This Small Apartment Is the Perfect Mix of Vintage Finds and Adventurous Colors
Paulina's biggest passion is interior design, and she's often refreshing the apartment she's lived in for 10 years.
Jul 12, 2020
B&A: This Tiny Flat Got a Total Kitchen DIY Redo & a New Earthy Color Palette
India and her partner Harry bought this 465-square-foot flat a year ago, completely redoing the kitchen and giving the whole space a fresh new earthy paint job.
Jul 10, 2020
This Colorful House Has One of the Cutest (and Easiest) DIY Tape Walls We’ve Seen
There's also a gorgeous rainbow goblet collection!
Jul 10, 2020
A Bold 1934 Craftsman Bungalow Proves Nature Has the Best Color Inspiration
Jessica Brigham has turned an already charming Craftsman bungalow into a "modern eclectic glamazon" home bursting with green plants and patterns!
Jul 8, 2020
A Gorgeous UK Home Is the Modern Color-Blocking Inspiration You're Looking For
This UK's home style is eclectic, but not in your face. Paolo loves colors, but in calming palettes. It's a stylish but subtle (and inspiring!) space.
Jul 7, 2020
B&A: A 'So Very Beige' Rental Apartment Is Now Unbelievably Colorful
This is honestly one of the most colorful and patterned home we've ever seen!
Jul 6, 2020
This $18 Hack Helped Me Fake Wall Color When I Couldn’t Paint My Living Room
And it's available on Amazon, too.
Jul 5, 2020
This Twitter Account Rates Zoom Backgrounds, and It Hates Your Color-Coordinated Books
Plus, other decorating tips to enhance your Zoom room.
Jul 2, 2020
This Rainbow Loving, Pattern Clashing Designer's Home Is an Explosion of Color
Lizzy Higham says this home was 50 shades of beige when she and her family moved in... but now it's filled with nearly every color of the rainbow!
Jul 1, 2020
Yes, They’re Real: 6 Stunning House Plants That Are Actually Pink
These plants are very colorful, and very cool.
Jun 25, 2020
7 Decorating Tips for a More Creative, Colorful Home, According to The Novogratz
Yes, they have a new book out, and yes, it's good!
Jun 12, 2020
This Eclectic, Maximalist House Mixes All the Colors and Patterns… and It Works
Kayla is a “more is more” kinda girl, so she's filled her South Carolina home to the brim with things that make her happy.
Jun 11, 2020
An Artist's Colorful, Candy-Coated Home's Full of Items That'll Make You Smile
Robyn Blair Davidson's small NYC apartment has one of the cheeriest work-from-home spaces we've ever seen.
May 29, 2020
A 150-Year-Old Victorian House Is a Playground of Primary Colors and DIYs
The small peek of this renovated UK home is worth seeing thanks to the homeowners' DIY ingenuity, refreshing modern style, and their fun use of primary colors throughout.
May 28, 2020
Apartment Therapy’s News and Culture Editor Lives in a Bold ‘Boho Rainbow Brite’ Boston Home
Our News and Culture Editor wears rainbows, sports rainbow hair, and even has prisms in her windows that throw rainbows all day.
May 20, 2020
This LA Loft Was Transformed into a Cool Home With Color and Custom Storage
Everything in the apartment was built by Jack and his roommates—like the walls, rooms, even the kitchen island—all to precisely fit their needs.
May 20, 2020
Joanna Gaines Created This New Paint Color Specifically For Her Coffee Shop, and Now You Can Buy It
Jo says the color "balances depth and sophistication with familiarity and comfort.”
May 19, 2020
This California Home Is Bursting With Bold Color and Pattern Inspiration
Neha and her husband have transformed almost every corner of this house in some way or the other.
May 17, 2020
An Artist's Colorful Scottish Home Has Lots of Paint Inspiration
The master bathroom is pretty dreamy, too!
May 12, 2020
A 650-Square-Foot Loft Has Bold Colors and a $150 Black & White Bathroom Redo
The previous owner had a very country/farmhouse aesthetic and the loft was decorated in varying tones of white. The new owner couldn’t wait to get in and inject some life and color... and she did!
May 12, 2020
This Home Boasts Beautiful Botanical Art (and Has a Cool Glass-Backed Bookcase)
From moody hues to cool furniture to great art, this Victorian house in the UK has something for everyone.
