Painting your ceiling one shade lighter than the walls keeps the overall color light. Before using dark paint colors, consider ceiling height and the amount of natural light.

Color theory—which essentially explains how colors mix, match or contrast with each other and how humans perceive them—plays a big role when building a color palette for a home. “The colors ...

Pairing colors is a fascinating exercise and with each new partner, color takes on a new identity," Ms. O’Neill says. To make your walls come alive, take your color cues from these pro tips.

Recently, Pittsburgh-based paint company PPG Industries released a three-color palette of a warm beige, a saturated ginger orange and a muted turquoise as predicted trends for next year.

Channel the look: If painting a wall or getting an orange sofa isn’t in your comfort zone, you can choose a more subtle approach. For example, this orange swan-type chair —an iconic midcentury ...

HGTV Home® by Sherwin-Williams’s Infinity Tintable Interior Paint + Primer resists scuff marks, a welcome bonus when it comes to white walls. Layer the color room to room ...

In recent years, neutral color palettes have dominated interior design trends, particularly when it comes to painting. People have been opting for white and other light colors on their walls ...