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01 Oct 18

Sanderson launch fifty new paint colours

Interior designer Sophie Robinson hosts Sanderson Style Library colour event new colour paint collection

I recently hosted a wonderful Colour event for Sanderson to celebrate their launch of 50 new mouth-watering paint colours! I’ve always been a massive fan of the Sanderson brand, as a bastion of great British design and manufacturing, with all paints and papers manufactured here in the UK. I’ve also loved using their classic paints and fabrics throughout my interior design career and it’s always made it super easy that the paint, wallpaper and fabric collection are all designed to combine effortlessly. However when I found out they were dedicating a further 50 new colours to join the 104 on their current paint chart I couldn’t wait to find out what was in store.

So the stable of the new range falls into the greens and blues palette, but with eight news greys, a smattering of neutrals and more tellingly some rich reds and ochre’s (which as a colour trend that’s coming next) it’s a well rounded bunch. There is a really sexy hue called Night fishing, which is a deliciously inky dark navy. I’ve used this recently on a DIYSOS project (yet to be aired) and it looked incredible! It has wonderful depth and drama and looks spectacular on all walls and woodwork. But overall I’d say the new colours are very liveable- all on the earthy Autumnal spectrum they will work perfectly in the UK’s northern light and bring warmth to any room, whether you go for the dramatic darks or easy to live with neutrals.

Interior designer Sophie Robinson hosts Sanderson Style Library colour event moodboarding

For my part in the launch I hosted a colour workshop for 18 hot-to-trot influencers in the most amazing setting, The Sanderson Hotel in Berner St, London. It was a favourite haunt of mine during my time working on magazines, where I do remember many a late night spent in the fabulous garden bar, supplementing my BBC salary by accepting drinks off flashy rich bakers, before me and my girlfriends hot footed it off into the night. But that’s a whole other blog post. Or maybe not! Needless to say it was the perfect setting to celebrate all things design. The amazing post modernist building was originally the head office for the Sanderson brand, before being reincarnated as a five star hotel in the nineties so it has great resonance for the design heritage of the Sanderson brand.Interior designer Sophie Robinson hosts Sanderson Style Library colour event moodboarding

But the Sanderson event was a much more grown up affair. I treated the guests to a VIP snippet of my Colour Psychology workshops, and using the new paint, paper and fabric collection, inspired the influencers to produce mouth-watering boards that reflected the mood they wanted to create in a room, rather than just focusing on the look. It was an amazing morning of creativity and I just loved to see the wide breadth if colour palettes and designs that were produced, as I pushed a few of the designers to think outside their comfort zone and start designing in a new and more focused way.

Interior designer Sophie Robinson hosts Sanderson Style Library colour event

The colour workshop with the UK’s top interiors influencers was a huge success. Can you recongnise the faces of some of your favourite instagram accounts?

And it really inspired me too, as the Sanderson paint palette is where I’m completely at home. There are rich and intense brights but they all have lovely chalky warmth to them too. I’ve got my eye on Sea pink next, I think it might just be the right pink (for their are so many wrong ones!) for my living room re design.

Shaker style kitchen with metro tiles for amodern country look. green painted kitchen units in sanderson paints devon green

Green painted kitchens are set to be the next colour trend. This Devon Greene by Sanderson is the perfect tone for a modern country look.

inky dark blue batroom with tongue and groove panelled walls walls painted in Newton green by sanderson

I love to see tongue and groove panelling used instead of tiles in bathrooms. This Newby Green from sanderson is cosy and cocooning but has a lovely deep warmth to it too.

lilac grey is set to be the new trend in interiors. this is oakley slate by sanderson

Pinks and cool lilac’s are set to replace grey as the go to neutral. This oakley Slate by sanderson is the perfect choice because it’s Elegant and understated and works well with other neutral tones.

Blues are set to get brighter and this Menai blue by Sanderson is very livable. It reminds of of the coastal blues that we get here on the south coast and similarly it can be restful and uplifting at the same time.

sanderson paint palette

The complete collection of 104 colours, so beautifully illustrated on these delicate hand thrown clay pots.

Sanderson paint comes in three finishes – Active emulsion for busy family homes with the lowest sheen finish for high performance areas, Water-based eggshell, and Oil based eggshell. You can find out more on the Style Library website here.

