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How to Choose a Timeless Color Palette for Your Home | Home Decor Ideas
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Jul 29, 2025
Choosing the right color palette can completely transform your space—but how do you make sure the colors you pick will stand the test of time? In this video, I’m sharing simple, stress-free tips to help you create a timeless color palette for your home. Whether you're redecorating one room or designing your whole house, these ideas will help you choose colors that feel fresh, classic, and totally you—without falling into trendy traps. Blog Post: https://diannedecor.com/blog/advice-tips/decorating-inspiration/timeless-color-palette/ | CHAPTERS | 00:00 Intro 00:33 Why Choose a Timeless Palette? 0:58 Walls 02:59 Cabinetry & Furniture 03:46 Countertops 04:26 Flooring 05:22 How To Play With Trends 05:45 Trendy Walls 07:24 Soft Furnishings 08:16 Trendy Accessories 08:49 Outro Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more home inspiration and decor tips!
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Hi, it's Lindsay Diane from
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diannecor.com.
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In this video, we're going to talk about
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how to choose a timeless color palette
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for your home. Choosing a timeless color
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palette for your home can keep your home
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looking stylish and relevant for years
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to come. And while trendy colors can be
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exciting and add a lot of personality to
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your space, they do tend to fall out of
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fashion quickly and that can lead to
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costly and timeconsuming updates. A
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timeless color palette, on the other
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hand, creates a classic and a versatile
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backdrop on which you can easily adapt
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to different interior design styles,
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decor pieces, and personal preferences.
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So, let's jump into how to choose a
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timeless color palette for your home.
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And later on, we'll talk about how you
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can still dabble in trends while
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maintaining that timeless color palette.
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Number one is to choose a neutral light
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color for your walls. Now, your walls
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are the largest element in your home,
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and choosing a light neutral color for
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them ensures longevity and flexibility.
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Shades like soft white, warm beige,
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light gray, and gray work well with a
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variety of interior design styles and
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colored accents. Now, having all neutral
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walls is a hotly debated topic in the
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interior design space because lots of
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people feel like it lacks personality.
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It's too sterile. It's too plain. But
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having a light neutral base really
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creates a sense of openness. It also
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helps to bounce around the natural light
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in your space as well as being an easy
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backdrop on which you can coordinate
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your furniture and decor. Remember,
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there's no interior design style that
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you can't achieve with a light neutral
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base. The only exception to this that I
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can think of is if you wanted to go for
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a really deep dark sort of gothic theme.
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In that case, you would want to go with
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like deep charcoals or blacks or deep
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sort of uh deep red tones. But other
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than that, pretty much any style you
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choose you can do with a light neutral
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base. So, some of the most popular
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timeless colors for your walls are going
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to be like a soft white. Benjamin Moore
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Chantelli Lace is an example of this. A
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warm beige, Sherwin Williams accessible
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beige is a good option. Light gray.
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There's Bayer Silver Drop and gray,
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which is a mashup between gray and
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beige. For that, you could go with a
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color like Sherwin Williams Repose Gray.
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Number two is to choose a natural wood
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stain for your cabinetry and your
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furniture.
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Your cabinetry and your furniture play a
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crucial role in the overall aesthetic of
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your home. And instead of going for like
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a trendy painted finish, consider
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instead to go for a classic wood stain
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that is going to blend seamlessly well
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with a variety of different interior
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styles. Some of the best timeless wood
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stains that you can choose are a walnut,
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a medium brown, a warm oak, or a classic
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espresso. Natural wood stains work well
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with both modern and traditional
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interior design styles. Number three is
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to choose a natural stone color for your
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countertops. Countertops are a
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significant investment and so selecting
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a classic natural stone color will help
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ensure that your kitchen and your
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bathrooms remain stylish for years. Some
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great timeless countertop materials are
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going to be like a white or a cream
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marble, a light or a warm gray quartz,
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and a neutral toned granite. Avoid
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overly bold or heavily patterned
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materials that may fall out of fashion
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quickly. Number four is to choose a
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mid-tononed wood flooring or a light
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colored carpet or tile. Flooring is
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another permanent feature that highly
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impacts the overall look of your home. A
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timeless flooring choice should be
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neutral, durable, and adaptable to
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different design styles. The best
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flooring options for a timeless look are
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going to be a mid-tononed hardwood, so
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like an oak, a hickory, or a maple.
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You could also go with a light natural
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wood floor. A soft neutral carpet like a
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beige, a gray, or a cream is another
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great choice. Or if you have tile, go
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for a light colored tile with a subtle
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variation to it. Try to avoid dark
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stains or trendy patterns that may
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become outdated or show wear more
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easily. Okay, now that we've talked
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about how to choose a timeless color
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palette for your home, let's talk about
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how you can still dabble in trends while
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maintaining that timeless color palette.
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You can incorporate trendy colors in a
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way that allows for easy update without
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you sacrificing the classic appeal of
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your home. And here's how you would do
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that. Number one is to use removable
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wallpaper or paneling for trendy walls.
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So instead of committing to a bold paint
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color or a bold pattern, instead look
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for the wallpaper option. Grab a peel
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and stick of a nice bold color or a nice
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bold pattern and give it a try. You can
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always take it back down again. If you
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get tired of it in a year or 2 years or
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if you outgrow that space and you need
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to transition it into something else,
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you can do that easily. This is one
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thing that I think a lot of people
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forget is that you will grow and change
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in your home, especially if you're
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raising a family. So, you may have that
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nursery phase, and then you may have
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that toddler in that big girl and little
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girl phase, and then you have teen
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rooms, and then maybe your kids are out
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of the house, and you want to transition
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to a home office, you want to have a
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home gym, you want to have that extra
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guest room. All of these things will
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happen over time and you can still sort
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of give everyone their own time to have
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their own personality shine in a space
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through their wall color or through
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their wall patterns if you use something
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removable, but maintain that neutral
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backdrop for later. So, a peel and stick
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wallpaper is a really great way to go.
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You can also do peel and stick decals if
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you want to create like a mural
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situation. This is a great way to dabble
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in some trends for a limited amount of
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time while still maintaining that
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classic appeal of your home. The next
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way to dabble with trendy colors in your
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home is to use soft furnishings to
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introduce those colors. So, use things
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like area rugs, curtains, upholstery,
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pillows, and blankets as an easy way to
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bring in trendy colors without altering
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permanent fixtures. You can swap out
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pillows easily. You can layer neutral
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furniture with bold accent pieces like a
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trendy colored ottoman or patterned
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curtains. This is these are items that
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are easily removable and can infuse a
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lot of personality and refresh a space
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every, you know, couple of years or even
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from season to season without you having
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to invest a lot of money in a full
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overhaul of your room. And number three
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is to update decorative accessories to
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stay on trend. Small decor items like
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vases, candles, tabletop decor, and
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artwork can reflect current trends while
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remaining easy to replace. Over time, we
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see a change in the little decorative
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accessories, and this is a great way to
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dabble in trends, stay current without
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having to sacrifice that classic look of
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your home. You can maintain your classic
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color palette by just swapping out some
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of your little decorative accessories
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instead. That's it for this video. I
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hope you found it helpful. Those are the
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ways that you can choose a timeless
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color palette for your home and also how
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you can still dabble in trends when you
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want a little refresh or an update
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without sacrificing that classic look of
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your home. I thank you so much for
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watching. Don't forget to visit me at
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diancor.com. I post all about home
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