Paths is our journal where we tell stories of colour and home; sharing roads, steps and paths that lead you from here to a future place and space.
2.6
Keeping magic where it belongs
We know that there is magic in the world. It is easier to feel with the smaller things in life. A magnificent cup of coffee, the first December box of Quality Street, Christmas reindeer antlers on your Labrador …
We know that there can and should be magic at home. A feeling of shelter, goodness and it being your safe and rightful place. It is a difficult feeling to name, but we should know when our home is exactly where and who we should be.
2.5
Walking over and around on wet November streets
We begin our seasonal shift to inside living – both of place and mind. Late Autumn and early Winter is the most natural season to think of decorating. We are always inside our home; the light is beautiful, and we have a perceived hard stop of one year ending and a new one beginning. We have burrowed down into our kitchens and beds.
2.4
Finding your way
All completely different people, with different needs and wants - yet all looking for the same. Not the same colour, nor the same aesthetic, just something that says – this is me; this is we; this is us. I believe if you start with this sentence before seeking any samples or stepping into any showrooms, then your path will be so much more pleasurable.
2.3
Painting well – part one
People are often surprised that I actually know how to paint, and that I do paint a lot.
I really, really love all aspects of it. I can twirl a sash brush with the best of them and roll (or preferably) brush a wall to perfection. On my wedding day, although a beautiful dress from egg was worn - I did find paint on my hands. Oh, how we laughed.
2.2
Your home is good enough
Yesterday I met and talked with someone I (and many of you) admire greatly. We talked of colour and paint and home. His home is very beautiful, but we still talked of getting it right and getting it wrong and being ok with all of this.
Some of us will have the good fortune of having a much bigger and fancier kitchen than others. That’s ok. Your street may be in a better postcode, but you have a tiny garden, or you may have an enormous garden on a perceived shabby street. That’s also ok.
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