Revealed: Top paint colours for home makeovers this spring

Think bright colours and warm neutrals as decorating trends lighten up with the approach of the new season

Setting Plaster by Farrow & Ball, left, Batch Loaf is one of Colourtrend's neutrals, top right; walls finished in Acres Hall's Clay Bowl neutral hue, bottom right.

After seasons of dark shades washed over walls, skirting and doors, it’s time to lighten the palette especially if you’re sick of the sight of an impulsive dark paint experiment.

Trying to erase it might seem daunting but it doesn’t have to be, according to Lorraine O’Leary, one half of mother and daughter decorating duo, LM Décor.