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01/09/2009
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In my opinion, this is the most beautifully styled website I have ever seen. You can watch a video that illustrates each collection and then browse the gorgeous photography. Here are just a few samples but it’s a good one to have in your favourites! This is the Hudson Valley Collection: I had to end…

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Happiness is. . . Discovery

01/05/2009
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Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi One of the [Landmark Education] courses I’ve participated in, explored original thought and asked us to consider that we rarely have an original thought or say anything new. We all talk the way our family/friends/colleagues talk. We laugh like…

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10 Happy Goals for 2009

01/01/2009
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Okay I’m putting them out there for the world to see but I think some goals can be public [why not?] we all have them and I figure this will make them happen quicker cause I’m committed to DOING SOMETHING about it so the universe can BUMP ME in some direction : ) [see previous…

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Does your Furniture hold you Hostage?

12/31/2008
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My new Decorating Mantra for 2009: “Even if you’ve spent a lot of money for something, if it doesn’t work, throw it out. Otherwise, it holds the entire room hostage.” Frank Faulkner Love this image of Kate Spade’s apartment from ‘Style Court’  I found this quote from ‘Things that Inspire’, you must read her ‘Favourite…

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Another Glimpse into a Designer’s Home

12/30/2008
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This has been the most social season ever! I have some amazing new friends–two I’ve met in the last month through blogging [Patricia Gray and Michelle Morelan]! One of my wonderful new friends, Jennifer Rudolph [Blue Garnet Design], hosted a holiday cocktail party on the weekend. They live in a great character apartment on south…

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Colour me Kelly Green!

12/29/2008
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Jamie Drake is in this month’s Elle Decor so I went on his website [so beautiful] and picked my favourite, which is this Manhattan Residence decorated in kelly green, white & brown. I have been predicting that this colour is coming back for over a year now and here it is in one if Jamie’s…

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Happiness is. . . Enthusiasm!

12/21/2008
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To the woman who complained that riches hadn’t made her happy, the Master said “You speak as if luxury and comfort were ingredients of happiness; whereas all you need to be really happy, my dear, is something to be enthusiastic about.” Anthony de Mello image from flickr Orange is the colour of enthusiasm! If you…

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Sexy in the City

12/20/2008
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I was lucky enough to be invited to Patricia Gray’s holiday open house in her brand new, completely renovated, swanky townhouse right downtown in my favorite section of the city [I have always wanted to see what the inside of these fabulous walk-ups look like]. I have a few sneak peaks of her place, [to…

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White: Messages & Meanings

12/17/2008
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Have you noticed, there seems to be a white trend on my blog this week? It’s probably connected to Christmas since I’ve been wishing for a white one and so far I’ve got my wish [now if it would only last until the 24th!] Brett Walther an editor at Style at Home wrote a post…

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White Cars – #1 Colour Choice Worldwide

12/15/2008
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In the last 6 months, white has overtaken silver and black as the #1 colour choice for cars.  In Japan, white is by far the most popular colour choice; while in the U.K. it’s the least favourite. “Theories for this discrepancy abound – British folks, although fairly conservative, feel safely and anonymously hidden in their…

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Rolling out the Red Carpet

12/13/2008
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Wednesday evening M.R. Evans rolled out the red carpet at the Vancouver Aquarium with their annual Christmas party for designers and architects. Where else can you walk around sipping cocktails while gazing at colourful fish at the same time? It was a fabulous venue! And then I thought I would look up the significance of…

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10 Commandments for a Happy Chic Home

12/07/2008
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When All the Best posted an interview with Jonathan Adler and asked: what is your greatest accomplishment to date? This is what he said: “My greatest accomplishment is that I’ve successfully avoided having a job! When I was in my early twenties and I thought I had to have a proper career instead of pursuing…

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Favourite Blog – Colour me Happy!

12/06/2008
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I am very happy to announce that my blog has been chosen by the editor of Canadian Homestead magazine as one of their favourites! Thanks for reading my blog! While you’re here, subscribe to this feed so you don’t miss out! If you would like to transform the way you see colour, become a True Colour…

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Pantone’s Colour of 2009: Mimosa

12/05/2008
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It was just announced Wednesday that Pantone’s colour of the year for 2009 is yellow! This is big news in the colour world so I thought I would keep my readers in the know and post it as well! Pantone, which provides color standards to design industries, specifically cites “mimosa,” a vibrant shade of yellow…

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