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How to Decorate with Color
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Decorating with yellow
Yellow signals cheer and freshness, like early spring daffodils. It can brighten any room and lend a soft sunny aura or a make a bold color statement. Click here to see how yellow looks in our photos of living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms and dens.
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Decorating with green
Green and all its hues—including moss, emerald, pine, willow, charteuse, lime, olive, mint and forest—can add serenity, playfulness or elegance to a room. Click here to learn about decorating with green.
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Decorating with white
White is the go-to neutral in everyone's paint box. Though it goes with everything, it can also be bland. Click here for tips on how to use white without being boring!
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Decorating with blue
Blues evoke the restful feeling of sky and sea but can also add a welcome punch of bright color to your home. Click here to see how blues of different shades look in living rooms, bedrooms, dens, kitchens and more.
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Decorating with brown
Brown's neutral, earthy tones give rooms a familiar and comfortable feel. Click here to see how you can use brown paint in rooms throughout your home.
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Decorating with gray
Gray works as a background for any other color. Click here for tips on how gray can add warmth, sophistication or serenity to your rooms.
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Decorating with red and orange
Red and orange paints can add a dash of drama, energy or even restfulness to your home. Click here for ideas on adding red or orange to basements, living rooms and bedrooms.
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Decorating with purple and pink
Bold or soft, purple and pink add drama and romance to a room. Click here to see how we used purples and pinks in bedrooms, dining rooms and living rooms.
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Decorating with bold color accents
Unusual color placement—here, the newels and balusters—makes a great design statement. Use a bold hue, and you've got a power paint job. Click here for ideas on decorating with bold accents.
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House tours
See how these Midwest homeowners used color in homes featured in Midwest Living.
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