Tip. Painting your wall two different colors can create the illusion of space if you use a lighter color on the top half: It draws the eye up and makes the ceiling appear higher than it actually is.

From clever paint tricks to over-the-top wallpaper, explore easy feature wall ideas to add a statement to plain walls.

Painted ceilings don’t always have to precede fully coated walls; in fact, pairing your ceiling with a fresh coat of paint on ...

The two-tone effect really comes in handy when you’ve narrowed your wall colour down to two similar shades, but can’t quite pick between them.

Having two hues is an easy way to make the cupboards feel more bespoke (it’s worth remembering that the timber itself also counts as a color, and you might decide to only paint half the cabinets ...