There are two key things I remember from being a preteen at the start of the 2010s: you could never have enough skinny jeans, and how badly I wanted to paint my bedroom in a bright teal and hot pink ...

If you’ve ever stared at your white painted ceiling and thought something felt unfinished, designers have a simple solution for you: color capping. This rising paint trend is all about giving the ...

It’s official! The neutral reign is ending—color now rules the room. Over the past few years we’ve seen it reenter the home through green kitchens, rich dark millwork, and spaces drenched in a single ...

“Color capping is the method of using a single color in various tones or saturations throughout a space,” says Stephanie Hunt, color extraordinaire and founder of The Flair Hunter. The technique ...

Color capping is 2026's biggest paint trend. Learn what it is, where it came from, and how to execute the tonal technique in your home.