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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8th March ’17: Power from purple
Happy Wednesday, one and all 💜🙋🏻💜 At long last, it’s a day for purple – a [...]
Apr
7th March ’17: 80s blue and yellow
Happy Tuesday, colour-lovers 💛💙 Well, here are the hyacinths and daffodils, as promised. And they [...]
Apr
6th March ’17: Rainbow super-brights
Happy Monday, folks 🌸🌺🌼🌈 Here are some super-brights to kick-start your week, courtesy of a box [...]
Apr
6th March ’17: My love of faded colours
Hello lovely people, I hope the weekend has treated you well 🌸🌺💕☀️. Just to let [...]
Apr
5th March ’17
Happy happy Sunday from the Colour File ☀️🌈🌸 I thought I’d give you a quick [...]
4th March ’17
It’s Saturday! And it’s a sunny one (well, at least it is in London). Pink, [...]
3rd March ’17
Happy Friday from The Colour File, folks – you made it! Here are some of [...]
2nd March ’17
Happy World Book Day, colour-lovers. If you’re a frazzled parent, wondering how to cobble together [...]
1st March ’17
Is the week dragging? Are you dreaming of summer holidays and faraway beach sunsets? The [...]
28th February ’17
Happy Tuesday from The Colour File. Today it’s a day to show you how opposites [...]
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