May 8, 2020
A Stunning French Home Takes Its Gorgeous Color Palette from Nature
The colors are inspired by the contrast between the white snow and the black earth in the winter, and the unbelievable sunset turning the lake and sky orange, yellow, and red…
Apr 22, 2020
Every Room in a 115-Year-Old House Has Been Transformed With Colorful DIY Paint
This house is full of color and pattern and things that bring a smile to your face; it is really hard to be sad here!
Apr 10, 2020
117 Museums Have Made Thousands of Coloring Book Pages Free To Download
It’s not every day you could scribble on priceless art and get away with it.
Apr 10, 2020
This Gorgeous Dutch Home Has Lots of Light, Color, and Cool Art
Saliha did NOT hold back on color when she decorated her new house in The Hague.
Apr 9, 2020
Farrow & Ball’s Unusual Paint Names Include One You’re Probably Mispronouncing
Here are the meanings behind some of the brand's most popular colors.
Apr 7, 2020
A Cozy Astoria Apartment Has a Wonderfully Warm and Cheery Color Palette
New York-based artist and illustrator Justin Russo's home's style is: “Secretly Gay WWII Veteran Returning to NY in 1946 to Mourn His Lover Lost in Battle.”
Apr 7, 2020
Why Purple Is the Most Underrated Color for Interiors (& What Shades to Pair It With)
Not long ago, we proclaimed that blue was the most popular color for the home. But if we had to take a guess as to what might be the most underrated?
Apr 5, 2020
A Cute Detroit House Has a DIY Dose of Yellow Wall Paint
Located in the suburb of Ferndale, this house is full of unique, colorful projects that add a ton of personality to a small space.
Apr 3, 2020
This Bold, Magenta Home Office Will Inspire Your Work-From-Home Life
Seana says that color feels like a giant hug, and we agree!
Apr 2, 2020
Space Age Meets Scandi (and Shag Rugs) in a Groovy Little 1970s Australian Pad
This Brady couple has outdone the Brady Bunch.
Apr 2, 2020
These Gorgeous Kitchen Paint Ideas Will Breathe Life Into Your Cooking Space
White is nowhere to be found.
Apr 2, 2020
7 Paint Colors That Scream “Modern Farmhouse”
It’s 2019, and yet, “modern farmhouse” style is still crushing it. These colors will help you bring the style home.
Mar 31, 2020
An Artist's Australian Home Shows How to Blend Color and Pattern Like a Pro
Maria Flores of SAY HOLA describes her Australian home's style as "color-bomb transitional."
Mar 26, 2020
Shades of Grey: Find the Perfect Grey Paint for Any Room in Your Home
Choosing grey paint is a cinch. You only have a few…thousand choices. Do you want a light grey, medium grey, charcoal grey? A brown-ish grey, blue-ish grey, black-ish grey? It’s enough to throw your hands up and just keep the color you’ve got. Or, check out some real homes with grey walls and see what colors and brands they used as a starting point for your own paint project.
Mar 23, 2020
A Small Rental Apartment's Living Room Doubles as a Jungle
There are floor-to-ceiling windows on two walls and over 50 plants throughout the entire house.
Mar 16, 2020
Color, Chromophobia, and Colonialism: Some Historical Thoughts
Piet Mondrian used reds, yellows, blues, and blacks. Donald Judd’s palette has included green, pink, and orange. Carl Andre relied on the colors of specific materials like wood and metals. And yet somehow, the term “minimalism” today calls to mind an image of a pure, clean, and orderly space with white as the dominant color. Why, despite seeing color everywhere, do we still tend to associate the minimal and the modern with whiteness?
Mar 11, 2020
The Commandments of Decorating an All-White Room
Sticking with all-white in an interior space has a lot of advantages. Light and airy, you’ll be left with bright spaces that feel refreshing and peaceful. Those who rent will find solace in being able to work with can’t-paint white walls. Not having a lot of colors in a space allows the people to become the paint that splashes colorfully on your home’s palette. But creating stunning all-white rooms isn’t as easy as simply leaving out the color.
Mar 11, 2020
A Little Goes a Long Way: A Bold Dose of Hot Pink Around the House
Looking for a very modern way to incorporate a splash of pink in your home? Turn up the temperature and go hot hot pink. Hot bubblegum, hot fuschia, even hot neon pink will work. For doubters, here are twenty examples to prove you wrong: Craving more pink? Try our Color Search tool for more visual inspiration: ROW ONE: 1. Rohde’s “Opportunistic” Design Laboratory 2. Rohde’s “Opportunistic” Design Laboratory 3.
