Given the green light

T'S August bank holiday this weekend, so for anybody who wants to avoid the crowds this is the time to stay at home and relax with a couple of dozen paint charts and there's lots to think about. For instance, did you realise that colour capping is the latest decorating trend? It's essentially just painting the ceiling a slightly richer version of the colour on your wall but the effect is to make a room feel larger.

- By Deborah Stone

And did you know that our emotional connection to comfort foods influences the colours we choose in our homes?

Well that's the theory adopted by independent paint retailer The Paint Shed, which is calling it "sugar drenching".