Laura Dollimore, head of paint at B&Q suggests neutrals too: 'A light, warm grey can provide a sophisticated backdrop that brightens without being stark. It reflects light well and acts as a neutral ...

Is your outdated brick fireplace dragging down your room? If you’ve been wondering how to paint a brick fireplace to give it a fresh, weathered look without the hassle, this is the post for you. I’m ...

Don’t scrimp on the paint. Ratcliffe would recommend Farrow & Ball’s ‘Railings’, which he says is a popular choice for black façades. “It has a wonderful deep-blue hue to it.” ...

So much for a clean slate. White walls are apparently on their way out. According to a Zillow analysis, the best paint colors for selling a house are “bold hues found in nature,” especially deep, dark ...

"Charcoal gray was the top choice in Zillow's previous paint color analysis, and it remains the preferred color in the living room," the study explains. Before rushing off to grab your paintbrush and ...

From soft and welcoming to bold and statement-making, these are the paint color trends transforming home exteriors this year.

As for painting your wall, I highly recommend the Little Green Company’s range of environmentally friendly, water-based, intelligent masonry paints (littlegreene.ie).

For most homeowners, learning how to paint a room is a quintessential part of maintaining or renovating a home. And, if you’re a beginning DIY’er on a journey of redesigning or updating your ...

COLOUR CLASH I accidentally ruined my neighbour’s fence after I painted mine – but it’s not the mess that’s annoyed people the most ...

Planning to install a masonry fence in your backyard? Here’s what to consider first — from costs and materials to maintenance ...