“When working in historical houses, I love to create a balance of color and light— often painting the walls a soft neutral white (Farrow & Ball’s All White is a favorite) and then punching the trim, ...

From chocolate brown layered with ochre to plaster pink rooms, these are the neutral color palettes designers say to try in ...

Some color combinations are so strongly associated with certain eras that they're now an immediate signal that something is dated, like this pink pairing.