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DAY 17 of #easywininteriors is all about making do DAY 17 of #easywininteriors is all about making do with what you’ve got and making it work. For most of us, decorating our home and choosing all the things we want to go with it is a long if not a life time journey and there are plenty of compromises along the way. One of the ways I make do with things I’m less happy about is with distraction. You can use colour to draw the eye and highlight the bits you do like and similarly blend away the areas that need to fade into the back ground. For me joinery, radiators and my unattractive windows all get painted in the same colour so they fall to the background and then the cushions and artwork can come to the fore and catch your eye. I painted these lovely old solid wood doors bright yellow on a whim with some left over paint. It was a quick and easy way to inject a burst of  colour joy. So don’t discount doors and architraves as a fun way to play with colour, but only if you have nice ones. 
On the PODCAST today @mad_about_the_house and I discuss more ways you can make do. I interview leading interior designer and queen of colour and pattern @nicolahardingandco who has amazing insights on how to go about planning your schemes, conjure mouthwatering colour palettes and work with what you’ve got. And our style surgery is from Callum who finds himself stuck with a shiny blue green sofa which he doesn’t love and doesn’t know what to put with. Obviously cover it with cushions and distract the eye with A bright yellow door Callum! 

If you have a question for our style surgery do please send it in as we are lining them up for the next series and we’d love to hear from you! Drop us an email to thegreatindoorspod@gmail.com.You can here all our ramblings and insights on today’s show The Great Indoors and thankyou to @katetaylorldn for producing the show. 

#thegreatindoors #bluesofa #yellowdoor #banthebeige #interiorspodcast #podcast #interiordesign #interiorinspo
DAY 16 of #easywininteriors and I’m extolling th DAY 16 of #easywininteriors and I’m extolling the benefits of an occasional chair. I’ve always loved occasional chairs primarily for their decorative function. I’m a patterned fabric addict and so an occasional chair I’d another opportunity to add more pattern, more colour and another cushion to boot! But during these extended periods of lock down and staying at home I’ve appreciated the quiet little corners they offer. I’m lucky enough to find a space for one here on my landing but they can also find a home in a bedroom, a home office, under the stairs or indeed #lifegoals in the bathroom. So rather than playing second fiddle to THE SOFA put your occasional chair in pride of place and grab yourself 5 minutes solitude! Most of mine are junk shop funds bought back to live with my hoarded stash of remnant fabrics. So it’s time to raid grannies attic and  create a seat that makes you smile . 🥰  use the hashtags #easywininteriors to share your favourite corners of escape.

#easywininteriors #vintagearmchair #armchair #occassionalchair #colourlover #banthebiege
DAY 15 of #easywininteriors and I’m having a re DAY 15 of #easywininteriors  and I’m having a reshuffle on the bookcase to celebrate the happy Back To School vibes! 🙌 YES! This one is a work in progress because sorting your books as to the spine colour can be really meditative! I’m excited for you guys to share your colour coded bookcases using the hashtag #easywininteriors because I’ve seen some amazing examples on here! This idea can also include colour coding your ornaments or glassware collection too. Somehow grouping them in blocks  just intensifies the colour and I love the 🌈 effect. Happy faffing! 

#interiorinspo #interiorstyling #colourlover #banthebeige #faffthegaff #bookshelf #shelfie #shelfiestyling #rainbow #rainbowstyle #mycolourfulinterior #colourfulhomevibe
DAY 13 of #easywininteriors and Sundays here are o DAY 13 of #easywininteriors and Sundays here are often the day I get the house in order before the week starts again. It’s laundry day, the on-line shop gets done and if I can be bothered I might do some batch cooking. 💪 But the garden is also pulling our attention at this time of year and I spent yesterday picking up twigs that have littered the garden after the high winds and piled it all up for kindling. Satisfying! I’m not a naturally tidy or organised person  but I do feel like I’m winning at life once chores have been done and everything is in it’s place. And here lies the easy win. If you have systems in place it makes it so much easier! This shoe storage was game changing. Before the hall was littered with shoes and bags that I was always tripping over. So planning your storage and then using it is key to creating order and an element of calm. And once the storage is fit to bursting, it’s time to have a declutter. How do you keep the house feeling orderly and calm and do you use Sunday as a Sort It day too? #sortitsunday 

CREDITS walls in Lazuli and woodwork in Perfect white @zoffanyfw . Havana Bauta cement Tiles @claybrookstudio . Fabrics are vintage and @thestripescompany . Stair runner @roger_oates 

#easywininteriors #colourlover #banthebeige #hallwaydecor #hallway #interiorinspo #declutter #storageideas #shoestorage
DAY 12 of #easywininteriors and I’m back in the DAY 12 of #easywininteriors and I’m back in the bedroom and enjoying a well earned lie in this morning! My morning routine has been really important to me during lock down. In  his brilliant book ‘think like a monk’ @jayshetty talks about how a positive morning ritual sets you up for the day. Similarly a good night time ritual sets you up for a good nights sleep. Styling up your bedroom  to support these ideas really helps! I’ve taken to setting my wake up alarm an hour before the rest of the house so I can enjoy some quiet solitude before the day gets going. I make my coffee in my favourite mug and spend a while reading or exercising. But no phone scrolling! My bedside is laid out with everything I need including a big pile of books and a dish for my watch and specs. I charge my phone in the kitchen to keep it away from temptation! Admittedly I’ve never had a problem sleeping but I was hardly what you’d call a morning person. Now it’s my favourite time of the day! Have a gorgeous lazy weekend folks x

