Whether you're a professional designer or you just love surrounding yourself with fabulous decor, paint is every decorator's secret weapon.

At Style at Home, our editors rave about how a few coats of paint can revive, refresh, re-energize and totally transform everything from an old wooden chair to a diminutive powder room to your entire house! The power of paint cannot be underestimated.

The Style at Home team has created different colour palettes to suit different design personalities. Once you find a palette you like, imagine the colours being used throughout your room -- no matter if it's on walls, trim or even a wooden side table! The beauty of these colours is that they're flexible and will work however you want them to.

Here's a peek at a few of the colours that will be available through Home Hardware stores across Canada on April 18th, 2010.

Fresh Clear, bright springlike colours create a happy mood in any space -- small or large.
Style at Home insider secret Wasabi is just the right yellow to emulate the look of a sunlit room.

Photography by Donna Griffith

 

Loft For modernists or traditionalists, trendsetting deep greys and pure whites are a marriage made in decor heaven.
Style at Home insider secret Looking for a peaceful tone to paint your bedroom? Grey Goose fits the bill.

Photography by Mark Burstyn

 

Townhouse Soft neutrals with cheeky accents mix well with natural wood furniture to evoke a look that's as cosy as it is au courant.
Style at Home insider secret Light Caramel is a no-fail wall colour for any room, no matter what your style.

Photography by Ted Yarwood

 

Romance Create the illusion of patina -- even in a brand-new home -- when a palette of moody mauves blends with tones of antique grey.
Style at Home insider secret Painting a small room a rich shade like Plum will generate a sense of drama.

Photography by Daniel Harrison