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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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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2 March 18: Circles everywhere
A while back I revealed that my second-in-command isn’t mad keen on circles in design [...]
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1 March 18: Black on black shelfie
Hello folks. On Tuesday I showed you how the Moss shelf from @madedotcom looked against a pale [...]
Mar
28 February 18: In praise of 'cute' food
Hello from Wednesday, folks 🌸🌼🌺🍀 Don’t you just love ‘cute food’? Whether it’s baby sweetcorn, [...]
Mar
27 February 18: Shelfie love
Ah, shelfies. How I love them. I style them when I’m happy, I style them [...]
Mar
26 February 18: Orange & lemons
Welcome to a new week, folks 🍊🍋🍊🍋🍊🍋🍊 When I was a kid I loved stories [...]
Mar
25 February 18: Rebellious colouring
Good morning from the weekend. When I was about three, I was stroking a friend’s [...]
Mar
24 February 18: A colourful first year!
Happy Saturday, folks 👚🌺🍎🍊☀️🌿🦋👾☂️ This morning I turned up to have my hair done, a [...]
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22 February 18: How many handbags?…
Hello there 🛍👜👛 How many handbags do you own? Yes, I know: lots. Apparently the [...]
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Pink House founder Emily Murray: My Colourful World
If you’re a lover of interiors or the colour pink – or a delicious mixture [...]
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20 February 18: Family tales matter
Happy Tuesday, folks 🌸🌵💕 When I was a kid, I loved driving through rural mid [...]
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