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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A window on anxiety
A while ago, I read about a Canadian man called Alexis St.Martin who ended up [...]
Mar
14 March 18: Yellow shelfie
Hello from Wednesday 🐣🐥🐤 I love this time of year: for someone who adores pastels [...]
Mar
13 March 18: Colourful school memories?
Good morning from Tuesday, lovely people. Cast your mind back to school. Are you there? [...]
Mar
11 March 18: Happy Mother's Day, folks
Happy Mother’s Day to you all. Aren’t mums amazing? They’re definitely something to celebrate, for [...]
Mar
10 March 18: Colourful walking thoughts
Welcome to the weekend, lovely people. When I was 13 I walked the Pennine Way [...]
Mar
9 March 18: The doll with blue eyebrows
When I was four, I had a doll I called Jesus who lived in my [...]
Mar
8 March 18: Green shelfie
Hello folks 🌱🌿🍀🍃🍏💚 The other day I asked for your suggestions on what shelfie to [...]
Mar
7 March 18: How did a stranger help YOU?
Hello lovely people 🐝🌸🐝🌸 I remember writing a newspaper article a few years ago about [...]
Mar
6 March 18: Neon fluoro shelfie
Good morning, folks. If you’ve been following my feed, you’ll know I’ve been doing a [...]
Mar
3 March 18: Favourite colour songs?
It may come as no surprise to you that one of my favourite albums is [...]
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