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Colour Experts

Helen Gilbert, Luxe 39: My Colourful World

Helen Gilbert is the brains behind luxury velvet cushion company Luxe 39. Here, she tells [...]

25
Nov

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 [...]

28
Feb

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 [...]

28
Aug

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 [...]

24
Jul

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 [...]

21
Jul

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 [...]

17
May

Shelfies

How to ‘shelfie’ your way to mindfulness

Can creating ‘shelfies’ help as a form of mindful activity? Martha Roberts asks the experts… [...]

11
Jul

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 [...]

04
Jul

Colour stories

The psychology of pink

One of the things I’ve learned is that colour isn’t just something we see: the [...]

30
Jun

Colour Experts

Lisa Dawson: My Colourful World

Lisa Dawson is an interiors blogger, writer and presenter whose weekly blog inspires fans on Instagram and [...]

19
May

Colour stories

5 colourful holiday destinations

Someone recently asked me what my ideal holiday destination is. On a general level, the [...]

13
May

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 [...]

05
Jun

A Rainbow of Books

2nd May ’17: Claire’s Rainbow of Books

Posted on 4th May 2017 by Martha

04
May

Hello colour-lovers. I just wanted to share with a #rainbowofbooksseries pic from @clairecraftcolour Isn’t it fab? I’m also loving the hot-pink flamingo keeping an eye on proceedings. Thanks so much for this, Claire 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Would love to see some more, folks…. Martha, The Colour File x

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A Rainbow of Books

A Rainbow of Books: Martha (selection I)

Posted on 30th April 2017 by Martha

30
Apr

I love books and the places where you find them. I love the Dewey decimal system and the beautiful order that comes from it but I also love books in colour order. And as a lover of all things colourful, I generally know my books by colour anyway. I thought it would be great to […]

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Helen Gilbert, Luxe 39: My Colourful World

5 ways colour helped me cope with coronavirus lockdown

How to paint a mini-mural in 15 minutes

Where to find colour in London: Liberty’s

10 books about colour

Quirk & Rescue’s Ms Pink: My Colourful World

How to ‘shelfie’ your way to mindfulness

How to create the perfect (colourful) freelance space

The psychology of pink

Lisa Dawson: My Colourful World

5 colourful holiday destinations

14 May 18: ‘Shelfie’ is on its way!

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