Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. “It’s just a paint colour . . . I really don’t understand it,” says Harj Minhas. In recent months, the ...

In the house that had us asking, “What is greige,” there were five rooms that did not need to be painted in greige. They were the living room, the kitchen, the den and two powder rooms. (This ...

The problem in buying a painted brick house is not knowing if mineral silicate paint was applied or just any glossy paint that sealed up the bricks. Dana Carrera.

She says in her application to West Norfolk Council: "Our new home is in a conservation area, but doesn't seem to fit with the character of the street since it has a grey render over the front bricks.