If you want your kids to feel calm to go to sleep, the right colours may help. Sometimes, as parents, we love to decorate kids rooms with the bright colours they love, and are used so much on kids toys. Too much bright colour, and too much colour can keep the mind and body active,…
Giving character to your home with a front doormat
Doormats may seem a bit of a non-event at your home, just somewhere to wipe your feet. I’m going to change the way you see them! Your doormat is at the entry to your home. It’s the welcome you receive when you come home tired and late from work. If you choose a great doormat,…
The calmness of blue in home decorating
What comes to mind when you think of blue? Is it the beautiful soft blue sky? The gentle blue of forget-me-not and hydrangea flowers? The sparkling blue of the ocean? The rich blue of cornflowers? Or the deep indigo blue of the evening sky? Blue, in all its shades and tones has a calming effect,…
A great start to your day using colour
I received a lovely tea set as a gift – cups and saucers, a small teapot and tea canister – all matching. So, I bought some loose leaf black to to fill the canister instead of teabags. When I first made the tea in the teapot, I felt calmer and enjoyed the experience, feeling happy…
New project – adding colour to a dark garden
This is a project I’m working on. It’s a square of grass that is an odd space in the yard. It doesn’t get much sunlight, so the original purpose of having a washing line didn’t happen. The space feels a bit unloved and needs some attention. Reading about Feng Shui (not an expert, just like…
Pink in decorating
Happy 1st of August! Here in Australia, it’s the last month of winter, and a beautiful sunny day, the days are slowly warming, and daylight is staying longer. With the feeling of spring in the air I was thinking about flowers coming out and pink cherry blossoms on the trees. I feel pink is underrated….
How do colours change your mood?
Colours are subtle and most people are unaware of how they can change your mood, and then how you’re feeling. Colour psychology is always used commercially. Take a large food chain with the letter “M”. Most people will know the colours are yellow and red, these were chosen for a reason – red for energy…
Busy mind, can’t sleep?
There’s so much going on in our lives today, it can be challenging to wind down and sleep. If this is you, indigo is a colour that will help to calm your mind of all those thoughts running through you head. Before bed, try looking at an image of the colour, mediating or having something…
Are colours really important?
Colours are subtle and you don’t always notice how they affect you. You may feel “not right” in a room, not sleeping, kids running riot, and can’t explain why. It could be the colours. Marketing companies use colour as a powerful tool all the time. Think fast food chains, think red and yellow and known…
Warm colours for cool winter days
It’s such a cold, rainy, winter day here in Sydney, no sun to be seen. It’s a rug up and keep warm kind of day. Seeing warm colours make us feel warm, safe and secure. Do you love sitting next to a fireplace and watching the flames? It’s not only the warmth that holds you…
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