Mar 11, 2020
Adding Color, Pattern and Variety:6 Inspirational Non-Minimalist House Tours
In the divide between minimalists and maximalists, I’ve always felt more drawn towards a less-is-more aesthetic, but after touring some wonderfully vibrant homes that are far from minimal, I find myself inspired to add more color, pattern and even some stuff into the mix. Whoa. If you’re thinking of trying out bolder colors or showcasing more of your trinkets or artwork, check out these gloriously non-minimalist house tours for inspiration.
Mar 11, 2020
Paint Color Portfolio: Mustard Living Rooms
Mustard can be a hard color to pin down — yellowy, orangey, golden, ochre-esque, olive-adjacent — but like pornography, I know it when I see it. Here are a few gorgeous mustard living rooms and paints perfect for autumn and beyond. INSPIRATION ROOMS: 1. Post from Paris: Steven and Garth’s Pied-à-Terre 2. House to Home 3. Valerie’s “From Craigslist with Love” Room 4. Martell Home Builders PAINT COLORS TO GET THIS LOOK: 1. Behr Brown Mustard #360D-7 2.
Mar 11, 2020
30 Ways to Add Color to Your Kid’s Room Without Painting the Walls
Renters rejoice! We know that you can sometimes feel left out of the color loop because you can’t bust out that paint brush and splash color all over your walls. But fear not – here are 30 fabulous ways to add color to your kids’ rooms (or most any room of the house) without painting the walls: ROW ONE 1. Hang some colorful curtains 2. Paint the bed 3. Use removable wall decals 4. Add colorful seating 5. Add colorful storage baskets ROW TWO 6. Create a colorful book display 7.
Mar 11, 2020
Fresh Kids Room Color Combo: Green & Orange
I’m a big fan of less common color schemes, and I love bold color in nurseries and kids bedrooms. In honor of color month here at Apartment Therapy, I rounded up some fantastic spaces featuring a relatively underused color scheme: orange and green. 1. This “Small Space Nursery Triumph” is tiny, but the mix of patterns lends it lots of personality and the soothing sage green and carrot orange are balanced by the neutral greys and whites. 2.
Mar 11, 2020
Color Direction: Neons + Neutrals
The design world has embraced a neon trend in both fashion and interiors. Whether or not it’s here to stay, we’re always inspired by a bold mix that works. A hint of highlighter yellow or a touch of hot pink can’t help but put a smile on your face.If you’re drawn to neutrals but looking to add some color, these homes provide some great inspiration for successfully integrating neon into your space.TOP ROW:1.
Mar 11, 2020
Before & After: Bold Color in the Kitchen
When Lee moved into his apartment rental, the kitchen was stark white and sterile. Check out what some color and black and white self adhesive floor tiles can do…With the help of a hair dryer, he removed the old, cracked vinyl tiles, and replaced them with Armstrong self adhesive floor tiles (cost $90). By positioning them at an angle, he created a diamond pattern that helps to distracts the eye from the railroad apartment’s “long & skinny” shape.
Mar 11, 2020
This Living Room Color “Trend” is as Classic as Ever
Choosing a color to paint your living room walls is a pretty big decision, especially since most people spend lots of time relaxing on the couch or entertaining with loved ones in the space. You might want a paint color that is both unique and eye-catching but that you’ll love even if you change your mind about your furniture or decor choices a few years down the road, which is why you’ll probably be surprised by the top living room color trend of 2020.
Mar 11, 2020
Love Living Coral? Here Are the Color Matches from 7 Paint Brands
2019 sure is looking bright—at least when it comes to colors. If you count yourself among the fans of Pantone’s just-revealed Color of the Year, Living Coral, there are myriad ways to bring it into your home. The most straightforward of which would be paint, so we rounded up some matches from 7 paint brands so you can grab a gallon and (literally) get rolling on that new wall.
Mar 11, 2020
This Is Pantone’s Color of the Year 2019
It’s the beginning of the holiday season (Happy Hanukkah!), and for design lovers, today there’s a special reason to celebrate. Today, Pantone announces its Color of the Year 2019. It’s the 20th anniversary of the announcement, and last year, the global color authority went with Ultra Violet, a grape-like purple that reminded people of Monica’s apartment on “Friends” and others thought might have a deeper societal meaning.
Mar 11, 2020
8 Bold Paint Colors You Have to Try in Your Small Bedroom
It’s no secret that we at Apartment Therapy love color, even (er, make that especially) in small spaces. While the rest of the internet might still be spewing the “paint it white to make it seem larger” line, we know that a bold shade can bring energy and a sense of expansion to a modest room. Have a small bedroom and want some paint ideas beyond white and gray? We’ve got you—and your walls—covered.
