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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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 [...]
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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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11th June ’17: A colourful run!
Hello colour-lovers. Me, my second-in-command and a bunch of friends have been having some Color [...]
Jun
11th June ’17: Pretty piles of stuff
Good morning, people. When I was a trainee reporter, I wrote a story about a [...]
Jun
10th June ’17: Important indigo
Welcome to the weekend, folks 👖👾🌂 There’s nothing like an expert or enthusiast. Whatever the [...]
Jun
9th June ’17: The writing on the wall
A Friday ‘hi’ from Colour File HQ 💋👘⚡️🔋🗽👕👖👩🏻🎤 When I was about eight, I was [...]
Jun
8th June ’17: In praise of Iris Apfel
Happy Thursday, folks 👛🌺🌈🛍🎀🌈💕🌸🌈 I don’t remember a time when I didn’t love colour. It’s [...]
Jun
7th June ’17: Get ready for peach
Happy Wednesday, lovely people 🍑🍑🍑 I mentioned peach in The Colour File back in April, [...]
Jun
How to make a colourful masking tape greetings card
Happiness is making things, especially if it involves colour. Here at The Colour File, we’ve [...]
Jun
The Colour File interview: Penny Bennett
Penny Bennett worked in television before returning to her first love, fashion, to become an [...]
Jun
4th June ’17: Sending big love
Hello folks ❤️🦁🐤🍏🛋🦋👾🙅🏼 Later today I’ll be bringing you this weekend’s Colour File colour influencer [...]
Jun
3rd June ’17: Looking down for colour
Good evening, lovely people. When I’m looking for colour inspiration, no stone goes unturned. I [...]
Jun
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