“START BY THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOUR HOME
NEEDS TO GIVE YOU, AND THEN LOOK AT THE COLOURS THAT WILL HELP YOU ACHIEVE THAT.”
colours that will help you achieve that. “And start small! It can seem daunting but tiny changes - like changing the colour of one wall, or giving an old piece of furniture a fresh lick of paint - can have an immediate positive impact on your mood, and the sense of achievement you feel when you walk past it is an extra kick of feel-good positivity.”
I believe that by thinking how we want to feel in a room, it’s possible to create spaces in the home where you feel optimistic. Leaving some of the worries of the day at the front door. “Spiced Honey’s a colour that brings so much comfort and warmth, which is important in our home. It’s a very optimistic colour, which makes you feel cheerful, hopeful - and life’s always so busy, it helps me to keep looking forward.“I love the name Spiced Honey too. My daughter’s called Honey and I chose it because it has gorgeous and sensory connotations.”
WHAT’S YOUR ADVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO EMBRACE A MORE POSITIVE LIFESTYLE AT HOME? “Having colour in our homes is a really lovely way to reconnect. It can alter our moods or enhance the feeling we want to have when we step into a room. Is this a space to think, to dream, to love, to act? Start by thinking about what your home needs to give you, and then look at the
DO YOU HAVE A SANCTUARY IN YOUR HOME WHERE YOU LIKE TO RETREAT? “When I’m in my bedroom, I like to feel cocooned. I love it there. Colour plays a big part in that, and so does the texture of the soſt furnishing. “I love stretching out in bed, buried in a fluffy duvet with my head on soſt pillows and just taking a moment for myself - before all the chaos starts again. My bedroom is my small, cosy nook that’s feels all mine. “I can be quite hyper-energetic, lots of ideas buzzing in my head, lots of things to do, so I need the space to have other calming colours. I’m also experimenting with different tones and textures from the Dulux Dream palette. I love the idea of Floating Petal, a very dusty light pink, on the walls - I think it would give the space a real twist.”
Photo of Dulux Dream palette Floating Petal Dulux Matt Emulsion
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