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Should you choose your paint color or your furniture first? Trust me, there is a right order if you want a cohesive scheme

Design has no strict formulas. Nevertheless, there is a sensible and a not-so-sensible order to approaching designing a room – we ask the experts what comes first, paint color or furniture choice?

Homes & Gardens

6 key colors to decorate with in May, according to interior design and color experts in the know

Designers and color experts share the colors they are decorating with this month

Homes & Gardens

Is cow print the new leopard print? I certainly think so, and I've found plenty of interior designers who agree

Once confined to barn doors and boot-scootin' kitsch, cow print has broken free from the ranch and stampeded straight into the homes of the design-conscious.

Homes & Gardens

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Interior designer Abigail Ahern reveals a clever trick for making a small bedroom look bigger – it 'automatically makes the walls look really high'

If your bedroom is on the small side, you'll want this clever trick up your sleeve

Ideal Home

Best silk flowers to transform your home decor this season

Enjoy elegance without the upkeep of fresh flowers. Ideal for any space, these faux blooms promise to add a touch of sophistication.

Evening Standard

Top design-led sofas: Your ultimate guide to stylish seating

Sofa so good: Abha Shah finds the statement seating to breathe life and excitement into interiors

Evening Standard

The 8 places interior designers and stylists buy bedroom lighting – steal their insider knowledge

Get the inside scoop on the best bedroom lighting brands

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9 best artificial flowers that look far from fake, from hydrangeas to orchids

On the hunt for faux blooms? Take your pick from our tried-and-tested favourites

The Independent UK

Revealed – the 7 colour rules interior designers swear by

The tried and tested rules for colour perfection

Ideal Home

Best serving platters to impress guests at your next dinner party

Serving major style

Evening Standard

Glass mushroom lamps are the current lighting must-have – and we found 6 of the most whimsical to shop now

This charming lighting trend is taking over our social media feeds and our homes

Ideal Home

The benefits of faux plants – the well-being and practical perks of using artificial house plants

Faux houseplants can be controversial, but they do hold some benefits that are worth considering

Ideal Home

Best cheap homewares that still look expensive for affordable style

How to make your home look luxe without spending a bomb

Evening Standard

Best hallway lights to brighten up your home's entranceway

The essential to make a warm welcome

Evening Standard

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'Solid, dependable, and grounded' - 5 ways to use brown colour psychology in your home

Colour experts reveal the power of brown colour psychology in interior design

Evening Standard

Best ideas to make the most of small cloakrooms: Mirrors, storage and smaller sinks

A successful transformation is all in the details

Evening Standard

Best artificial flowers: Faux bouquets and pretty arrangements to brighten your home

These double-take dupes put the art in artificial

Evening Standard

Best cordless lamps: Battery powered and rechargeable lamps to go wire-free

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