- Go for it. Color is the easiest way to bring joy to your home

- Here are 35 homes that have done it to inspire you to take the leap

Death to grey. After too many years of polite neutrals and subdued palettes, color is finding its way back into the home. At last. Adding pops of color to an interior is like adding a dash of spice to your favorite dish. Emma Merry has brought together 35 brilliant interiors, from jewel-bright color-drenched spaces to sophisticated homes with unexpected splashes of color. Alongside specially commissioned photography there are fascinating accounts of how the homeowners have injected personality into their living spaces, using color in unusual ways to create a mood or make a statement.