two sets of hands flipping through color swatches - Parilov/Shutterstock Spring is in the air, and it's time to refresh our homes for the new season. From switching up your decor to making small home ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Terri Williams is a journalist covering housing trends. After a brutal winter with record-breaking cold, the sunny weather and ...

If you think a neutral color palette is guaranteed to be as dull as stale crackers, think twice. Designers have long turned to neutral-on-neutral design schemes to set a serene, calming tone, but that ...

Overall, Sarah Shim – founder of personal color analysis and styling studio Yoni Color Studio in Los Angeles – says that a spring color palette consists of soft and sunny pastels, vibrant tropical ...

Certain color palettes go with the different seasons: mocha browns in autumn, bright greens in summer, and when springtime rolls around, we all suddenly reach for pastels. But after seasons of pulling ...

While it's hard to imagine pastels not being associated with spring, a true spring palette includes not just muted blues and butter yellows, but unexpected colors that feel just as uplifting but more ...