Author Archives: Martha
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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Colour trios: Orange, yellow and pink
I’m big into orange at the moment, or, more specifically, mandarin and tangerine. I spotted [...]
Apr
Fashion brand creator Miranda Dunn: My Colourful World
Miranda is the founder of clothing label Miranda Dunn London and creator of the iconic Happy [...]
Apr
8th April ’17: Neon brights
Happy Saturday, lovely people. Isn’t this sunshine just incredible? Everything looks super-bright in this light [...]
Apr
8th April ’17: The phantom cushion mover…
Good evening, dear colour-lovers. I’m going to start this post with an apology, meant entirely [...]
Apr
7th April ’17: Shell pink
Happy Friday, Colour Filers 🌼🌺🌸 And what a super-sunny day it is at The Colour [...]
Apr
6th April ’17: Science bottles & books
Happy Thursday, people 🍎🦊🦁🌼🍏🐬👤👾☂️ When I was a little girl, I’d occasionally make a school [...]
Apr
Red and green
Here’s a dose of red and green, despite the popular saying that dictates they should [...]
Apr
4th April ’17: Delicious books
I don’t know if you already know this but there are some fundamental truths about [...]
Apr
3rd April ’17: Pops of yellow
Morning, colour-filers. Spring has definitely sprung at The Colour File HQ. Today it is, it [...]
Apr
2nd April ’17: Spring greens
Hello, colour-lovers. Thought I’d give you some Spring green to ogle over from this morning’s [...]
Apr
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