A Decade of Great Style: HGTV Magazine's Best Decorating Ideas Ever

We're celebrating 10 whole years of HGTV Magazine (and counting). Ahead are the best, brightest, most fun home decorating hacks from issues past.

Roy G. Biv may not be an official HGTV Magazine staffer, but from the very first issue, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet have been team players for giving a space spark. Any room can look more personal, more interesting, and waaaaay more exciting with a rainbow of colors — or a single stunner. There’s always a pop opp.

Why narrow down your colors when every one of them can look this glorious together? The trick is to incorporate muted hues, like the light blue Industry West chairs and the off-white rug in this Los Angeles cottage. (Fireplace surround color: Mulberry by Benjamin Moore)

A group of vintage candy-color pendants in a 1923 Colonial form a knockout light fixture. Above a bright white table and chairs, it’s extra electrifying.