Around the House shares its week in colour

Colour has always been thought to have had an effect on the human animal. Some argue that it’s instinctive; using the example that the colour of blood, red, signals danger. Others suggest colour has to be seen in context; the bloody red of uncooked meat being less appetizing than, say, a ruby red apple. I can’t say I spend much time thinking about it.

Of all the Big Brains who looked at it, Goethe was among the first to ascribe physiological effects to colour, writes Maria Popova in The Marginalian. I’m no Goethe, but I did find his book, The Theory of Colour, extremely fascinating, despite there being lots of I did not get. In any case, the revered German writer and I do share a common love of colour. So here’s a recap of the shades and shapes that turned up Around the House, this week.

WHAT I WORE

After a lengthy period of going all out for bold and summery blues, oranges, and reds, I find myself moving back into a period of quieter neutrals. Here’s me in decade-old pink NYDJs jeans, linen shirt (Winners?) and a oatmeal linen duster coat/dress bought three years ago on sale! from Espy Experience in Calgary (you follow them on Insta, right?). It’s a beautifully made piece, with lovely touches, like covered buttons (and yes, I got an extra one.)

The scarf is designed by Fi Douglas of Bluebellgray, a colour whisperer if ever I met one. For fall, I’m looking to loads of dresses that are easy to layer, tights in various shades, and a pair of loafers (no tassels) maybe in oxblood.

WHAT MY BED WORE

Had the sweetest dreams and best sleeps ever under this week Around the House. It was partly due to cooler nights, but more so to cotton and linens in pink stripes, checks, and solid colour. I’ve been mixing them with percale sheets from Pure Purima in a delicious blue (shown below). More on them soon, as well as sheet sets, mattresses and comfy pillows (see best sleeps ever above) from Resthouse coming very soon.

a sunny modern bedroom with a twin bed dress in organic sateen cotton sheets with embodied top sheet and pillows from pure Parma in a icy blue shade — _{IMHO: The Yalda queen set from Pure Purina is tremendous value at $250 US}. _{This colour is Spa:)}

COLOUR IN THE KITCHEN

Just started cooking with a new mini pan from Kilne in a yummy colour called Blueberry. It passed the very first test, which was it must fit into my Jouele counter-top oven from Breville, my all time favourite in the category. Also available in a bunch of colours-all really well chosen, including the sage green shown below.