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Interview with Colour Expert; Jane Hall

09/20/2009
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I am delighted to introduce my latest colour expert interview with Jane Hall.  Jane has a wonderful store in Toronto full of colourful fabrics, furniture and accessories, she is The Voice of Style and her website is filled with the most fabulous colour to drench your home with personality!  And her talent extends to art as…

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A Day in My High-Heeled Shoes

09/19/2009
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Head on over to High-Heeled Foot in the Door where I’m the featured blogger in Camila’s “In her Shoes” post today! I had 3 consultations that day.  One at 9:30 am to finalize a garage door colour, another at 10:45 am to help an interior designer with the colours she had specified for a renovation…

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Glamorous White Kitchen

09/18/2009
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I just received my latest House & Home Magazine which featured white kitchens and I just loved this one, so I had to show it to you!  And I’m joining the party at Hooked on Houses this Friday as well! These cabinets are actually light gray (which one they did not include in the story),…

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How to Shop for Wallpaper

09/14/2009
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Thank you to the Washington Post for including this post in your blog watch, September 17, 2009! There’s wallpaper that you can buy off-the-shelf in a paint store–rolls of it, pre-selected in bulk quantities—but the choices are slim. To get the best selection, ordering through wallpaper books is the best way to do it. Usually…

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Exterior Colour Before & After; Blue to Brown

09/12/2009
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After – Photos by Maria Killam Years ago, when I first started colour consulting I snapped a picture of this house in Shaunessy because the blue gray on this house reminded me of the standard off-the-shelf colour one could find in a paint store.  Everytime I see a house that’s painted a cold battleship gray…

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A Tablescape with a Glowing Centerpiece

09/10/2009
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I received the most stunning candles as a gift from Black & Light Co. so I decided to include them in a Tablescape Thursday post hosted by Between Naps on the Porch.  I chose the ones with polka dots because I love them, dots are happy 🙂 These are my new green placemats from Crate…

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Vogue Inspiration

09/09/2009
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I was flipping through my issue of September Vogue when I came across this image I just loved! ”He smiled so big his eyes shut”  Sarah Jessica Parker He was called the ‘King of Chic Events’ and a ‘visual genius’.  Robert Isabell passed away suddenly in July and so they honoured him with a page…

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Happiness is. . . Champagne & Shoes

09/06/2009
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Have you ever sipped champagne out of your shoes? My friend Tami has (but she said they were new 🙂 and if you saw her shoe collection, you would completely understand!! Photo by Maria Killam I arrived at her apartment the other day and walked into her bedroom to see all her flats stacked vertically…

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Customer Service via Email; Rate yourself here

09/05/2009
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Lately, I have been receiving a lot of email; quick questions about a trim colour there, a wall colour over here, requests for on-line consultations, other bloggers asking for advice, advertising, etc.  All of these emails require a response, and I’ve noticed that sometimes it takes me a day or two to respond, and other…

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Creative Colour Scheme; Exterior

09/02/2009
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I drove by a school a few weeks ago in Abbotsford and was struck by the colour combination so I stopped and took a picture.   It’s rare so see such great colour on a school, they are mostly so boring and beige–as I say this I’m thinking maybe there’s something special about the designers…

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How to Decorate with Throw Pillows; 5 Rules to Follow

08/30/2009
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Never underestimate the decorative impact of a toss cushion. Maria Killam I never design a space without including fabrics for throw pillows because I truly believe they make or break a living room. Here are some guidelines to get yours just right: 1. If your cushions match your sofa (that’s usually standard when you buy…

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Beach Reading for the Weekend

08/29/2009
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Image Source: Ranae Moore Designs Now that one of my sisters is a blogger, I have been discussing headlines with her and how important they are to a blog post. I had to laugh when I went over to her blog yesterday and she had written a post headlined; The Number one Reason Married People…

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Happiness is. . . a great Ottoman

08/27/2009
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Okay, I’m embarrassed to admit it but I will.  I shamelessly copied this post today from Elements of Style.  I fell instantly in love with these ottomans by Nate Berkus on HSN.   I love ottomans.  If your living room is where your TV has to be (like mine) because you don’t have a family…

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