Fiona de Lys
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Rachael Smith, Natalie Dinham and Kasia Bobula for photography.
Treasure Hampstead for my vintage Murano necklace.
Antique Textiles Company for the antique patchwork bedspread.

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Founder: Delysian Colour System
Human-centred approach
Narrative + Home
Workshops + Consultancy
@englishhomemag @houseandgardenuk
BIID partner
Founded by interiors colour specialist, Fiona de L Founded by interiors colour specialist, Fiona de Lys, The Delysian Colour System was designed as a comprehensive method of discovery, communication and application for anyone working with, studying or researching colour. At its core is the intersection of narrative, physics, art and psychology - where the expression of identity is translated through colour and informs the experience of one’s Home. Come and discover what that looks like for you, and how to bring this unique and personal approach into your workspace. July workshop dates are available to book on website. #colourfiedhomes #interiordesignconsultant #colourworkshop #delysiancoloursystem #careerdevelopmentcoaching
New to consultancy? Here are a couple of things to New to consultancy? Here are a couple of things to think about what to do and say if your client is unsure of a colour you’ve specified. Context is everything. #interiordesigntips #colourconsultant ##newtothis interiordesigncommunity #colourconfidence
A perfect demonstration of a soft white colour nat A perfect demonstration of a soft white colour naturally shifting hue as it responds to light and form in its approach to the deeper orange. The pale orange slice in the middle is actually white. My client captured this photo of me showing how we can ‘bend’ colour around the corner to soften the transition between rooms using the Delysian Colour System. This also gives me the opportunity to address the narrative of the space so that it reaches its fullest potential for her experience of it. Next workshop dates: Intensive Day session - 4th July Weekend Part 1 & 2 - 18th & 19th Book via website in bio link above. #colourconfidence #delysiancoloursystem #colourconsultant #creativedevelopment #interiordesigncommunity
Suffolk renovation underway and just the place to Suffolk renovation underway and just the place to be to see some colourful buildings. Plenty decisions made today over a 4 hour consultancy and an opportunity to revisit a couple of previous ideas, now that the project has changed a little. I think one of the most rewarding comments I often hear is when a client says “I would never have thought of using that colour”, and knowing that once they envisage the finished room they actually see the future of how they function in that space. I just love that part. #colouradvice #suffolkhomes #colourconsultant #homeswithcharacter #colourfulinteriors
When I became the custodian of Lantern Cottage — a When I became the custodian of Lantern Cottage — a dilapidated Grade II Georgian building — I thought I’d be making renovation decisions just about it. Instead, it taught me to listen, see and understand more about me. Restoring a space slowly, room by room, you notice how light arrives in the morning and leaves in the evening, where the building wants to be busy, or quiet, and maybe you learn that's where you also want to. You start having a conversation with it and the way you want to live, because you don't simply live in a home, you live with it. Stripping back Lantern Cottage was really hard work, but it revealed what needed repair or improvement, and hiddden surprises. Lovingly restoring it has been a cathartic process and there's always more to do here and there, but I believe in the synergy between ourselves and our homes and the evolution being as much about us as the building. That’s the shift I try to pass on to everyone I train: a room will tell you what it needs, but you need to know what you need from you first. #PeriodProperty #HeritageRestoration #InteriorDesign #ColourInDesign #ColourConsultant
A useful tool for understanding the relationship w A useful tool for understanding the relationship we have with a space, particularly during or after chapters of change, and for articulating the reasoning for the application of colour with clients. Full article @livingetcofficial in link in bio 👆🏼 Image @rachaelsmithphotographyltd #homehealth #colourandlight #livecolourfully #delysiancoloursystem #colourconsultants

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Courses & The Colour Retreat

The Colour Retreat, Liguria 2027

Aesthetic Narrative course
Colour Perspective course

Aesthetic Narrative + Colour Perspective course (bundle)
Aesthetic Narrative + Colour Perspective course (full-day)

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