Monthly Archives: June 2017
Colour Experts
Helen Gilbert, Luxe 39: My Colourful World
Helen Gilbert is the brains behind luxury velvet cushion company Luxe 39. Here, she tells [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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10 books about colour
As a colour-lover, I’m often asked colour questions like, ‘What’s your favourite colour?’ The other [...]
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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 [...]
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Shelfies
How to ‘shelfie’ your way to mindfulness
Can creating ‘shelfies’ help as a form of mindful activity? Martha Roberts asks the experts… [...]
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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 [...]
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Colour stories
The psychology of pink
One of the things I’ve learned is that colour isn’t just something we see: the [...]
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Colour Experts
Lisa Dawson: My Colourful World
Lisa Dawson is an interiors blogger, writer and presenter whose weekly blog inspires fans on Instagram and [...]
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Colour stories
5 colourful holiday destinations
Someone recently asked me what my ideal holiday destination is. On a general level, the [...]
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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 [...]
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Colour expert Karen Haller: My Colourful World
Karen Haller is an Applied Colour Psychologist and a leading international authority in her field, specialising [...]
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Jun
18th June ’17: Happy Father’s Day
Hello again ❤️💛💚💙💜 I couldn’t let today pass without wishing Happy Father’s Day to all [...]
Jun
18th June ’17: Gerbera pick-me-up
Happy Sunday, one and all ☀️🌸☀️🌺☀️ As it’s going to be a scorcher today, it [...]
Jun
17th June ’17: Creating colour memories
Happy Saturday, guys ❤️🍊🍋🌵👖👾💅🏻 When I was growing up, we had a lodger called Denise. [...]
Jun
16th June ’17: Yellow, green & blue
Hello again, folks. I’ve been looking at Wednesday’s Colour File post (which, incidentally, seemed to [...]
Jun
16th June ’17: Regal violet
Happy Friday, folks ☂️☂️☂️ When I was five, I was racing my cousin down a [...]
Jun
15th June ’17: Orange & blue super-duo
Hi from Thursday, folks 🍊💙🦁👕👘👖 Painter Van Gogh once said: “There is no blue without [...]
Jun
14th June ’17: Colour v Dewey
Happy Humpday, folks ❤️🍊😉🍏🚙👾👩🏻🎤 I’m a big fan of places where books hang out, especially [...]
Jun
13th June ’17: What colour IS it?
Happy Tuesday, people. What do you remember about your first day at work? My abiding [...]
Jun
12th June ’17: Trump orange?…
Happy Monday, dear people 🦊🍁💥🔥🍊📙 If you grew up in the 70s, as I did, [...]
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