Mar 11, 2020
Pantone Just Released 315 New Colors—and the Blues Just Keep on Coming
The color experts just dropped 315 new hues—no big deal.
Mar 3, 2020
B&A: A Dated Kitchen's Incredibly Colorful Remodel Still Honors Its Retro Roots
This 1920s house's kitchen was old, but not in a charming way. The floor was dirty linoleum, the counters had gross tile and grout, the sink was chipped, and the lighting was ugly fluorescent!
Mar 3, 2020
This Home's 'Tropical Bohemian Surf Shack Bungalow' Style Will Make You Smile
The homeowner has traveled to all seven continents and her home decor is a reflection of her expansive travels!
Feb 24, 2020
Bird Portraits, Abstract Paintings and a Red Kitchen Make This Home Colorful
When two artists redesign a 1980s house, it comes out looking incredibly colorful and bold.
Feb 20, 2020
This Cool Scottish Home Is Bursting With Bold Colors
This interior designer specializes in high/low design, and her home in Edinburgh is full of great decor ideas.
Feb 20, 2020
The One Color that Might Actually Make You Calmer, According to Science
You'll never look at Pepto Bismol the same again.
Feb 14, 2020
We Can’t Get Enough of This Strangely Magical Combo at Home
This unexpected marriage transforms a utilitarian bathroom or kitchen into a bold style statement.
Feb 13, 2020
The Kardashian-West House is Almost Entirely Devoid of Color, Except for This One Room
Even though we see much of their lives on social media and on their reality show, we rarely get a glimpse of Kim Kardashian West’s home with husband Kanye West. Sure, we know they live in Calabasas, near several other members of the Kardashian-Jenner brood, but the famous couple seemed pretty intent on keeping their actual digs private—that is, until now.
Feb 5, 2020
Every Paint Color in This Gorgeous Modern Mexican Home is Our New Favorite
From yellow steel accents, to a bold blue exterior, to pink bathroom cabinets, a green bedroom, and more, this modern Mexican home is serving of colorful, 1970s-inspired style vibes.
Feb 5, 2020
The Best Colors to Paint Your Hallways, According to Home Experts
Keep things light.
Feb 4, 2020
This Colorful Home Shows How to Add Personality to a Cookie-Cutter New Build
This couple got rid of their home's bland greige color palette, instead painting the walls blue, recovering hand-me-down furniture in bold colors like mustard yellow, and filling the rest of the space with vintage and secondhand finds.
Jan 29, 2020
The Big Color Trend That’s Officially Replacing White Bathrooms
This one is going nowhere.
Jan 28, 2020
This Will Be the Most Popular Color In 2020, According to a Trend Study (Spoiler: It’s Not Blue)
Even though we’re officially into the new decade, that doesn’t stop the predictions from coming—and this trends study delivers a new option for this year’s most popular color.
Jan 23, 2020
This Colorful Home Isn’t Minimalist or Maximalist—It’s “Mediumlist”
All white walls and floors plus a lot of pops of color: this home is just the right balance of serene minimal vibes and bold maximalist details.
Jan 17, 2020
5 Surprising Paint Ideas to Brighten Up Your Home, According to Designers
Move over, white and beige!
Jan 11, 2020
The Boldest, Coolest Color Combos We Saw This Year
Of all the elements in a designer's toolbox, nothing wields quite as much power as a strong combination of colors.
Dec 27, 2019
An Unapologetic Pink Rental Apartment Looks Pretty for the Holidays
Pink and colorful isn’t just a trend for this renter, it’s a way of life.
Dec 25, 2019
This Rental Apartment’s Rainbow Color Palette Will Lift Your Spirits
Color is healing and transformative and rainbows are fun and uplifting.
Dec 20, 2019
There’s Not a Single White Wall in This Colorful, Maximalist Montreal Flat
This home's nickname is "The Pink Palazzo."
Dec 19, 2019
A Colorful, Maximalist Chicago Loft Has Maybe the Best DIY Patterned Paint Job
This Chicago rental apartment started out as a pretty bland, cold modern canvas, but now it's as colorful, patterned, and maximalist as ever.
Dec 19, 2019
This Colorful Australian Home Is Bursting With Art
Artist and illustrator Madeleine Stamer's Australian home is full of art, color, and cute cats.
Dec 19, 2019
After a Long Renovation, a 130-Year-Old House Blends Dreamy Architectural Details and Color
Originally built in 1885, when renovating this historic house, the homeowners had to change out the electricity, the plumbing, the lights and the flooring.
Dec 19, 2019