Choosing Colour for how you Want your Home to Make you FEEL and BEHAVE
How does your home make you feel? Is it a supportive, comfortable haven that expresses and reflects who you are, nurturing your wellness and encouraging positive behaviours? Or is it leaving you feeling exhausted and overwhelmed, or bored and lifeless? How we choose to decorate our homes, or more specifically, the colours that we surround […]
How to use Colour to Set the Mood in your Home – Part 2
A couple of days ago the doorbell rang. It was a delivery driver asking if I’d accept delivery of a parcel on behalf of my neighbour. Before she left, she turned to me and said “Your house has such a happy feeling to it”. What colour, or combination of colours, we chose to use in […]
Seven Ways to Transform your House into your own Personal Sanctuary
As an interior designer, often when I first visit my client’s house, I find spaces completely devoid of personality. Rooms full of furniture, but nothing that grounds the space to create a relaxing, cosy environment. Things just feel a bit off key, lacking those final finishing touches. Whether you’re a minimalist, a maximalist, or somewhere […]
Colours by Nature
Colour is a major element when it comes to designing our homes for well-being. Colour imbues a space with energy, and the more energy we have, the more we are able to create, to be productive, and to engage with the world around us. Think about the sort of things that make you smile. That […]
Do You Suffer From Chromophobia?
Chromophobia n. an abnormal fear of colours Last night I was honoured to attend the launch party for the latest gem to hit the bookstores – Karen Haller’s The Little Book of Colour – How to use the Psychology of Colour to Transform your Life. It’s about time that we all started to learn more […]