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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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19th August ’17: the beauty of maps
Welcome to the weekend, lovely people 💗💕💗💕. I am utterly hooked on maps. Whether they’re [...]
Aug
18th August ’17: Hello from Wales
Hello folks, My second-in-command and I are down at the beach with our lovely friends, [...]
Aug
15th August ’17: A few library truths
Happy Tuesday, Instapeeps. In my job as a school librarian, I learnt a few things: [...]
Aug
5th August ’17: In praise of graffiti
Happy Saturday, folks. When I was a teenager, my friend Alice had the coolest parents [...]
Aug
4th July ’17: The Treasure Shelf
Happy Friday, instapeeps. Yesterday, after reading an article in a collectors’ magazine (I need to [...]
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Aug
3rd August ’17: Potent yellow
Hello from Thursday, folks. I know how much you love yellow so I thought I’d [...]
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Aug
30th July ’17: Blog awards nomination!
Hello again, folks. I am THRILLED to have been nominated for the @amaraliving Interior Blog Award in [...]
Jul
25th July ’17: Colour, kitsch & energy
Happy Tuesday, folks. Do you have a favourite colourful film? I will never forget seeing [...]
Jul
12th July ’17: Anyone for (bad) tennis?
Welcome to Wednesday, lovely people ☂️💚☂️💚☂️ In my 20s I was challenged to a game [...]
Jul
6th July ’17: Pretty Thames rubbish
Happy Thursday, friends. Have you ever wondered what you might have been had you been [...]
Jul
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