Minimalism, who? This trend is all about vibrant red, sunshine yellow and electric blues taking centre stage, proving that ...

Designers and design-lovers alike are clamoring over this subtle blue paint color for kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and ...

One of the most common hurdles people come across when decorating a home is choosing the colors. Do you commit to something ...

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Japandi style, the fisherman aesthetic, and colors of the year (mocha brown, anyone?) lead the top design trends for 2025.

Arlyn is a rarified born-and-bred Florida girl who can never turn her back on a sad chair in need of rehab or a jewel-tone velvet sofa. I write about house tours (but I love a good kitchen and kids' ...

the brazen power of cobalt, the smoky edginess of slate blue, and the midnight depth of navy blue." The blue paint shades are wildly diverse and will operate differently in north-facing rooms.

China plans to add to its strategic reserves of key industrial metals this year, an effort to boost the resilience of critical minerals supply at time when energy-transition demand is increasing ...

A Congolese ministerial committee recommended measures to bolster a temporary ban on cobalt exports, including working with Indonesia, the No. 2 supplier of the battery metal. The Democratic ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo intends to impose export quotas on cobalt following a four-month export ban, and plans to partner with Indonesia, another key producer, to manage global supply and ...

The majority of DRC Congo's cobalt mines are controlled by China. (Arlette Bashizi/For The Washington Post via Getty Images.) The poor conditions in the mines result in unsafe scenarios for many ...