Choose the Right Colors for Your Home According to the Feng Shui Energy Map
According to Anjie Cho, feng shui practitioner, interior architect, and co-author of Mindful Living: A Guide to the Everyday Magic of Feng Shui, the bagua can be applied much more broadly. She thinks of it as less of a map and more of a mandala that can help you make a number of different home decor decisions—including choosing the right hues.
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The Best Paint Colors for Your Home, According to Your Color Analysis
If you’ve ever had your color analysis done and thought, “I recognize these colors from my home,” Jeannie Stith isn’t surprised. “A lot of people have a strong alignment with their color palette—it just feels right to them,” says the founder and CEO of Color Guru. If you haven’t had your seasonal colors done (but have been seeing the trend all over social media), you definitely don’t need to in order to choose a color palette for your home, but it can be a good place to start. For starters, you may find that choosing a paint color for your home office based on your color palette makes you feel more confident on Zoom calls—or that using color analysis to decorate your home gym helps you feel more motivated.
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Here’s Exactly How to Pick a Paint Color for Your Weirdly Lit Room (According to an Expert)
Choosing the right paint color is never easy—and this is especially true when you’re tackling the walls of a room with funky lighting conditions. Overhangs, color casts, too-few windows, and exterior landscaping can all impact how sun enters through the windows and how your chosen paint color looks. So, what should you do to avoid instant (or eventual) paint remorse? We talked to Emily Grundy, affiliate partnership manager at peel-and-stick paint sample retailer Samplize, to get her best tips.
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