The Therapy Edit One Thing with Emily Brooks on colouring in your home to express yourself
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Oct 20, 2023 Emily Brooks, an interiors colour consultant and interior stylist trained in design and psychotherapy, dives into the transformative power of color in your home. She discusses emotional mapping, explaining how different hues can evoke specific feelings. Emily shares low-cost tips for impactful changes and emphasizes the importance of creating personal spaces, encouraging mothers to express their identity through color. Plus, she provides practical advice on selecting shades and highlights bold design choices that bring warmth and character to any room.
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Small Creative Start During Hard Times
- Emily began with small colourful stationery pieces during a depressive motherhood moment and scaled up from there.
- That first small artwork led her into homewares and eventually painting walls in clients' homes.
Ceilings Shape The Room's Hug
- Painting ceilings or using a single colour across walls and ceiling creates a cohesive 'hug' that can make rooms feel larger.
- The eye notices differences; a unified colour brings a sense of spaciousness and warmth.
Colour Connects Emotion To Space
- Colour moves you out of your head and into your body, shifting mood and behaviour in the home.
- Emotional mapping reveals how tiny spots in a house can tell you what makes you feel serene.
