Yesterday evening I booked on to a event at Brighton Pavilion – a fantastic venue – titled ‘Colour in the Home’ – hosted by Farrow & Ball’s International Colour Consultant Joa Studholme. It was perfect timing as we’ve been busy rollering mist coats of white paint all over the freshly plastered walls in the house. There was talk of slapping on white topcoat everywhere and worrying about colour later, although …

There are many things I look forward to when I think about my future home. More space, more light and more bedrooms are high on the list. Less obvious is colour. I’ve long been an advocate of pure, clean, white interiors. Looking back over my years growing up I can see how this came to be. During my early teens my mum was constantly redecorating the house, often with colours …