So many people find choosing colors that work together to be the most challenging part of decorating their homes. The trick to putting together rooms that are good to look at as well as easy to live in is to start with a color palette that suits you and your situation. Tricia Guild has spent her life working with color, pattern, and texture to create beautiful rooms and producing collections of paint, fabric, and wallpapers – the color palettes she uses to achieve them.

In this inspiring and practical book she’s lifted the lid on her ‘paint box’, providing visual inspiration, expert advice, and 45 bespoke palettes. Each story describes its inspiration and features a room showing how it can be used. Hints and tips – such as how to use plains, patterns, and texture, or how to alter the balance of the colors – spell out how to create different effects. Mood boards demonstrate how to ensure your chosen palettes will work. With all these elements at your disposal all you need to do is open up the Paint Box and get creative!