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  • Give a Neutral Kitchen a Bolder Look With Tile, Paint and Colorful Accessories

    Give a Neutral Kitchen a Bolder Look With Tile, Paint and Colorful Accessories

    Almost nobody chooses a white kitchen. You inherit one. It came with the flat, or it was the safe option at the showroom, or it was what the last owner installed in 2015 because everything was white in 2015. Either way you end up with a room that’s perfectly fine and completely silent. Adding color…

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  • The Groovy Wall Designs I’d Bring Back From the 70s

    The Groovy Wall Designs I’d Bring Back From the 70s

    Think of your grandmother’s hallway. Orange wallpaper with a big repeating pattern, a wood-paneled wall in the living room, a swirl of brown and mustard somewhere in between. For about thirty years, everyone agreed that this was the worst thing that ever happened to a house, and it all got painted magnolia. Now the same…

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  • Do Black Accent Walls Make a Room Look Smaller? Not If You Style Them Right

    Do Black Accent Walls Make a Room Look Smaller? Not If You Style Them Right

    Picture yourself in the paint aisle, holding a black swatch up to the light. You like it. You can already see it behind the bed or the sofa. And then that little voice kicks in, the one that’s heard the same warning a hundred times: dark colors make a room look smaller. So the swatch…

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