Colour Guides172 Stories

Here is how you can make the living room come alive from the excesses of the colour brown

See how sober grey gets a happy burst of energy with yellow in these spaces

Warm and appetising or cool and relaxing? These 8 paint palettes can help you choose the best colours for your kitchen

Take your pick from versatile neutrals to brilliant jewel tones, from raw concrete hues to abstract colour blocking

These tips show how black, when used cleverly, can lend loads of glamour and grace to a space

These living spaces will have the most hardened non-believer singing paeans to beige

Transform raw wood for custom-looking cabinetry with a stain that fills your need for colour but lets the grain show

These surprising ceiling colours will have you looking up to them and away from the ubiquitous white

Match black with a saturated colour for bold and sophisticated interior design

Our coffee-break escape offers you five minutes' worth of images to inspire and delight. Jump right in...

From textured rugs to colourful artwork, an all-white home is the perfect shell for experimentation