Seasons in Colour

When the good people of Pantone got together and announced Greenery as their colour of the year for 2017 a few weeks ago, the rest of us were quick to boo-hiss them. I was one of the first to do so. So shoot me. Any green with yellow undertone is not on my palette and although I tend to go for the eclectic look, this was pushing me (and a lot of people I know) waaaaay out of the comfort zone. I was never a fun of Kermit from the Muppet show (Miss Piggy did it for me). I was t

It is two months (almost) since Pantone announced their selection for the 2016 Colour of the Year but I wanted to wait before releasing this post, to see how the world of interiors (retailers and bloggers alike) would react to their announcement, which for 2016 - for the first time - is a pair of colours. They say they're complimentary to each other, but I remain a sceptic. Complimentary means putting them together. That doesn't mean painting adjoining walls in different colo