Homebase is a Home Improvement store an garden centre, with 320 stores across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It is well known by its green and orange colour scheme. Its main competitors are B&Q and Focus and in Ireland B&Q, Atlantic Homecare and Woodies. Some Homebase stores have a Laura Ashley Home Section. It is also the only store in the UK which sells Farrow & Ball paint other than Farrow & Ball's own showrooms