Author Archives: biteintonet
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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5 colourful holiday destinations
Someone recently asked me what my ideal holiday destination is. On a general level, the [...]
May
Stories about colour blindness
Since I started the Colour File, I’ve been fascinated by the stories it’s led me [...]
May
Frida Kahlo’s colourful diary entry
Colouring pencils excite and inspire me: they are representative of a universe of creative possibilities. [...]
May
The colours of heraldry
When I was a child, my brother and I were occasionally looked after by an [...]
May
How to decorate with Dulux Spiced Honey…if you don’t like brown
A childhood of being dressed in ‘autumn’ colours and living in a beige-coloured house was [...]
Nov
The colours of Bordeaux
Who, what or where is your creative muse? Although historically a person or even a [...]
Nov
The Colours of poetry
Hands up who loves poetry? I have to confess, I don’t love it all. There [...]
Nov
The story of blue for boys & pink for girls
Welcome to Saturday, folks. One of the things I love about colour is how we [...]
Nov
The story of the ‘green room’
Ever wondered what’s behind the term ‘green room’? TV studios have them for waiting guests [...]
Nov
The colour rules of Tiddlywinks
Anyone out there play tiddlywinks? Apparently its a highly competitive pursuit, thanks to a bunch [...]
Nov
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