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30 January 19: Buy books for their covers

Happiness is a pile of colourful books (well, a pile of colourful most things but ESPECIALLY books). When I [...]

29 January 19: Sorbet hues

Oh my goodness me. I’ve been thrilled by your love and enthusiasm for my pastel shelfie (it’s the idea [...]

28 January 19: Pastels shelfie

Hello, my colour-loving friends. I’ve had pastels on my mind for some time. I hankered after them over Christmas [...]

Shelfies

31 January 19: The beauty of colourful boxes

Ok, so you know my penchant for buying books for their covers. But did you know about my ‘thing’ [...]

31 January 19: Are you a fan of the fade?

Good morning, folks. I was really inspired by the @marksandspencerhomepr SS19 event yesterday. As well as being overjoyed to see azure [...]

29 January 19: Sorbet hues

Oh my goodness me. I’ve been thrilled by your love and enthusiasm for my pastel shelfie (it’s the idea [...]

Influencers

My colourful world: Lisa Dawson

Lisa Dawson is an interiors blogger, writer and presenter whose weekly blog inspires fans on Instagram and IRL (in real life) [...]

My colourful world: Sarah Mailer, GirlAboutHouse

Sarah Mailer is the brains behind the brilliant Girl About House blog as well as being a much sought-after [...]

Colour File interview: Kasie Barton

Kasie Barton is a colour tour de force. DIYer extraordinaire and stylish founder of the For The Love Of [...]

© Martha Roberts, The Colour File™

Hi, I’m Martha Roberts, journalist, mum, ardent second-hand rose and avid collector of colourful objects and images. I’m something of a colour magpie (or maybe a Satin Bowerbird, that quirky bird that collects blue objects to decorate its nest, only in my case a rainbow version…). This colour-craziness is why I started The Colour File.