Colour Stories
On the Colour Couch with Wayne Perrey, The TV Carpenter
Last year I got to ‘meet’ Wayne Perrey, The TV carpenter (you might know him from UK makeover shows including, BBC “The Great Interior Design Challenge”, “Interior Design Masters”, Garden rescue” and ITV “Love Your Garden”), when he invited me onto his podcast, The TV Carpenter. We had a such a great time that I’ve…
Read MoreBring in the colour this Easter
Hello colour lovers! I love Easter, not just for the long weekend which is lovely of course especially when the sun is shining, or for the delicious chocolate, it’s also a time for family and friends to come together. We haven’t been able to do this for the past two years, so this Easter will…
Read MoreHoli – Hindu Festival of Colours
If there is one festival that celebrates colour, it’s Holi. It’s a Hindu religious festival lasting up to 16 days, where the main day is celebrated by people throwing powder and literally being covered from head to toe in a rainbow of colour. It certainly brings back many happy memories when I was lucky enough…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with textile designer Clarissa Hulse
Clarissa is one colourful lady. We first met when we were judges for the Colour in Design Awards back in 2020. I had the pleasure of interviewing her at her colourful London studio for my colour trends course and we sat on this sofa. Without further ado let’s dive into Clarissa’s joyful interview here on…
Read More5 Reasons to fall in love with Spring
Growing up in Sydney, Australia, my idea of seasons was something akin to warm, warmer and scorching hot! Since living in the UK, I’ve been able to experience the change in seasons which I just love. To watch mother nature waking up from her winter slumber and bursting back into colourful spring life – it’s…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with The Interiors Shop Ros Ellis
Ros and I were introduced by mutual friend Susi Bellamy, who suggested we arrange an event at Ros’ interiors store when my book, The Little Book of Colour, first launched. That was back in 2019. With the world turning upside down for the next two years, we have finally been able to get dates in…
Read MoreWhat’s your Colour of Love this Valentine’s Day?
Hello colour lover! Did you know an estimated 224 million roses world-wide are grown for Valentine’s Day? That’s a lot of love going around. And it will probably come as no surprise that red is the most popular colour accounting for around 69% of roses sold in the US. If blue is the colour related…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with make-up artist Kristina Gasperas
I first met Kristina at a women’s networking event back around 2014. I was in much need of professional photos for website and I was thrilled that not only was Kristina a make-up artist, but a photographer as well. Since then, Kristina has been my make-up artist and professional photographer. We bonded over our shared…
Read MoreHow to not get caught up in the ‘Monday Blues’
My guess is you’ve heard today is ‘Blue Monday’. Apparently this started back in 2005 when UK TV channel Sky Travel enlisted the help of Dr. Cliff Arnall to create a ‘formula’ to find the most depressing day of the year – of all the things eh?! Dr. Cliff Arnall calculated factors such as Christmas holiday withdrawals, debt,…
Read MoreOn the Colour Couch with Joanne Hardcastle
Have you ever found yourself on Instagram scrolling and then one image catches your eye? It makes you stop and want to check out who this person is? That’s what happened to me when I came across an image of a pair of legs poking out from under the bed in striped black and white…
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