Paint Color Ideas & Tips

TV writer, actress, author, and producer Franchesca Ramsey moved to Los Angeles fall of 2020, decorating this rental apartment with DIY murals, color, and more.

Mitali Gupta intentionally selected colors, furniture, accessories, and lighting to create the atmosphere she and her partner wanted in each room of the apartment they rent.

Chef LaMara Davidson, the founder of Cornbread + Kimchi, lives in this Dallas house that she's painted in bold colors.

Dani Dazey, the owner and founder of the clothing line, Dazey LA, and the interior design studio, Dazey Den, and her partner, Phillip Butler, live in this colorful, patterned house in Los Angeles with their dogs, Franklin and Yuki.

Interior and set designer Amy Exton shares this colorful, vintage-filled home with her dog, Presley.

"I decided to go full on with the decor and the wall art," Erin, who rents this space in St. Louis says. "In a new state literally and figuratively, I allowed myself to really settle in and get out everything that I'd been holding inside."

These grand prize winners have a warm, colorful, and cheerful space they DIYed themselves.

Kristine Bélanger always dreamed of adding a ton of color to a home, so as soon as she and her husband bought this house, she finally started to paint... using nearly every color!

When it came to decorating this Oakland apartment, interior designer and artist Sophia E. Aguiñaga painted the entire space, and surrounded herself with pieces that inspire and start conversations: like art by Black artists and artists of color, queer artists, and pieces purchased from Black- and woman-owned shops.

Maggie has made her small apartment look and feel like a fantastic home without a huge price tag, optimizing every area for storage and adding shelving.