Soothing earth tones and deep moody shades are among the most popular colors this year. Here are all the 2024 colors of the year that have been announced so far, including shades of blue, a terra-cotta orange, and dark olive green.

Sweet Stripes - We already know that decorating with stripes is both fashionable and fun. But have you ever considered a stripy ceiling? Not only are they incredibly playful, but they can also help make your room feel bigger as horizontal stripes on the ceiling can visually widen the space, while vertical stripes maintain an elegant and lofty feel. It's a clever way to manipulate the perception of dimensions, like this beautiful green ceiling by @farrowandball. . See more accent ceiling…

Megan Gorelick Interiors on Instagram: "I guess we kinda have a thing for stripes on the ceiling?! • • • #megangorelickinteriors #interiordesign #mudroom #laundryroom"

Cast your eyes upwards and step away from the white emulsion - unique ideas for decorating ceilings from tented examples to wallpaper.

A closer look at all the beautiful details in this bedroom designed by @anouska_design for @penally_house_cornwall and featured on Channel 4's Renovation Nation We love our mini Matchstick stripe linen fabric on the bed canopy paired with the bolder Awning Stripe linen wallpaper on the ceiling and the pop of colours around the room A gorgeous bedroom we'd love to dive right into! Get the same look with Awning Stripe Green/Magnolia wallpaper and linen fabric, Matchstick Stripe…

A Striped Ceiling - How to make your ceiling more interesting with just paint!

Clever on Instagram: "Striped ceilings forever!! This one by @driesotten is the perfect reason to look up 💫 #regram @driesotten"

I am writing this post with a bit of a neck cramp. I spent the weekend painting not one, but two really big ceilings in my house. I went to town adding lots of decorative stripes and pattern overhead. Despite the "pain in the neck", the end result was so worth it. More often than not, the ceiling in a room is overlooked and painted in basic white. There is such an opportunity to take a good space and make it great by adding color or pattern to this "fifth wall". You can go the subtle route…