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Happiness is. . . a Happy Wife

03/12/2009
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A few years ago, I arrived at a colour consultation in an older character home with a lot of unpainted wood paneled walls. The dining room and entry were almost entirely paneled and most of the trim as well. And it was far from beautiful. It was dark and dull and I recommended that it…

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Sexy Red Velvet Drapery

03/11/2009
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I have a ‘drapery look book’ which is basically a binder filled with torn pages from magazines that I show my clients when we are designing a window covering. They can see what the header looks like–anything from a traditional pinched pleat to a ‘top’ pinched pleat (which is more contemporary) to a grommet treatment,…

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Color Marketing Group

03/10/2009
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Officially, as of this week, I am now a member of the Color Marketing Group!  The CMG is an international Association whose members, forecast Color Directions® 19 months or more in advance for all manufactured products and services. I will be attending their Spring conference in Seattle and I’m looking for someone (specifically a female…

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Material Girls and Colour me Happy come full Circle!

03/09/2009
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Material Girls Blog was the very first blog I stumbled across when I was looking for fabric sites on-line one year ago.  It was the one that started my blog obsession and yesterday Emily Johnson (one of their many talented designer contributors)  wrote an article about my blog! She called it “Advice From a True…

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Warning: You Are the Colours in your Home

03/07/2009
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A few years ago I met a woman at a conference who immediately took in what I was wearing and proceeded to tell me exactly how I was feeling that morning when I chose the outfit. I was wearing a pink shirt with gray pants and a charcoal cardigan [and she was right]. During lunch,…

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Happiness is. . . Being Uncomfortable

03/03/2009
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Making the comfortable decision keeps you from reaching your potential. Comfortable is doing the same exercises over and over again and not getting any thinner.  It’s the person who won’t speak in class unless she’s called upon.   It’s the easy road, because it only takes you to destinations you’ve already been.   monica o’brien In the…

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10 Things Every Blogger Should Know

03/01/2009
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This post is 101 flickr   1. If you have a PC, download Windows Live Writer now. Trust me, you will thank me for it (best of all it’s free forever, not just for 30 days). You can download images as you write instead of downloading to the top of your blog (if you are…

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Sofa Love

02/23/2009
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Domino has a slideshow presenting the ‘Best of Domino‘ and the first image is of this antique sofa (which they recommend scouring Paris flea markets for—I will get right on that) Isn’t it beautiful?I would upholster it in a yellowy beige and cream damask. Since my blog is all about colour, I thought I would…

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Six things about me

02/22/2009
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I’ve been tagged by Tiny White Bungelow and I’m to write 6 things about me and then tag 6 other people. So here goes: 1. I am in love with cute little faces, happy faces mostly. And the funny thing is I didn’t even realize this until I came home last year with yet another…

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Creative Stripes in the Bathroom

02/19/2009
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Last night I took my students to a Benjamin moore store for a product knowledge session about paint. Michelle Campbell runs the store on Pacific Avenue and this woman knows paint and colour; She makes paint interesting! I walked out of the restroom at the end of the evening and said “I love the creative way…

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Easy way to create Drama with Curtains

02/18/2009
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I subscribe to Style at Home Magazine because I do so much decorating and styling in my business, I always get at least one (usually more) idea that I can actually use with one of my clients. When I saw these little attic rooms Sarah Richardson designed, I had to show you the curtains. Here…

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Can White be a lonely Colour?

02/16/2009
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I watched ‘Little Man Tate’ starring Jodi Foster this weekend, where her son, a child prodigy gets asked the question; “I wonder why Van Gogh painted only one white iris in this piece?” He answered “Because he was lonely”. Iris by Vincent Van Gogh The meaning of each colour has two sides, (like most things…

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