Using a dark palette to design a room can be a showstopping choice but intimidating in practice. Rich shades of black, gray, and brown can feel heavy, especially in tight spaces, if not balanced.

"Deep winters shine in luxurious, cool and high-contrast colors," Mahoney tells Parade . "Deep pine and emerald green, ...

Filling your home with Christmas cheer largely involves the decorations you choose and how they work with your year-round decor. You may be looking for a way to incorporate your traditional family ...

Move over, light and bright, and let the darkness in. Contrary to what you might think, a dark color palette can liven up your living room rather than weigh it down. Moody colors needn’t feel gloomy, ...

Odes Roberts is an in-house designer for Shutterstock. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission. With the start of every holiday season, we ...

Kimberly Dawn Neumann is a multi-published NYC-based writer whose work has appeared in myriad publications ranging from Forbes to Real Simple to Cosmopolitan. She’s written hundreds of articles as ...

To counter Seattle’s Big Dark, your instinct might be to go light and bright, Scandinavian style. Instead, consider creating rich, dark spaces in your home for maximum coziness. In the winter months, ...

Have dark paints had their heyday, or are they here to stay? Designers discuss how these moody hues are transitioning into the year ahead ...