I have certain colours, fragrances and textures that will instantly take me back to my childhood. I recently worked with a client choosing the interior colours for their newly renovated home. One of the colours I had chosen would have worked very well for this particular situation. I was aware that my client was unsure of the hue but seemed to accept that it would work well.
On the second visit she advised me, she had thought about the colour and, no, she couldn't use it. It turned out that it reminded her of the old farm sheds. They had left the farm some 13 years previously and that was where she wanted it to stay. Each and every one of us will have a different response or emotion to a single colour and, hopefully, it will be a positive one.
If you're struggling with making a change or wanting to do a total revamp, give me a call. Sometimes it is only a couple of colours or textures that need a tweak to make a room or workplace work.
Next year, I will be presenting at the Whanganui Regional Museum's historical talks on early Brunswick. My father, Stuart Littlejohn, grew up in Brunswick and we shifted back to Brunswick in 1975.
If anyone has any photos or stories of early Brunswick they would like to share with me, can you please either email me or give me a ring. I'm booked to speak on the third Monday in February.
I'm looking for old homestead, school and family photos of when Brunswick was first settled through to about the 1950s.
Terry Lobb is an interior/kitchen designer and personal colour and style consultant who takes a holistic approach to living with colour, texture and style - email: terry@terrylobb.com; website: http:// terrylobb.com
