b'over the rainbowDesigner Marylou Sobel shares how colour and passion have guided her long and successful career.T here are few design professionals workingBorn and raised in Johannesburg, Marylou todaywhohavecultivatedadeeperhadacrystal-clearvisionforwhatshewas connectiontoboththespacestheymeant to do with her life. I wanted to be an create and the colours that define them thaninterior decorator from the age of eight, she Marylou Sobel. During her nearly four decadesrecalls.Backthen,theconceptofinterior ofexperience,Marylouscareerhasspanneddesign as a formal profession was unfamiliar continentsandblossomedintoaflourishingtoher,butshefollowedherinstinctsand practiceinSydney.Theimpressivearrayofpursuedaformaleducationinthefield, thoughtfully executed projects under her beltstudyingInteriorDesignatTAFE.After speaks to the evolution of her colour and designworkingforseveralyearsatHeadInteriors philosophyone that is deeply intertwined within South Africa, she emigrated to Sydney in both her personal journey and the changes shethe late 1980s to begin a new chapter in her has witnessed in the industry over the years. career. In 1997, Marylou took the plunge into left: Marylou applied the same advice she offers to budding designers on her Ferris House project. We wanted to keep the overall colours quite consistent, so what we did was use strength variations and different finishes of the same colour for different applications suchReseneas the walls, timber, ceiling and wet areas, she explains. This translated to using ReseneNebulaSpaceCote Low Sheen tinted to Resene Merino for the general walls, Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss enamel tinted to Resene Double Merino for the doors and skirting boards, Resene SpaceCote Flat in Resene Half Merino on the ceiling, Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss tinted to Resene Half Merino on the sunroom side table and Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen, Resene SpaceCote Flat and Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Double Merino for the walls, ceiling and joinery in the primary bedroom, guest bedroom and linen closet. Freestanding kitchen cabinetry in Resene Lustacryl tinted to Resene Nebula, walls in Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen tinted to Resene Sisal and ceiling in Resene SpaceCote Flat tinted to Resene Half Merino.Resene Resene Resene ReseneHalf Merino Merino Double Merino Sisalblackwhitemag.com 37'