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nadia olive schnack colourful copenhagen home

10 homes of interior designers where colour is key

colour capping paint technique in green bedroom using benjamin moore's fort pierce green 712, herb bouquet 460

What is colour capping? The paint trend designers love

a person is contemplating paint choices for their front door while a dog watches

How to have the best front door on the street

pitcombe (joa home)

The secrets of Farrow & Ball’s new palette

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caramel and cobalt designer furniture

How to decorate with caramel and cobalt

paint and paper library

The new paint colours to decorate with now

bathroom design
Created by Ideal Standard

How to add colour and character to your bathroom

yellow

Yellow London on how to balance colour and comfort

studio peake

Studio Peake on how to update country house style

bauwerk

Why to buy and how to apply limewash paint

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From ELLE Decoration for DFS

6 easy ways to add drama and impact

colour spectrum story

Colour theory: a spectrum of decorating ideas

farrow and ball scandi shades

8 rules for decorating with Farrow & Ball colours

elle decoration by crown paints

Paint every room with colours by ELLE Decoration

arpa industriale fenix range
Created by FENIX

10 timeless colour schemes from the FENIX range

fashion editor at harper's bazaar, editor in chief at vogue and special consultant to the metropolitan museum of art, diana vreeland, in her red billy baldwin designed "garden in hell" living room, wearing a red lounging ensemble, 1979 photo by horst p horstconde nast via getty images

Diana Vreeland and her love affair with red

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dandelion clocks fabric design by lucienne day

Lucienne Day's love of uplifting mustard yellow

fabric and wallpaper colour wheel

Colour Pioneer: Michel Eugène Chevreul

hungarian born american actress zsa zsa gabor as she appears in the film 'moulin rouge', 1952 she is wearing a dress designed by elsa schiaparelli

Elsa Schiaparelli and the power of shocking pink

jardin majorelle garden marrakech morocco the blue house and pool surrounded by palm trees and cactus plants

Colour pioneer: Jacques Majorelle

dyed fabric sample, perkin mauve, 1860 ch318499

Colour Pioneer: Sir William Henry Perkin

british colour council dictionary of colour standards, british standards institution schedule 543, by the british colour council, london, 1934

Colour Pioneer: Robert F Wilson

'Vers L'est' wall and deco by Giovanni Pesce

Li Edelkoort’s colour predictions for the decade

Syrie Maugham

Colour Pioneer: Syrie Maugham's white out

‘Wooster’ and ‘Keepers Red’ rugs, both by Farrow & Ball, £330 per square metre, T he Rug Company (therugcompany.com)

Can you decorate yourself happy?

Pierre Yovanovitch portrait

How to create interiors with an individual feel

Colour by nature paints by Farrow & Ball

Farrow & Ball launch new paint colours

Roberto Ruspoli mural artist

Roberto Ruspoli revives the fresco

White, Furniture, Floor, Product, Room, Chair, Interior design, Flooring, Bedding, Table,

How to choose neutral colours for your home

Master House No.3 Bauhaus by Walter Gropius

Colour in Context: Master House No.3

Erica Tanov's store with wall clad in oversized brass paillettes

Modern opulence reigns with golden walls

Painted wooden screen and table in neutral colours

Decorating with neutrals

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From ELLE Decoration for Soho Home

8 ways to embrace colour and pattern

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The colour palette of Milan Design Week 2018

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The making of a colour trend

Detail of the red hallway, seen previously in this home in Copenhagen. Dark colours always make wonderful backdrops for artwork. It also makes what could have been a real Cinderella space, into something marvellous. Photographer Birgitta Wolfgang.

Decorating with Chinese Red

Luxe linens from Italian bedware supremos Society Limonta, perfectly offset by a wall of green; Benjamin Moore’s “Deep Sea Green” paint is a good match.

Decorating with colour Fir Green

Living room with teal wall, sofa, daybed and accessories

Decorating with Teal Blue

‘Cool Britannia’ Styling Suzanne Stankus, Photo by Damian Russell. First featured in the October 2017 “British” issue of ELLE Decoration

Decorating with Hazelnut Brown

White Bedroom: Cover House July 2017: Mallorca

Decorating with Pure White

Pops of terracotta can work well to add warmth, here a wall painted in “Red Earth” by Farrow & Ball is beautifully balanced by grey, pale pink and natural woods. The pendant light is by Oliver Schick for Gubi, from £186; the sculptural pots on the shelf are by Benjamin Hubert, from £45 each. And the pale pink throw on the white oak chair (from &Tradition, £329, Nest) is from Society Limonata, and the rust coloured throw is from Missoni Home, £244 from Amara. Styling: Tina Hellberg; Photographer: Magnus Anesund.

Decorating with Terracotta colour

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Decorating with Dove Grey

The Tripp Trapp children’s chair from Stokke.

Decorating with Lemon Yellow

Pastels shoot, first featured in the May 2017 “New Pretty” edition of ELLE Decoration. Styling Louisa Grey; Photography Jake Curtis

Decorating with Pastel Blue