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Make your home a true haven with these soothing shades.

10 Calming Colors to Paint Your Walls, According to Interior Designers

The design world is already calling next year's color trends. On Aug. 21, Behr Paint Company revealed its 2025 Color of the Year choice, with more color announcements from other brands expected over the next several months. Last year, several home decor and paint companies selected earthy tones for 2024,...

Here is every 2025 Color of the Year we know so far

We've been independently researching and testing products for over 120 years. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more about our review process. If you love following interior design trends, you're in for a real treat. Behr just announced Rumors (MQ1-15), a deep ruby red, as its 2025 Color of the Year. It's only right since TikTok's "unexpected red" theory has been shaking up the design world lately. (The concept calls for using red in surprising ways, even if it doesn't necessarily match).

Behr Brings the Drama With Its 2025 Color of the Year

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These paint colors from Behr are cult classics and come hand-chosen by experts to guarantee designer-worthy decorating

What Are the Most Popular Behr Paint Colors? These Hand-Picked Shades Promise to Bring Your Walls to Life

Now seemingly more than ever, the cultural lexicon has turned to color to effectively communicate the moods of the moment. Lush greens and blues signaled rebirth and possibility as the world reopened after a global pandemic. For one brief, glorious moment, Barbie turned everything pink. And now, Brat green has infiltrated the internet—presidential campaign included.

Sherwin-Williams Predicts These Four Color Palettes Will Rule 2025

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We asked design experts for their low down on the best kitchen cabinet color trends for 2025. See the best colors to pick for a modern look

Kitchen cabinet color trends for 2025 – 7 looks for you to consider

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You'll have no regrets about choosing this timeless and versatile paint colour

The one colour you’ll never regret painting your kitchen, according to designers

Sherwin-Williams just released its 2025 color trend forecast, which includes four different palettes. Every year, major paint brands predict the colors they think will be most popular the following calendar year—and the forecasts have already started to roll in. Today, Sherwin-Williams announced its 2025 Colormix Forecast: Capsules, which is comprised of 48 hand-selected trending colors that will dominate interiors and exteriors next year.

These Paint Colors Will Dominate in 2025, According to Sherwin-Williams

For some, a trip to the hair salon is about so much more than shades of blonde and brown. It's an opportunity to showcase their creativity and let their hair make a real statement. And what better way to do that than with a bold dye job?. Whether you're DIY-ing...

25 Bold Hair Color Ideas, From Pretty Pastels to Bold Neons

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Is it time to rethink painting ceilings white? Designers share all on this much-debated topic

Should you always paint a ceiling white? Color experts weigh in on this old-school approach

Depending on tone, saturation, and shade, blue can pretty much complement anything and in just about any aesthetic style. Blue tones can set a calming tone in any space and make a sophisticated statement. If you're looking to add some blue to your space and want to create a mixed...

32 Colors That Mix Well With Blue to Create a Sophisticated Space

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams has named the Naturally Refined collection as its 2025 Color Collection of the Year and Quietude as its 2025 Color of the Year. The company said the Naturally Refined collection “exudes quiet comfort and luxury through softened colors with subtle contrast and includes 10 unique shades that can be paired in endless combinations.”

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Announces 2025 Color Collection of the Year

Bring the outdoors in with colors drawn from the sea and the landscape to create restful spaces inspired by nature

5 Rooms with Beach Color Schemes That Each Take a Different Approach to This Laidback Look

Window treatments provide the ultimate finishing touch that pulls a space together. They're an often overlooked room element, but interior designer Mimi Meacham stresses the importance of choosing the right option. "Window treatments are important for shade and privacy, but they're also a key element of your overall design and should be treated as such," she says. To help you pick new window treatments or update your existing coverings, interior designers and window experts are sharing the most popular window treatment trends they're seeing this year.

8 Window Treatment Trends That Are Everywhere in 2024

When it comes to making a strong first impression with your home, consider the front door the exterior heavyweight. It’s one of the first things guests encounter and a view you and your neighbors will see daily. Plus, from the style to the hardware, the front door sets the tone for what’s to come inside. That’s why choosing the right paint color—one that suits your home’s architecture and the surroundings, as well as your own personal decorating taste—is all important. Here are eight of the best front door paint colors, according to Southern designers—no surprise that neutrals, blues, and greens top the list.

The Best Front Door Paint Colors, According To Designers

Who doesn’t love giving their home a mini makeover when the seasons change? Whether you’re breaking out new scented candles, putting up autumnal decorations, or just trying to make your space feel warmer as the days get shorter, there’s nothing quite like cozying up your home. Pinterest is in agreement—that’s why they’ve compiled all the most popular fall search trends on the platform into a Fall Trend Report.

This Fall Is All About Turning Your Home into a Sanctuary

When it comes to cookware, no brand does color like Le Creuset. Picking a favorite collection among the number of beautiful options is like picking a favorite child—and it's not about to get easier. A new addition to the impressive lineup just launched, and it's made for those who are drawn to the night sky.

Le Creuset Unveils Its Deepest Blue Yet with Stunning New Color Nuit

Eva Mendes' neutral living space features a soothing sofa color made all the more stylish by textured accessories and a green plant

Eva Mendes' living room couch color is timeless and versatile – experts say it's never going out of style

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing. I’m obsessed with colorful kitchens — I’m charmed by the idea of color-drenching a space and flooding the room (especially the ceilings!) with one shade. If I see a room with a painted ceiling, I immediately swoon. That was exactly the case when I saw the kitchen in Katie DeGroot’s gothic revival home.

I Can’t Stop Thinking About Painting My Kitchen Ceiling After Seeing This Dramatic Transformation

A classic choice for painting your exterior, and the runners-up that are almost as popular

This Color is the Most Popular for Painting Your Home's Exterior Trim if You Want a Timeless Finish

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Behr’s Color of the Year 2025 Takes the Unexpected Red Theory to New Heights

As the list of picks and predictions for Color of the Year 2025 grows, we’re seeing an unexpected trend—that there is no real trend. And the...

Behr’s Color of the Year 2025 Takes the Unexpected Red Theory to New Heights

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