Monthly Archives: July 2019
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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Where does ‘cushion’ come from?
I love words I love that there are so many wonderful words to choose from [...]
Jul
My purple Leuchtturm 1917 notebook
What is it about a new notebook? Whenever I get one I get that ‘new [...]
Jul
Colours that go well together
Hello, folks. I wanted to show you this picture I made for my friend Jen’s [...]
Jul
The colours that cats see
Welcome to my world and the #storyofmyhome It’s the one where this glorious creature perpetually [...]
Jul
My pink Art Deco inspired bathroom
I recently read that mint green is on its way back into our lives. I’ve [...]
Jul
My colourful childhood dressing-up trunk
Oh my gosh, just LOOK at these beauties!! Rail after rail of colour-organised vintage dresses, [...]
Jul
Shelfie display with rainbow Penguin books
You loved these books so much yesterday, I thought I’d give you more…. They certainly [...]
Jul
A guide to vintage Penguin book colours
Here are some pretty Penguins for your delectation The colours don’t just add beauty to [...]
Jul
Colourful street art: why I love it
It’s that time of year I start to feel intense wanderlust In my mind, i [...]
Jul
Shelfies and teenagers
Did you ever borrow clothes or make-up from your mum when you were a kid? [...]
Jul
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