I’ll bet you’ve considered what colour to paint a room but have you ever actually thought about how you would like the room to make you feel?

Having a basic understanding of the psychology of colour can be transformational in your home.

Colour is everywhere and most of the time we are not aware of it – until we step into a room that makes us feel awkward or immediately at home.

Colour has the power to influence us on mental, physical and emotional levels and to make it a bit trickier to understand, it is also highly personal. Whereas I find most shades of grey bland there are many people in the world who find it calming and love using it in their homes and get this; there is no right and wrong here! This is why it is so important to understand how different colours make you feel.

So here we are again, the business of Christmas is over and we have begun the big declutter that January inevitably brings. I know January can be a grim month for some after the sparkle and expectation of December but I really love the hunkering down that the cold and wet demands. It gives me the excuse to prioritise reading and to go to bed early and allows me to evaluate what went well in the year just completed whilst also making decisions about what is no longer serving me and therefore is time to let go off.

So grab yourself a cuppa, light a candle, pull that blanket up and let’s begin …..

One thing I hear so often either spoken out loud or implied is the concern that other people won’t like it. My answer always is who cares! (definitely harder to hear if you are a people pleaser)Ask yourself why does their opinion matter?

Like our parents used to say to us, “if everyone liked the same thing the world would be boring”. My motto is, if you like it, put it in your home. We have literally no control over what other people think of us and nor, should we. If it brings you joy, do it!