Colour Stories

My Colourful World: Helen Gilbert, Luxe 39

Helen Gilbert is the brains behind luxury velvet cushion company Luxe 39. Here, she tells The Colour File about [...]

How to paint a mini-mural in 15 minutes

I love painting things. Every stage thrills me, starting from leafing through paint cards, comparing shades and buying tester [...]

22 July 19: Faux flower quandary

I spy flowers… Yes, but not ones a curious kitten might be tempted to munch on. I love these [...]

Shelfies

25 July 19: Any top photography tips out there?

Do you have a space in your home that you love but can’t seem to photograph right? This little [...]

16 July 19: Quirky shelfie suggestions

What’s the quirkiest object you display on your shelves?  When I buy anything beautiful, I automatically think about where [...]

12 July 19: Happy 1st birthday, Shelfie!

A WHOLE YEAR! That’s how long it’s been since my book Shelfie came out. A whole year of getting [...]

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How to paint a mini-mural in 15 minutes

I love painting things. Every stage thrills me, starting from leafing through paint cards, comparing shades and buying tester [...]

TOP 10 BOOKS ABOUT COLOUR

As a colour-lover, I’m often asked colour questions. Popular ones include ‘What’s your favourite colour?’ and ‘What colourful books [...]

MY COLOURFUL WORLD: QUIRK & RESCUE’S MS.PINK

Do you have any design crushes? I’ve admired the creative genius of Quirk & Rescue for some time and [...]

© 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.