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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 [...]
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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
7 December 17: The power of blue
Happy Thursday, folks. There’s nothing like studies and facts to make my day. I’m definitely [...]
Dec
24 November 17: Matchnik or maverick?
I once had a boyfriend whose mother told us what colour paper to wrap our [...]
Dec
24th October '17: What rugs tell us
A few weeks back I wrote about how it’s human nature to find faces in [...]
Oct
20th October '17: The best colour books
Are you one of those curious creatures who reads cookery books in bed? I know [...]
Oct
13th October '17: Infographic infatuation
Have you ever noticed how quickly humus goes off? I swear it happens so fast [...]
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Oct
10th October '17: 'Be gone, Blue!' said Pink
Welcome to Tuesday, folks 💕💙💕💙💕 Each day on The Colour File, I wax lyrical about [...]
Oct
27th September '17: Plastic treasures
Hello Colour Filers 🐙🌺🦊🦁🐥🐸🍀🦋👕👾☂️ As I first mentioned back in March, I’ve been a fan [...]
Oct
17th September '17: I ❤️ collectors
Happy Sunday, lovely people. I’ve always been fascinated by collectors: without enthusiasts, the world would [...]
Sep
11th September '17: Shelfie inspo
Hi colour-lovers 🦋🌼🐠 Someone recently asked me where I get the inspiration for my shelfscapes [...]
Sep
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