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Enhance your outdoor space by coordinating the colors of your house and deck. Create a complementary or contrasting look depending on your taste and the style of your house, with color pairings to ...

There is a multitude of interior design elements to consider when you're redecorating your home, but few are as important as your chosen room colors. The right color doesn't just have the power to ...

Note the Rule of Three. The white windows and garage doors create contrast with the larger field of dark blue siding, while the natural wood door and shutters add a third, warmer accent color. Whether ...

It happens to all of us – hopefully just once – in our home-dwelling lives. Picking the wrong paint color is bad enough inside the home, but when it happens to the outside it becomes – ugh! – a ...

Rustic home decor doesn't have to be bland and colorless. Instead, check out some of these underrated color schemes that pair ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Although choosing a new shade might sound pretty simple, there's actually a lot to consider. Think about ...

"People have a difficult time selecting colors" when approaching such a huge painting job, said Joyce Braverman, Shaker Heights planning director. That angst, she said, could pretty much apply to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The problem with exterior home design is there is only one kind of mistake: the one everyone sees. That’s what makes home-improvement decisions so ...

If you live in an American city, chances are you have seen this house: Its exterior is gray with monochromatic accents. Maybe there’s a pop of color — a red, blue or yellow door. The landscaping is ...