pink paint
Louise Swarbrick Design

Pink Paint

In the age of gender neutrality and equal opportunity, spare a thought for the over feminised colour pink. It was always pink for a girl’s bedroom and any grown up room with males likely to be spending time in them would be banned from even suggesting a touch of the pink. This is a totally …

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winter white
Louise Swarbrick Design

Winter White

Winter has come and now is the time to assess the merits of a cool winter interior. White is an amazingly versatile colour, believe it or not. The number of white paint colours on the market is legion. Farrow and Ball are the market leaders in shading up and down white neutrals. A clean, pale …

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red
Louise Swarbrick Design

Better Red Than Dead

Red – the colour of the vamp, the badge of royalty, the signal for danger. How many different moods and atmospheres can one colour provide? An almost endless variation of shade means that this colour can be used anywhere and everywhere whether in wallpaper, fabrics or paint. But there is a caveat. For most homes, …

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