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6 Feel-Good Paint Colors That Instantly Brighten Any Room

From calming blues and earthy greens to warm reds and soothing yellows, these paint colors are more than meets the eye.
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6 paint colors people are copying in 2026 — and the ones that make a house feel dated fast

Paint is still the fastest way to make your home feel current, and in 2026 the gap between fresh and dated is widening. You ...

12 Legendary Paint Colors That Turned Muscle Cars Into Icons

We often say the first thing we notice about a muscle car is the sound of the engine, which we hear and instantly recognize ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Archaeologists Find the First Red Paint Made From Plants

An experimental replica of shell beads with Natufian red organic colorant made from the roots of Rubiaceae plants Laurent Davin, CC-BY 4.0 The flash of bright red caught Laurent Davin’s eye. He was ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Why Are All Swedish Cottages Painted Red?

One company has exclusive rights to the source of the iconic pigment—a copper mine’s supply of iron deposits that may last just a century more Clarissa Wei The color, known specifically as Falu red, ...