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10 Designer-Approved Ideas for Decorating With Earthy Browns
If you want to warm up your space, there's no better way than incorporating the color brown.
Sarah Lyon
Jul 29, 2020
An Incredibly Colorful Victorian Has the Dreamiest Custom Curved Bookcases
This interior Stylist and DIY blogger is is a self-proclaimed "color splasher and pattern clasher!"
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Jul 29, 2020
I Let 2.7 Million People Vote on My Bathroom Wall Color—and Here’s What Happened
This is what happens when you love neutral tones, but Instagram favors bold colors.
Michael Kuhn
Jul 28, 2020
75 of the Most Colorful Homes of All Time
We're ending this month on a bang: 75 of the most colorful house tours we've ever published.
Adrienne Breaux
Jul 28, 2020
A Small Apartment Has Lots of Pops of Pink, Including Stripes on a Bedroom Wall
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.
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Jul 28, 2020
20 of the Most Beautiful Blue Bathrooms We've Ever Seen
Blue is a gem of a color because there are so many dreamy shades to choose from!
Sarah Lyon
Jul 27, 2020
This Gorgeous Los Angeles House Has the Most Colorful Collection of Furniture
And the backyard mural is must-see!
Adrienne Breaux
Jul 27, 2020
Purple Houses, Buses, and Trash Cans: Why New Orleans Loves the Color Purple
It's everywhere.
Megan Braden-Perry
Jul 27, 2020
This House is What Happens When a DIY’er With a Paintbrush Learns to Love Color
If you're in the market for DIY colorful shape painting inspiration, this house is for you!
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Jul 24, 2020
This Rental Apartment Proves You Can Have a Colorful Home Despite White Walls
This small apartment fits a fun family of five.
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Jul 24, 2020
I Have Grapheme-Color Synesthesia—Here’s How It Affects the Way I Design My Home
Whether it’s the walls or the accessories, the colors in my room can give me a synesthetic color reaction.
Bernadette Sheridan
Jul 23, 2020
20 Black Living Rooms So Gorgeous You'll Want to Go to the Dark Side
With traditional black, you can paint the walls once and rest assured that the shade will still be relevant years down the line.
Sarah Lyon
Jul 23, 2020
A Rental House Was Completely Transformed Without Any Major Renovations
And all the changes were easy, budget-friendly, and landlord-approved!
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Jul 23, 2020
B&A: A Beige, Outdated Condo Now Features a Stunning Blue Statement Wall
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.
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Jul 22, 2020
10 Colorful Art Prints That’ll Dress Up Your White Walls
Choose art that encompasses the entire color spectrum.
Kelsie Schrader
Jul 21, 2020
Why You Shouldn’t Paint Your Walls Gray, According to Reddit
Taking notes.
Nicoletta Richardson
Jul 21, 2020
A Beautiful Belfast Home's Original Details Get a Boost from Bold Color
Tall ceilings, original architectural details, and an incredibly bold & colorful palette... this recently renovated home is stunning!
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Jul 21, 2020
This 1930s Home Is a Guide to Mixing Inherited Furniture, Color, & Boho Vibes
Designer Danielle Chiprut was able to make hand-me-down pieces work in fresh new ways—something that's on everyone’s mind right now.
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Jul 21, 2020
Black, White, Gold & Graphic: A Phoenix House Is a Versace Scarf Come to Life
You'll find mirrors on the ceiling, a collection of bottles on top of the cabinets in this first-time home buyer's transformed home. This "Supergraphic Regency" house does everything wrong, right.


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Jul 20, 2020
This Minimal, Modern Apartment Has Gorgeous Shades of Green in Every Room
This apartment in Portugal is a mix of design styles as well as an urban jungle with lots of tropical plants!
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Jul 20, 2020
This Atlanta Home Is Big, Bold, Bright, and Filled with Art and Color
The house kind of has an art gallery feeling.
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Jul 19, 2020
8 Unexpected Color Combinations Interior Designers are Loving Right Now
You probably haven't thought of these!
Caroline Biggs
Jul 19, 2020
This Textile Designer’s Home on a Busy Street Inspired Her to Start a Creative Business
The homeowner's creative solution for her ground-floor windows has become her main business.
