Your living room can gain or lose visual square footage before you bring in a single sofa, simply through the paint you ...

Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." One of the most dominant elements in the design of any room is its paint color, and there's perhaps ...

Go ahead and say yes to the accent wall—the right one will ensure your home makes an excellent first impression! Whether ...

Whereas before the living room was beige on beige, the after is more vibrant, thanks to a plush, rose-colored sofa, a ...

So you’ve just purchased your new home and you’re exploding with excitement to get started on renovations, upgrades and painting projects. After much consultation and research, you’ve decided to paint ...

Barbara is an interior stylist who lives in a 300-square-foot Upper East Side apartment which had “white walls, no ...

It used to be that painting one wall in a room with a splashy, loud color was considered the go-to budget design update. This accent wall, as the trend was rather ineptly named, was actually less of a ...

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From supersized sofas to personalised collections and colour-capped walls, experts reveal the top living room trends of 2026.