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How to Choose a Basement Colour

03/24/2010

I can’t tell you the number of times I have been asked for a very pale colour for a basement room and the equally horrified looks from clients when I pull out a richer colour. If you are trying to decide on a colour for your basement, keep reading with an open mind 🙂 While…

Bold Vision; Beautiful Living

03/24/2010

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Laura Trevey from Bright, Bold & Beautiful, a very talented artist has included me as part of her bold vision series today, check it out here. I love her art because it’s happy! I’ve also included some interiors I found that would look fabulous with her artwork! Southern Accents Laura Trevey Laura Trevey Laura Trevey…

Happiness is. . . having the Courage to grab your Dream

03/22/2010

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I love Madonna’s music because her lyrics are so positive and powerful. And since Kelly Green is one of my favourite colours these days I fell in love with this image of her (below). ‘There’s only so much you can learn in one place The more that I wait, the more time that I waste…

An Open Letter to my Lover on Decorating

03/20/2010

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Dear Husband/Boyfriend/Partner, Credit I have a friend who recently started selling window coverings for a major department store in the city. She confided that she visits a lot of retired women who are finally splurging on drapery as their husbands have recently passed away and can’t say a thing about it (true story). Architectural Digest…

How to update an 80’s Kitchen with Colour

03/18/2010

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You know how referral business is always the best because if you have a great client, then it’s likely that their friends will be great too? Well I have decided my readers/clients (that’s you) are all fabulous! It’s like I get the best referrals on the planet from those of you that read this blog…

Vancouver Colour Expert; How to pick the Right Colours for your Kitchen

03/16/2010

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I have been in too many kitchens where the floor is a completely different colour than the countertop, the backsplash, the cabinets and finally the paint colour on the wall. Credit In my world, a pretty kitchen is one where there are at least two surfaces (above) that ‘relate’ to each other with the colour….

Colour Trends Now – Get your Questions Answered

03/15/2010

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I’m Coastal Home Magazine’s Designer-of-the-Day on their Facebook Fan Page this week. Click here to post your question in the comments. This is the question they asked me to start! [CH] As an interior designer and color specialist, how do you think color affects people’s lives? What are some of the color trends now, and…

Colour vs. Neutral

03/13/2010

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Photo from Hudson Hotel Site This is the entrance of the Hudson Hotel in New York! Notice, there is no sign on the front! Photo by Maria Killam Here is the escalator going up to the hotel. The lighting in this hotel is extraordinary! You must check it out if you love lighting. It reminds…

The Vendor Client Relationship – A True Story

03/11/2010

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Last year I was hired to do some decorating and styling for a client. They had seen my work through my photographer and were interested in the same look for their website. Credit I submitted my quote–through my photographer—who called me later that day to ask what I could do for ‘half my quoted price?’….

How to Decorate with Art

03/10/2010

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When I sent out last week’s newsletter and asked the question ‘Should your Art Coordinate with your Home?’ I received a pile of great comments from my lovely readers! Laura Jens from Developing Designs sent me some rooms with art that she was inspired by (below): My favourite answer (and others said the same thing…

“What do you think?” is not Advice that Helps

03/07/2010

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This post is for designers and the people that hire them. As a designer, have you ever had the peanut gallery [your husband, wife, friends who are not designers] try to give you advice on the business of design? How many of you roll your eyes [inside] when you hear it? Why? Because the design…

Photo shoot in Morgan Creek

03/05/2010

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I have just finished decorating a stunning home in White Rock and I thought I’d share my day with you starting with a picture of the view outside my house at 7:30 am yesterday! Spring has arrived in Vancouver and my turtlenecks are suddenly too hot to wear 🙂 7:45 am – Here I am…

Should your Art Coordinate with your Home?

03/02/2010

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Designers seem to be split on this question. Some say, NEVER. If you buy art to coordinate with the room it becomes decor and interior decoration! Others argue that coordinating artwork can make or break a space. . . House Beautiful It’s time for my monthly newsletter (below) this month! It will be sent out…

How I Became a True Expert

02/28/2010

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Before I discovered how truly passionate I was about colour and design, I had a few different jobs. I missed out on college because my parents couldn’t afford to send me and even though I loved decorating (even then), I was so naive it never occurred to me that I could [get a student loan]…

Colour Books every Colour Lover should Own

02/26/2010

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Okay, it’s only taken me almost 1 1/2 years to set up a merchant account on Amazon! When I tried to figure it out, they kept giving me a widget option and I wanted it on my sidebar as a picture to click to get to my bookstore (not a dang widget). So, don’t ask…

The Best way to Update Peach

02/25/2010

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At a colour consultation a few years ago I walked into a white kitchen with those old cheap IKEA cabinets (their kitchens have come a long way) with a flat profile and simple white plastic knobs. The linoleum was peach along with the countertop and the backsplash was white 4 x 4 tile with a…

How to Choose a Basement Colour

Bold Vision; Beautiful Living

Happiness is. . . having the Courage to grab your Dream

An Open Letter to my Lover on Decorating

How to update an 80’s Kitchen with Colour

Vancouver Colour Expert; How to pick the Right Colours for your Kitchen

Colour Trends Now – Get your Questions Answered

Colour vs. Neutral

The Vendor Client Relationship – A True Story

How to Decorate with Art

“What do you think?” is not Advice that Helps

Photo shoot in Morgan Creek

How I Became a True Expert

Colour Books every Colour Lover should Own

The Best way to Update Peach

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