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Maria Killam Colour & Design and Kelly Wearstler

12/29/2009

Update on the Homies Awards at Apartment Therapy – thank you so much to all of you that have voted for me, I am honoured!! Click here to vote if anyone else feels so inclined 🙂 Kelly Wearstler and I now have something in common besides that I love her style! I now have a…

Colour me Happy’s top 10 posts

12/28/2009

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In June I posted my 10 favourite articles from the first 6 months of the year here. Every time I come across one I like I save it in a folder, so here are my 10 favourites from July until now: 1) Cote de Texas –Top Ten Design Elements #2 [Slipcovers] Joni Webb writes this…

The Best of Colour me Happy 2009

12/26/2009

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Here are the top 10 most read posts since I started writing this blog in November 2008. The first one I wrote within two weeks and has remained the #1 most popular post on my blog. 1. White Kitchen Cabinets This post has also turned into a Dear-Abby-which-white-should-MY-Cabinets-be? There’s lots of free advice in the…

Have a Colourful, Happy Holiday

12/24/2009

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I received this beautiful e-card from one of my clients this week so I had to share it with you! Thank you so much for reading my blog, for your comments and emails that keep me going! This blog has become such a huge part of my expression in the world that I can’t imagine…

All About [Hermes] Orange

12/22/2009

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Lately I have been in love with Hermes orange, and then I realized it could be considered a festive as well because it’s also the colour of tangerines which you only get at Christmas! The following is mostly from Leatrice Eisman’s book All About Colour: ‘Did you know there was no word for orange in…

Do you need an Accent Wall? Take this Test

12/19/2009

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I am not an accent-wall-happy colourist. Personally I think they are mostly dated (from the 80’s & 90’s). The minute I say this, I know I’ll get emails with questions starting with, ‘I know you don’t like accent walls, but what do you think. . . ?’ So I’m starting this post with a disclaimer;…

Happiness is. . . A new movie by Nancy Meyers

12/19/2009

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‘I’m the last person to claim that I invent this stuff. I look at every magazine and book that I can get my hands on. I feel like I scouted every house in the Hamptons, and we put together the best of what we saw.’ Jon Hutman [Production Designer] on Somethings Gotta Give movie set…

Interview with Colour Expert; James Martin

12/17/2009

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James Martin owns The Colour People who provide color design services to developers, builders, architects, property managers, and home owners. James was an originator of the movement of Architectural Color Consultants and the first color consultant to offer color design services nationwide through their now much copied mail order design system. James and his team…

Victoria Webster’s Renegade Regency + Top Trends for 2010

12/15/2009

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After I just posted that turquoise (not teal from the 80’s) is Pantone’s colour for 2010 I received my latest issue of House & Home Magazine and there on the cover was turquoise and yellow (Pantone’s colour for 2009). Victoria Webster is the homeowner that had the vision for this colourful and fabulous house—the bright…

Pencils of Promise

12/14/2009

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I’m participating in a group effort with a group of bloggers coming together today in a collaborative effort spearheaded by Paloma Contreras of La Dolce Vita, in order to make a difference for a very deserving charity. Image Credit: Nick Onken Pencils of Promise is a wonderful 501(c)(3) organization based in New York, that partners…

Your Christmas Tree is You (maybe)

12/13/2009

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Have you ever heard the expression “The way you do Anything is the way you do Everything?” A speaker once said that in a seminar. And decorating my tree this year, I saw something about my personality that seemed as clear as day once it was finished. I always get a real tree because I…

Pantone’s Colour of 2010; Turquoise

12/11/2009

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The news is out, Pantone has selected Turquoise as their colour for 2010! flickr “In many cultures, Turquoise occupies a very special position in the world of color,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “It is believed to be a protective talisman, a color of deep compassion and healing, and a color…

What is Enlightenment and Other Deep Questions

12/10/2009

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Every month when my newsletter goes out I post a special article that is not included in my blog especially for my newsletter subscribers. This month was no different , thus the headline in yesterdays post titled “Which paint colours are the most timeless?” where I gave anyone that was interested the opportunity to subscribe…

Which Paint Colours are the Most Timeless?

12/08/2009

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What wall colors could you live with for a very long time without feeling they are outdated or boring? It’s a question that many of us ask ourselves as we go through the process of choosing colours, especially in large homes with a lot of square footage to cover. Jeffrey Bilhuber This was a question…

What colour are your towels? How to see upcoming Colour Trends

12/07/2009

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At the CMG Conference last April one of the speakers said, if you want to know where colour direction is going, start at the towel department. So if you are wondering why I’m showing you towels, that’s the reason. Here are the taupe/gray/blue section of shades. Here is the colourful furniture in ABC Home in…

Vancouver Interior Decorator-Hotel Chic Guest Room; Before & After

12/01/2009

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Remember this post when I showed you the fabrics I had chosen for a guest bedroom I was designing for a client? Well here it is, almost done! The carpet will be replaced next (throughout the entire floor) so don’t look too closely at it. Interior by Maria Killam Colour & Design The tufted velvet…

Maria Killam Colour & Design and Kelly Wearstler

Colour me Happy’s top 10 posts

The Best of Colour me Happy 2009

Have a Colourful, Happy Holiday

All About [Hermes] Orange

Do you need an Accent Wall? Take this Test

Happiness is. . . A new movie by Nancy Meyers

Interview with Colour Expert; James Martin

Victoria Webster’s Renegade Regency + Top Trends for 2010

Pencils of Promise

Your Christmas Tree is You (maybe)

Pantone’s Colour of 2010; Turquoise

What is Enlightenment and Other Deep Questions

What colour are your towels? How to see upcoming Colour Trends

Vancouver Interior Decorator-Hotel Chic Guest Room; Before & After

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