This before & after project is a great example of how a good imagination is often the key to a great makeover. Kind of makes me feel better about all that daydreaming I did during algebra class. More

It's hard to argue with a black and white scheme. As much as we love color and pattern, a clean white palette with touches of black refreshes. More

Some folks are gifted when it comes to choosing colors. Then there are the rest of us. I have a basement shelf full of little tester paint cans because I never can quite nail down that perfect shade I have in my head. Heaven help me if I need to choose a complementing accent color to boot, then all is surely lost. So when I see pictures of rooms with three or four daring but perfect colors, I am in awe and at a total loss as to how to achieve such a look. Thankfully, help has arrived. More

Wearing, accessorizing and dabbling in red is easy - but are you bold enough to paint an entire room red? Inspired not just by Valentine's Day but also by one of my favorite paintings, "The Red Room (Harmony in Red)," 1908, by Henri Matisse, here are really red rooms that work. More

I love bright accessories, especially red ones. And when they are contrasted against a bright white room, they can look fantastic. In honor of Valentine's Day, here is an example of red done right. More

If you're thrilled with the color you chose for your walls, why not compliment it or match it on the ceiling? In addition to being just a bit unexpected, it also visually expands the room. More

Grey continues to be a hot in the nursery. We spotted this grey nursery in combination with soft pink - a throwback to the 80s but also fresh and modern. More

I love that scene in Sex and the City after Big has painted his bedroom wall "China Red." He asks Carrie to stay the night and she responds no, "because, dear friend, you and I are like that red wall. It's a good idea in theory, but somehow it doesn't quite work."

More

Years ago, the color darling of the nursery world was chocolate brown. Brown, paired with pink or blue, was everywhere. More

The combination of black and white is timeless and endlessly adaptable. Here are some fun DIY projects that play with this dramatic yet classic pair! More