CREDITS wallpaper @mollymahonblockprinting bedside table is vintage. Lamp @pookylights Vases and dishes all vintage. Pillows and duvet @cocoandwolf Flat sheet and bedthrow @societyofwanderers 

#easywininteriors #bedroomdecor #countrybedroom #colourfiedhomes #colourstylehome #colourlover #banthebeige #patternclash #interiorstyling #interiordesign #interiorinspo #faffthegaff
DAY 11 of #easywininteriors and we are over half w DAY 11 of #easywininteriors and we are over half way there! Whoop whoop, March is  just nine short days away! And I can feel the Spring vibes! It’s getting lighter, the bluebells are coming and the birds are singing! But back to it, we’ve got work to do! Today I’m sharing how I switch my home from working day to home time, without leaving the house. It’s so important for our mental health that we can make that transition. I’ve worked from home for years so I’ve always done this, but I find it essential to tidy my desk/kitchen table at the end of everyday and get it out of sight. This often means piling up all my paper work, laptop, pen pot and putting it all into a tray. And if you don’t have a deep tray a cardboard box does the job. Then hide it in the cupboard, pop it on a shelf or slide it under the table. The key is that you can’t see it and it doesn’t encroach on your non-work life. Out of sight out of mind kind of thing. 
And you might notice in the back of this shot is my 2021 vision board. I keep this in my view everyday as it helps keep me focused, uplifted and motivated. Im hosting a live webinar next Tuesday on how and why I create vision boards for every aspect of my life, including my interiors. If you’d like to join me it’s 7pm 23/02/21 and I can promise a fun, creative and enlightening evening! Link to book is up in my bio if you fancy getting a boost of inspiration towards creating your dream home. 

Happy Friday and have a lovely weekend 😍

#workingfromhome #myhomeoffice #interiorstyling #visionboard #interiorinspo #interiorinspiration #homeoffice #creativeworkspace #colourlover #colourcolorlovers #banthebeige
DAY 9 of #easywininteriors and I’m going to make DAY 9 of #easywininteriors and I’m going to make it super easy after yesterday’s kitchen cupboard love, which I’ll be honest, felt a bit strenuous! So today is all about creating as simple but effective styling moment; a trio of vases. Three seems to be the magic number when it comes to styling your objects and I have a few tips . I like to make sure there is a mixture of sizes, colour and textures but all held together with a theme. These three work because they’re  all vintage, Picked up from various car boot sales over the years! You can create little trios all over your home from the sideboards, book shelves, worktops, bathrooms and side tables. Push the tall one to the back and bring the small one to the fore but it’s the lack of symmetry that makes it pleasing. And you don’t have to stop with just vases, a trio of objects works with picture frames, ornaments and candle sticks too. 

#easywininteriors #vintagestyle #howivintage #myvintagehome #interiorstyling #interiorstyle #interiorinspo #colourlover #banthebeige
DAY 8 of Easy Win Interiors and today we are empty DAY 8 of Easy Win Interiors and today we are emptying out the kitchen cupboards. I’m sure I’m not alone and many of you have have used time spent in lockdown to organise the cutlery drawer. During our interview with leading psychologist @juliasamuelmbe on the most recent podcast, Julia highlighted how good clearing clutter is for helping create a calm mind. So wether you go full Marie Kondo or simply empty out the kitchen cupboards and get rid of the jar of horse radish lurking at the back with a use by date of 2014 you will be rewarded with a feeling of release, of achievement and indeed  relief when you no longer open the cupboard to a tsunami of pasta packets. This #easywininteriors idea may be hidden from view but opening my well organised and orderly cupboards brings me smug joy everyday! 😇

CREDITS Walls in hunters green @zoffanyfw cabinet in Rose Ash light @sanderson1860  Pink Tiles @bertandmay floor tiles @ca_pietra_  tea towel @the_colour_file 

#interiorinspo #kitchen #kitcheninspo #countrykitchen #colourfulkitchen #colourlover #banthebeige #lockdowndecor #interiorinspo #interiordesign #greenkitchen #kitchendecor #pinkandgreen #pinkandgreeninteriors #faffthegaff
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