Viv Yapp
Jul 18, 2020
This Gold Leaf Artist's Home Is Full of Inventive and Colorful DIY Ideas
There's a reason Lara Bezzina is called the "Gold Leaf Queen." Along with creative uses of gold leaf, her home also has lots of DIY and budget decor ideas!
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Jul 17, 2020
A Dark Blue NYC Rental Apartment Makes a Case for Maximalism
David, a NYC theater set designer, has lived in this rental apartment for 10 years.
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Jul 17, 2020
This Artist's Colorful House Is filled with Light, Books, Sofas & TONS of Art
Julia Gorman Ioves anything with intense color or pattern, and she loves to throw them all together without any careful placement. It makes for a messy beautiful space!
Natalie Jeffcott
Jul 16, 2020
A Gorgeous UK Victorian Features Colorful Paint on the Walls and Furniture
Practically all the furniture in this home is secondhand and painted or illustrated on—including the fireplace!
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Jul 16, 2020
An Already Gorgeous Victorian House Has Been Energized With Bold Color
Angela Wator, owner/designer of BASH Party Goods, has decorated this 1896 Victorian house in Chicago with color, pattern, and fun.
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Jul 15, 2020
This Artist's Incredibly Colorful Rental Will Inspire You To Add Color to Yours
Hand-painted wallpaper, colorful art, and a rainbow array of cute home decor... Anna Jacobs' UK home is STUNNING.
Adrienne Breaux
Jul 14, 2020
20 of the Prettiest Ways to Use the Color Green in Your Bathroom
All kinds of shades of green look great in the bathroom⁠—here are 20 ways you can bring this bold hue into your home.
Sarah Lyon
Jul 13, 2020
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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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Jul 8, 2020
101 Ways to Add Color to Your Home
Live in technicolor!
Sarah Lyon
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.
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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!
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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.
Caroline Biggs
Jul 5, 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!
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Jul 1, 2020
Pantone’s New Mobile App Makes Creating Color Palettes Easier Than Ever
Pantone is giving unlimited digital access to their color collection for free.
Nicoletta Richardson
Jun 30, 2020
These 20 Pastel Rooms Prove You Can Incorporate Happy Hues Anywhere in Your Home
Mint, pink, and lilac—oh my!
Sarah Lyon
Jun 15, 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.
Adrienne Breaux
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.
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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.
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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.
Tara Bellucci
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.
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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.”
Tara Bellucci
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.
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May 17, 2020
An Artist's Colorful Scottish Home Has Lots of Paint Inspiration
The master bathroom is pretty dreamy, too!
Adrienne Breaux
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!
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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.
Adrienne Breaux
May 8, 2020
Sorry, Chip & Jo: Survey Says This Design Trend Is On the Way Out for Spring
The team at Joybird surveyed Americans across all 50 states to find out which interior design trends they’re most excited for this spring, along with the ones that they’re ready to let go of.
Megan Johnson
May 1, 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…
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Apr 26, 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!
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Apr 13, 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.
Inigo Del Castillo
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.
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Apr 9, 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.”
Adrienne Breaux
Apr 7, 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.
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Apr 5, 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!
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Apr 3, 2020
Space Age Meets Scandi (and Shag Rugs) in a Groovy Little 1970s Australian Pad
This Brady couple has outdone the Brady Bunch.
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Apr 2, 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."
Natalie Jeffcott
Mar 26, 2020
KitchenAid’s 2020 Color Of The Year Screams Spring
Spring has sprung over at KitchenAid.
Olivia Harvey
Mar 17, 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.
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Mar 16, 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.
Arielle Tschinkel
Mar 11, 2020
The Latest Houseware Trend is All Over Amazon—and for Less than $20
Grandmillennial style goes colorful.
Olivia Harvey
Mar 10, 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!
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Mar 3, 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.
Nicoletta Richardson
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!
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Feb 24, 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.
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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.
Caroline Biggs
Feb 14, 2020
Find Out the Color Of Your Name—Then Buy a Portrait of It on Etsy
There's a tool that generates your name's unique color combination.
Nicoletta Richardson
Feb 13, 2020
A 400-Square-Foot Brooklyn Studio Fits a Ton of Color in a Small Space
Esi Agbemenu is drawn to fun, bold colors, big patterns, and glam accents.
Adrienne Breaux
Feb 12, 2020