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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6 February 18: What is it with rainbows?
What is it about rainbows? 🌈🌈 Kids draw them endlessly and even as adults, seeing [...]
Feb
5 February 18: What do these lines mean?
Hello folks. I need your help. It’s a matter of great colour importance – well, [...]
Feb
4 February 18: Feeling hiraeth
Happy Sunday, folks. Don’t you just love those words that don’t have an English equivalent, [...]
Feb
3 February 18: Pink, green and lilac love
Hello folks, long time no see (my fault entirely, not yours). I’ve been revisiting that [...]
Feb
29 January 18: Spring flower shelfie
Happy Monday, folks. What’s your favourite aroma? According to a 2015 UK survey, top of [...]
Feb
28 January 18: Red, yellow and green
Happy Sunday, lovely people ❤️⭐️🌿 Don’t you just love it when colours come together? Well, [...]
Feb
26 January 18: A childhood of Puffins
Hello lovely people, and apologies for the radio silence. Shooting pictures in other people’s homes [...]
Feb
24 January 18: Ultra-violet floral thoughts
I love purple. Purple rocks. That’s why I’m loving the fact that @pantone has chosen @pantone_ultraviolet as its colour [...]
Feb
22 January 18: Favourite colourful item?
Hello there ❤️🦁🐤🌵👗🦋👕👾☂️ I’ve been rummaging around at Colour File HQ for colourtastic things for [...]
Feb
19 January 18: Colours dancing all around
Happy Friday, folks. I’m sitting at Colour File HQ, writing captions for the book, and [...]
Feb
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