Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Should your trim match your wall color? Green living room, blue dining room, yellow dining room. There is so much to consider when ...

Changing up the color of my living room once a year is an idea I can get behind more than almost any room. It's a lived-in ...

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 ...

Designers avoid bright, saturated hues in the dining room as they can have an unsettling effect. Stark neutrals, like white and gray, lack life and personality, lending a sterile and uninviting feel.

When Steve and Becky Ostrem were getting ready to paint their living room, the largest room in their rural Snohomish home, they did what most people do. They hit the hardware store for paint swatches.