Have you thought of purple and red together? What images, sounds and fragrances come to mind when you think of purple and red? For me I think of richness, textures, velvets, nobility, strength confidence, gemstones (ruby), crystals (amethyst), the sights and fragrance of fields of lavender in Provence and the quiet and introspection of meditation….
Culture and colour meanings
Taronga Western Plains Zoo and Africa We spent some time in April going on a road trip out to Taronga Western Plans Zoo. It’s about 6 hours drive from Sydney and if your in Australia, it’s a great place to visit, especially for kids with beautiful open spaces for the animals. There’s a lot of…
Colourful fabric and home decorating
Using beautiful fabric for a table setting Fabric is not just for making clothes, you can use it to create a magical table setting. This is a piece of fabric I’ve had for a while, rich pink and green with gold accents. Thought it would look fantastic as a tablecloth for a dinner. With a…
Bringing the outdoors in
Adding nature to your home décor So many homes in Australia are designed to bring the outside in – huge glass bi-fold doors open to large wooden decks. Almost creating an extra living space with a barbeque and dining table. Does your home décor have plants or the beautiful greens of nature? Why is having…
Joy, Colour and our Homes
What is joy, and how can we bring more of it into our lives? I found a fascinating TED talk – Where joy hides and how to find it, by Ingrid Fetell Lee Ingrid describes colour as being a sign of life and energy, and that “joy begins with the senses” She talks about research…
Cool Colours and warm colours
Green and blue vs yellow and orange Even though it’s autumn in Sydney, Australia, it feels like the middle of summer. On Monday we hit 37 degrees celsius – the warmest day in a long time. Thinking about colour schemes, I thought it might be good to talk about cool and warm colours to give…
How to choose colours for your room
Home decorating with ideas to find the right colours for each room Happy Autumn from Sydney Australia! Autumn is my favourite season with the leaves changing to beautiful warm colours, and the mornings with a crispness in the air. I wanted to share today how I use inspiration as a guide to choosing colours to…
Feel good colours
What are feel good colours when you’re feeling ill This is me in the hospital last December after having ankle surgery to repair a torn tendon and tighten ligaments. And I wore this recovery boot for six weeks during the day and for sleeping to help healing. I feel blessed that I had this boot…
Using Colours to help with elderly Patients
How can using colours help with Dementia? When I first started my journey to learn about colour, one of my passions was to discover and learn how using colour can help people. Can using soothing colours help people heal while going through cancer treatment? Can using the right colours for each person help with autism…
It’s a New Year, how does your home feel?
At the beginning of each year, after school holidays have finished and the new year dust has settled, I like to walk through my home and feel whether it needs any changes or improvement. I don’t mean major renovations, it’s more about is there a room that I don’t feel comfortable in, or pulls my…