Color Ideas for Walls and Decor

Learning how to downsize forces you to think creatively about how to to live.

Features include: a bubble-gum-pink washer and dryer, kaleidoscopic bathrooms, and era-appropriate furniture.

It's Scandinavian-inspired, but with the joy and bolder colors of Australian homes we've seen.

Before this home was remodeled, it was a lot of golden oak, '90s-style wallpaper, and polished brass hardware.

This graphic designer's style isn't for everybody, but it's perfect for her, and that's what makes her excited to come home every day.

Marie Letard is the owner of the Montreal-based decor shop Bouche Bée, and her apartment is a chic space filled with pops of cheery, pastel color.

Letitia Green's Australia home is filled with bright, vibrant color, beautiful artwork, decor, and her own collaborative designs.

This old colonial farmhouse has beautiful original architecture details, and has been filled with colorful, bohemian textiles and art.

Anyone who's ever wished for their own 1960s slice of rainbow will love this Australian house, featuring disco balls, neon, and a custom pink laminated glass entryway.

The initial brief was straightforward: bring the interior back to its origins by stripping away the carpets to see what was underneath!

Comedian Nicole Byer worked with Caitlin Murray, founder and CEO of Black Lacquer Design, to decorate her maximalist Los Angeles home.

As an interiors journalist and contributor to Elle Decoration (Mexico), Susana Ordovás has a natural instinct for creating the perfect mix of old and modern, color and print.

Mandy Ansari is the founder of the blog "Girl and the Bay" and lives in this small Manhattan apartment that was inspired by three of her favorite places.

Almost everything you see in this house is used and from the mid-century or earlier. The couple sourced from online, thrift shops, antique stores, friends/family/ancestors, and estate sales in their neighborhood.

Colors are what make this remodeled Austin home shine. A Jadeite Green Big Chill refrigerator, original yellow tiles, a bold lilac hue, and other pastel walls add modern style to the traditional Queen Anne-style architecture.

With the multi-colored rug anchoring the living room and the beautiful but still rather neutral blue walls in the bedroom, this is an example of how to add color to a rental without risking not getting your security deposit back.

This freelance graphic designer's rental apartment features bold colors and wild patterns.

This house features bold colors, signs, and other interesting objects... and best of all almost everything in the house is preloved!

When Melanie first moved in to this townhouse, it was a big empty white and beige box..but she knew it had great potential!

Naomi McCavitt and her husband/business partner own Thicket Design, a natural history illustration and home decor company. Their rental apartment is bold and nature-filled.

This incredibly colorful house in Atlanta is a catch-all mix of mid-century modern and contemporary with some Hollywood glam and vintage.

Candice and Eddie's colorful and happy apartment is housed in an old warehouse in Melbourne, Australia.

Interior design, decor, and the environment don’t often collide, but in this colorful Victorian remodel, they do so beautifully.

Elizabeth wanted her home to feel like you were walking into an old Irish pub slash cool, dark and tranquil library--but a library you'd want to smoke a cigar and drink a whiskey on the rocks in while reading a book or having a really good conversation.

Mariah's bold rental apartment is filled with one-of-a-kind treasures she found at thrift and antique stores.

Name: Bari and Kevin Ackerman (grown daughters Anna and Emily live here only part time). Pets include Kevin’s saltwater aquarium fish. Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Size: 3,400 square feet Years Lived In: 8 years, owned We moved to Arizona in December 2011 with our two daughters who were in 8th grade and sophomore year of high school at the time. Because we hadn’t sold our house in California yet, we stayed with my parents for a bit. When the house sold in January, we began hunting.