Color Ideas for Walls and Decor

Alina Abegg's rental apartment's decor style is eclectic, playful, and colorful—just like her jewelry.

The cute corner library with ladder is just one of the amazing ways Charlotte and her fiance have packed their UK home full of personality on a budget.

These two non-neutrals are bold.

This apartment's design was inspired by New Orleans. The main bedroom resembles the cozy style of Southern bed and breakfasts. And the kitchen is in the color of boiled crawfish.

A sophisticated and modern way to spread holiday cheer throughout your space.

Plus, two other hues that you can expect to see a lot of in the near future.

Artist Marta Hutt and her husband DIYed a lot in their Victorian, from replacing the "ugly '70s fireplace" to stripping walls and learning how to plaster, to replacing the flooring.

The house she shares with her two kids, two cats, and two dogs was a blank canvas when she began renting it a year ago. Now it's full of life, color, art, and style!

It's like a sparkly jewel toned movie theater, mixed with a little grandma and a little bohemian.

This non-neutral is taking over.

The winner of the first season of "Interior Design Masters" Cassie Nicholas shares this antique-filled Victorian terrace with her husband Edd and their dog Beecher.

"We wanted people to walk in and immediately understand who we are as a couple, and we feel like that’s exactly what we’ve accomplished."

"I have found so much joy in sharing my colorful spaces with others and showing how you can make a rental as personal as any home and that a small space doesn’t limit how much fun you can have in your home!"

Lincoln is Black and Queer, originally from a small town in Texas, and Amina is a Pakastani-American woman who grew up abroad in Saudi Arabia. Their small, intentional home is a direct representation of themselves.

This top-to-toe renovation is now a contemporary, colourful, and eclectic family home that is both functional and fabulous for modern family life.

While Shruti's style is bold and dramatic, her husband, Madhukar, prefers a calm and relaxed space. The couple has managed to strike a good-looking balance in their new condo.

She’s been letting fans and followers inside her kitchen—decked out with clean white-on-white subway tile and natural wood countertops—and her collection of kitchenware is the perfect hue of blue.

Add these to your inspiration file.

Introducing Apartment Therapy's Dream House Week Audience Choice: Casa de Modelei!

Madelyn Somers is an Art Director for Parachute Home, and her small Los Angeles rental apartment is filled with cheery pops of color!

This color creates harmony wherever you put it!

Artist Melissa Murray created an inspiring home for her whole family.

Achieve your desired physical space to best support your mental space.

Calling this converted steel Dutch barge a "houseboat" just doesn't seem quite descriptive enough. It's a bold, colorful, and gorgeous floating home in London!

It's all about creating a balance.

"Investing in a space is an investment into your well-being and happiness; it's never a waste."

Sherwin-Williams announced its 2021 Color of the Year, and the hue is a blend of nostalgia with the desire for sanctuary.

Because color and mail make people happy.

An unexpected pop of color that still reads as neutral.

Burnt coral! Marigold! French blue!

It's literally impossible to pick a favorite element in this colorful Australian house... from the fun furniture, the plywood kitchen, the STUNNING Art Deco bathtub, and the open floor plan.

It’s pink, blue, and pastel all over.

And a ton of other colors in between!

Gayle has made it her mission to fill their home with color, and she firmly believes there is no such thing as too many plants!

The more soothing colors, the merrier!

Go green! You won't regret it.

This Edwardian end terrace was built in 1910, and a gorgeous modern kitchen extension was recently added.

This architect's home is contemporary, monochromatic, cozy, and graphic.

Together they've amassed a very large and eclectic collection of art and furniture.

These 24 gorgeous kitchens show off pink in different ways, and they just may inspire you to pick up a paint brush.

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Designer Maureen Stevens brought her “muted maximalism” design style to the house she shares with her husband and child and to the gorgeous guest cottage behind it.

Take a deep breath and let these colors in.

From using vertical space to built-ins, this condo is full of ways to maximize storage space in a small studio.

Two roommates enlisted designer Ahmad Abouzanat to help them design this Chelsea rental apartment's shared spaces and the bedrooms.

Thanks to 3M removable wall hooks and some serious styling skills, Kitiya and Matt's Melbourne rental apartment is colorful and personal.

That's right—this color has life beyond your childhood bedroom.

Pottery Barn’s new collection aims to create a calm, cool space in which you can wait for winter.

Hello, yellow!

If you’re thinking of painting your room gray, you’re not alone.

Kate Forsyth and Dave Bunting are co-founders of Good Day Club, their home has cool art, bold colors, fun patterns, and even a hanging ceiling garden.

Jade Oliver's faux flowers are so popular, she counts among her customers film production sets including HBO’s Games of Thrones and Netflix’s The Crown.

This home is an absolute FEAST of shades of blue.

Every object in the small home is meaningful and well-loved.

Kel Harmer of the blog Oh So Kel has transformed her family's UK home into a pastel and Palm Springs-inspired design wonderland.

Pastel bedrooms are making a major comeback, demonstrating that these cheerful hues are for way more than just the nursery or Easter eggs.

From avocado green to mauve and more!

If you want to warm up your space, there's no better way than incorporating the color brown.

This interior Stylist and DIY blogger is is a self-proclaimed "color splasher and pattern clasher!"

This is what happens when you love neutral tones, but Instagram favors bold colors.

We're ending this month on a bang: 75 of the most colorful house tours we've ever published.

This architect and interior designer loves this little Lima apartment because the rooms are bright and spacious, and little by little she's been reforming it to her liking.

Blue is a gem of a color because there are so many dreamy shades to choose from!

And the backyard mural is must-see!

It's everywhere.

If you're in the market for DIY colorful shape painting inspiration, this house is for you!

This small apartment fits a fun family of five.

Whether it’s the walls or the accessories, the colors in my room can give me a synesthetic color reaction.

With traditional black, you can paint the walls once and rest assured that the shade will still be relevant years down the line.

And all the changes were easy, budget-friendly, and landlord-approved!

The place was previously a rental and had beige walls, ugly wood kitchen cabinets, and Formica countertops... the remodel makes the place feel more updated while also maximizing storage and without breaking the bank.

Choose art that encompasses the entire color spectrum.