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…
Month: June 2018
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…
Pink & Purple colour scheme
Inspiration for colour schemes can come from anywhere – fabrics, nature, a favourite toy. Here’s one I’ve created using wedding flowers and fabric for inspiration, photographs thanks to D&V Photography, Hunter Valley.
Warm and cool coloured walls
Happy Monday! Interesting weekend for me. I went to an open house that was a newly built duplex. The layout felt a little awkward, but it was the colour scheme that stood out for me. It was predominantly grey with darkish brown tiles in the bathrooms. The bathrooms were average size, and using darker toned…
Colourful toy hammock
Time to play with colours and textures – one my favourite past times! My client wanted her daughter’s room to be tidier, keeping all the toys off the floor, creating new space and adding some calming colour to the room. I’ve seen versions of toy hammocks, now I had my chance. I chose some panne…