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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…

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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…

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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?’….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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]…

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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…

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Will the real French Blue please Stand up?

02/23/2010
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I found it, tweaked it a little bit and as promised in my earlier post this week, I am happy to announce, it’s here, along with some great images to show it off! Image from Design Ties Everyone’s posting about blue lately (which is the world’s most favourite colour), and it could be that House…

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Is Travertine Pink or Yellow?

02/21/2010
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Last week I flew to Houston to help a client (in the middle of her renovation) with a colour dilemma. Before she called me, she had interviewed 3 designers and the local paint store consultant had also been to her house to talk about colour. Photo by Maria Killam (We tweaked the exterior colour too,…

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Joy has Been Expecting You

02/20/2010
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Did you know I have a Facebook fan page? It’s been up since the beginning of January, I received requests from some of my lovely readers as it’s a good way to keep up to date on my new posts! This is my new picture, it took 300 images to arrive at 3 good ones…

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Why are we so afraid of Colour?

02/17/2010
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In a consultation a little while ago I walked into a beautiful white, modern kitchen and everything was still. . . white. That’s right – no accent colour at all.  My client said she didn’t want to commit to a colour because she wasn’t sure which one was the right one. When I’m on the…

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Certified True Colour Expert Training

02/15/2010
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A Certified True Colour Expert can walk into any room, and distinguish what works and what doesn’t work about the undertone of the colours in the space.     This workshop will teach you how to:     o   See colour like a professional.     o   Choose interior and exterior colour expertly and with…

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What is Love to You?

02/13/2010
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We only regard those unions as real examples of love and real marriages in which a fixed and unalterable decision has been taken. If men or women contemplate an escape, they do not collect all their powers for the task. In none of the serious and important tasks of life do we arrange such a…

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