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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: The Colour Academy & Delysian Colour System
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@englishhomemag @houseandgardenuk
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What a week. The announcement of my latest course What a week. The announcement of my latest course How To Define Your Own Unique Colour System on Saturday happened in tandem with launching The Colour Academy - an ever developing hub of courses and community of people exploring and honing their wisdom and their craft with colour. Visit my website to read more (link in bio). Colour course | colour system | colour consultants | the colour academy | colour coaching | professional mentorship | I refreshed my woodland snug room by turning my guest bed into more of a day bed by removing the mattress and allowing the bamboo topper to provide a firmer seating base, thanks to inspiration at @libeco_home @decorex - see next page Green rooms | day beds |room inspiration | Said bed At Decorex I fell in love with this bamboo wall moulding @decwood_uk and am thinking about adding this to the green snug room. I also found myself reconnecting with the cottage-core aesthetic I love so much but didn’t settle for in my current home with other mouldings like this 👉🏼 Delicate details seem to draw my eye again at the moment. Cottage core | pattern and colour | cottage aesthetic | my cottage | English interiors | country style As does simple motif design like this stunning oak leaf block work @albertharvey And expressive wall art such as @janemccallstudio . I have touched in my home that I have added but not a full wall - food for thought… A reminder on the intricate and symbiotic process of the cycle of life as seen @epic_kin_designs Invited to hear @tash_lickcolour participate in a panel talk about using colour for personal meaning and expression. Tash is working on a portfolio of 1:1 training with me on a personal and exciting colour journey. Watch this space! Colour mentorship | unique colour system | colour education | colour consultants | creative support | women supporting women Last night I interviewed @atelierelizabethrose for The Colour Academy group members - an insightful conversation about colour, meaning, and expression. More to come on this shortly. ✨ Creative process | artist talks | colour palette | professional growth | personal growth | colour and meaning | design and meaning | neuroaesthetics
BIG MOMENT - a very exciting milestone for me as I BIG MOMENT - a very exciting milestone for me as I proudly announce The Colour Academy, and, my latest course soon to be released. I am immensely passionate about the personal and professional benefits that come from exploring our deeper relationships with colour and I am on a mission to make this easier and more accessible for those who understand the value in that too. Join me in my next chapter of colour education where I will be introducing new courses, workshops, collaborations and open studio days to a growing colour-conscious community. ✨🤎 Colour workshops | colour theory | colour education | colour and narrative | visual storytelling | how to discover your unique colour system | interior design scheme | the colour academy | colourful interiors |colour consultancy development
Wow, wow, wow…a fantastic end to Sunday’s workshop Wow, wow, wow…a fantastic end to Sunday’s workshop. We laughed, shared, created, observed, ate, drank and coloured the day away inside the cottage, in the studio and in the rooms for the schemes. I am SO proud of each and every scheme produced over the weekend. Each with a very distinctive style. The revelation of words and emotions has given me an idea of how to develop the workshops further, and I shall be spending the winter exploring this! Thank you to all attendees for doing such a brilliant job on stretching yourselves and jumping into colour with me 🧡 Spring dates tba. If you’d like to join a workshop, send me a message and you’ll be the first to know when the next one is. Colour workshop | room schemes | colour confidence | self design | interior design | homes with personalities | home styling | mood and colour | feel with colour #colourandtexture #colourworkshop #delysianworkshops #interiordesignstudent #colourscheme
Four years ago, in August 2022, a photograph of a Four years ago, in August 2022, a photograph of a colour combination I put together at home won Colour of the Month in Homes & Gardens for @edwardbulmerpaint . The inspiration for the colours felt intuitively right. I knew I wanted the warmth of Ligurian buildings in this north facing room, but I also felt conflicted about the building being a Georgian cottage so I figured something between a Suffolk pink and Liguria would work. This confusion was prompted by a lack of clarity about my aesthetic narrative. However, what is relevant about this image is not the story but the combination of colours. The following three years involved much soul searching, analysis of my natural colour biases and gaining clarity about where my strengths were rooted. And when you begin to open that door, a whole world of colour unfolds before your eyes, in your heart, and in your logic. This unfolded into something I never envisaged at the time — my own method of working colour. Two years ago, I began redecorating my entire home to align with my signature style; a layered process that brings together observation, narrative, light, architecture and form, intention and aspiration. A bias of preference… …the why and how of poetic living through colour, and how it could serve me for healing, growth and joy. Last year, I opened up my home to teach the 2 parts of my method, the Delysian Colour System, to those wanting to explore their own Aesthetic Narrative and for understanding Colour Perspectives. This year, I have begun seeing some beautiful direction of work being posted on Instagram from attendees, whether that’s harnessing their own narrative at home, implementing colour ideas for client projects, and, combination inspiration elsewhere that aligns with the Delysian Colour System. 🎨 October workshops 3rd & 4th. Link in bio. Original image @rachaelsmithphotographyltd #colourconsultant #colourconfidence #colourscheme #interiordesigngoals #colourworkshop
My own aesthetic narrative began in Liguria, long My own aesthetic narrative began in Liguria, long before I had words for it. Painted façades of trompe l’oeil shadows and highlights taught me to question the idea of 'seeing the unseen', and what that means from an introspective perspective. What is hiding in our shadow? What is it we aspire to in our highlight? It made me think how the experiences born from heritage, connection and intention are in-fact the foundations for personal storytelling, and that a wall can paint a story, for moulding place and meaning into something totally unique. Beyond the storytelling, my personal aesthetic narrative completely changed the way I work with colour, making paint decisions easier and more confidently. It is where I learned to see colour as belonging to a place and a person, a version of me lost and regained. Not to a trend. This is the heart of the Aesthetic Narrative course: uncovering your story, or your client’s, and letting it shape a space that feels true. For some, this could take the shape of escape, tranquility or creativity. For others, this might be cocooning, protection or sensuality. I know this because these are just some of the exact sentiments that students have revealed about themselves during the Aesthetic Narrative course. It's empowering, progressive stuff. Everyone has a narrative. Most have simply never been shown how to read it or translate it. LAST COURSE DATE 2026 - Saturday 3rd October, link in comments. #AestheticNarrative #Heritage #InteriorDesign #ColourConsultant #DesignStory I
Cottage cucina. It’s small but ample, with traces Cottage cucina. It’s small but ample, with traces of Italian and English charm interwoven with sensory layers: Texture Aroma Flavour And a warming palette that just glides the eye across hues of brown, green and reds. Dried herbs from the garden hang above the basket of olive oils, and antique walnut jugs take up all the space of what could be a useful surface; but their enjoyment to touch and look at means so much more. Nothing is fitted, with exception to a worktop, because what is more important here is the idea of romantic, unconventional, rustic living. The wall colour? That was an easy after-thought once the aesthetic and narrative took root — a deep copper glow, to emulate the film of light on a shaded white wall cast from copper pots hanging in a recess beside the credenza. Photography: @rachaelsmithphotographyltd #painterly #kitchenstyling #interiorstyling #naturalpalette #colourscheme

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