Do you have a space in your home that you love but can’t seem to photograph right? This little multicoloured scene, featuring a @primark.home shelf with @kcroxson tea towel against a @littlegreenepaintcompany Ultra Blue wall, is near my kitchen sink, nestling close to the long shelf that runs the length of the Colour File kitchen, way […]
Monthly Archives: July 2019
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What sayings from your childhood have imprinted themselves indelibly on your brain? My mum was the queen of phrases. Favourites included ‘Anyone can cope with the good times; it’s the bad ones that are the real test’ (true dat). She also repeated, on a daily basis, the phrase, ‘Never go upstairs empty-handed’ (a throwback from […]
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What’s the quirkiest object you display on your shelves? When I buy anything beautiful, I automatically think about where it’s going to live – even if its primary function is fashion rather than interiors. I regularly hang necklaces from a nail in the wall and silk scarves and decorative bags on coat hooks, rather than […]
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What colour is YOUR house? I’ve walked down this street soooo many times (on account of the fact my friend @zoeellinson lives there) but I never tire of its colours. In 2017 a survey revealed that white masonry remained the uk’s favourite but I reckon if they were to do the survey now the answers […]
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A WHOLE YEAR! That’s how long it’s been since my book Shelfie came out. A whole year of getting used to seeing its familiar cover but still being able to remember how exciting it was when i clapped eyes on it for the first time. A whole year since England got into the semi-finals of […]
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Sometimes life gives you little unexpected gifts: tax rebates (rare), a good hair day (rarer), perhaps a broken-handled wabi-sabi mug of flowers left on a neighbour’s wall, imploring, “Take me.” Another unexpected gift yesterday was a friend, in need – several times over, in fact (thank you @tiatalula and @cj_brough😘) Life isn’t always easy (same […]
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Sometimes all it takes is colour-organised books… I’ve done it for years (this was back in 2014), both for aesthetics and also for the pure fun of it: when your books are organised this way, it can throw up some interesting book juxtapositions (similar colours yet worlds apart). Here I’ve noticed that Nick Clegg is […]
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Good morning and welcome to a new week SIC breaks up tomorrow, which means the massive locker clear-out is happening today. This popped on Facebook yesterday: it’s him in 2015, aged eight, clearing out his locker at primary school, and proudly telling me, ‘I organised my books in colour order, mum!’ I’m guessing the apple […]
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I’ve always loved party decorations When I was a kid and was tasked with licking coloured slivers of paper to make paperchains, I wished we could keep them up permanently, even after the festive season had passed. The post-Christmas house seemed colourless by comparison (my childhood home was largely beige 😩) and i think I’ve […]
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I’m on a proper colour roll today… Here’s another close-up I took in my living room the other day. The blue glass vase was £4 from a charity shop and I adore it. Handy hint: if an old glass vase looks dull and dingy on the inside from years of use, put Viakal in it, […]
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