A "How to "10 step guide. If I had a dollar for every time a person said to me, "I love colour" and then proceeded to choose beige, grey or brown for their clothes, paint or home decor, I would be a millionaire many, many times over! Beige is a lifestyle, not just a colour. Beige people conform to the norm and vary seldom stray from the crowd. What is it with colour and why are people so scared of it? This anxiety with colour, I feel is very much a western thing. We have had great eras … [Read more...] about Colour. Don’t just wear it. Live it!
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Paint colours to brighten your home – Part 2
How to transfer your inspirational paint colours from your mood board to your wall. So, here we are. You have had tea and biscuits, and had time to admire your 'mood board' from Part 1 of 'Paint colours to brighten your home'. You have read 'Some basics in how to make the right colour choices for you' which taught you how to use experiences in your life to inspire your paint colour choices. So lets get started on Part 2! Without boring you to tears I am going to explain some basic … [Read more...] about Paint colours to brighten your home – Part 2
Paint colours to brighten your home
Some basics in how to make the right colour choices for you. Colour is an inexpensive method of expressing yourself and your moods. Applying paint colours to brighten and heighten the ambience in your home is one of the easiest (and may I say, ancient, think...cave paintings) home decorator ideas around to gain maximum effect. As it's very cost effective and fun to do you can achieve a refreshing makeover relatively quickly. In my day to day working life I am very familiar with the … [Read more...] about Paint colours to brighten your home
Getting real about Nature’s colour palette
Some inspiration and meaning on the 'TRUE' natural colour palette. It seems that every interior magazine, homemaker show or person you speak with is extolling the virtues of a natural colour palette. Various shades of brown, beige, latte, wheat, rust, charcoal, cream, white or perhaps with a little pale blue or a green seems to be the standard. But what is a natural colour palette really? So much more than this, as you will see! If you look back through history, all colours originated … [Read more...] about Getting real about Nature’s colour palette
Black is the colour!
How to make colours ‘POP’ by using the colour black A little diversion here from the colour black...I have always wanted to play the saxophone. For 20 years I have been ranting about how I was going to take it up when I turned 60 and be a “groovy granny” and form an all-girl geriatric jazz band. Thankfully, I was persuaded to take it up much earlier than planned! Two and a half years have now past and my little brain cells (which have never experienced learning to read music or play an … [Read more...] about Black is the colour!