February 2017 - The Colour File

Colour Experts

Helen Gilbert, Luxe 39: My Colourful World

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

25
Nov

Colour stories

5 ways colour helped me cope with coronavirus lockdown

I don’t know about you but I couldn’t have done without colour during the various [...]

28
Feb

Colour stories

How to paint a mini-mural in 15 minutes

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

28
Aug

Colour stories

Where to find colour in London: Liberty’s

Where do you head to when you’re feeling flat, melancholy or in need of recalibrating [...]

24
Jul

Colour Experts Colour stories

10 books about colour

As a colour-lover, I’m often asked colour questions like, ‘What’s your favourite colour?’ The other [...]

21
Jul

Colour Experts

Quirk & Rescue’s Ms Pink: My Colourful World

From incredible wallpaper, cushions and prints through to bespoke hand-painted furniture, the signature prints of [...]

17
May

Shelfies

How to ‘shelfie’ your way to mindfulness

Can creating ‘shelfies’ help as a form of mindful activity? Martha Roberts asks the experts… [...]

11
Jul

Colour stories

How to create the perfect (colourful) freelance space

When I worked on a national newspaper, we did long hours (news never sleeps, even [...]

04
Jul

Colour stories

The psychology of pink

One of the things I’ve learned is that colour isn’t just something we see: the [...]

30
Jun

Colour Experts

Lisa Dawson: My Colourful World

Lisa Dawson is an interiors blogger, writer and presenter whose weekly blog inspires fans on Instagram and [...]

19
May

Colour stories

5 colourful holiday destinations

Someone recently asked me what my ideal holiday destination is. On a general level, the [...]

13
May

Shelfies

14 May 18: ‘Shelfie’ is on its way!

BOOK NEWS!!!!!! OK, so I’m seriously excited. Some of you know (because you’ve been an [...]

05
Jun

Colour Gallery

Posted on 26th February 2017 by Martha

26
Feb

Every day, I take scores of colour pictures, amounting to thousands each year. I’ve discovered there are colour pic opportunities EVERYWHERE and I often stop what I’m doing when a must-have colour photo opportunity comes my way (even if it means missing my bus to take a snap…). The pictures are inspiration for the blogs […]

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Misc

What’s your earliest colour memory?

Posted on 24th February 2017 by Martha

24
Feb

I’ve loved colour for as long as I can remember. My passion for it is at the core of some of my earliest memories. There’s the photo of me blowing out candles on a cake decorated with ultra-purple icing (at my insistence) on my second birthday (our front door was also painted purple and my mum […]

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