Monthly Archives: June 2018
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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9 May 18: The yellow buttercup mystery
Good morning my colour-loving chums. Hands up who used to play the buttercup under the [...]
Jun
Ice cream shelfie
What’s in this shelfie? Ice cream square vessel (top left); Ice cream tiny vessel (middle [...]
Jun
7 May 18: The bluest of skies
A blistering Bank Holiday weekend? Never! This morning the sky is THIS blue and the [...]
Jun
6 May 18: Cast not a clout
Hello folks. How’s your Sunday going? As well as buying yet another crocheted blanket on [...]
Jun
5 May 18: Oh yes, you’re a superwoman
Good morning, my colourful friends. Second-in-command is on the mend, the sun is shining and [...]
Jun
4 May 18: Are shelfies in the genes?
…So, second-in-command has been off school this week and has not been his usual chirrupy, [...]
Jun
4 May 18: What do you think of teal?
A while back I talked about Marrs green. For those of you who don’t know [...]
Jun
3 May 18: Purple Thames plastic
Good morning, folks. I trust all’s well. I’ll be doing some shelfies today while second-in-command [...]
Jun
2 May 18: Minimalist or maximalist?…
Now, it’s not often you’ll hear me say this but sometimes less can be more. [...]
Jun
Blue, green and yellow: the joy of analogous colours
What are your thoughts on analogous colours – clusters of colours next to each other [...]
Jun
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