Sofa Love
02/23/2009Domino 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…
Six things about me
02/22/2009I’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…
“People ask me all the time how can they get this life that I have where I do something I love, get to make my own hours, and support a family. Seems great, right? But that life also comes with this: having no idea how I’ll get paid next. And it happens all the time.”…
Creative Stripes in the Bathroom
02/19/2009Last 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…
Easy way to create Drama with Curtains
02/18/2009I 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…
Can White be a lonely Colour?
02/16/2009I 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…
Happiness is. . . Love Day
02/14/2009I am always drawn to whimsical little faces like the one on this card I found yesterday, so I took a picture just for you! Hope your Valentines Day is filled with love and happiness! While you’re here, subscribe to this feed so you don’t miss out!
Crystals for your Feng Shui Wealth Corner
02/12/2009A designer friend has has this square glass dish in her entry, filled with glass crystal balls, paperweights and coin. She says it’s great Feng Shui and a good thing to have in your ‘wealth corner’. While you’re here, subscribe to this feed so you don’t miss out!
Why your Teenager wants a Black Room
02/10/2009My personal trainer Ruth Voss at Innovative Fitness asked another question about black the other day (Note to Ruth: there seems to be a trend here :). Why do teenagers want a black room? There are a few answers to this question; 1. As self-expression becomes more important, kids — especially tweens and teens —…
Why blogging is good for your Career
02/09/2009This is a rendering Michelle Morelan from A Schematic Life just whipped up from my “Colours of Provence” post the other day. I love how she called it “Maria’s Villa”. It was the one I stayed in during my visit to France two years ago. If you are reading this and still thinking about starting…
Colours of Provence
02/08/2009My sister Elizabeth and I took our mom to Griffin’s in the Hotel Vancouver for her birthday lunch a few weeks ago and of course I had to snap a photo of the restaurant and do my usual analyzing. Loved this happy piece of art in addition to the black and white mosaic chair rail….
My blog has been mentioned twice in the same week, hooray! Julie Hoylen, one of the ‘color mavens’ from Sensational Colour / live in full color wrote a post on my “What Everyone Should know about Beige” post this week. She also wrote about other designers and the colour palettes they use on their websites,…
Happiness is. . . Light
02/05/2009Dining Room by Maria Killam Sometimes I walk into a client’s home during the day, and it’s dark; either surrounded by trees or perhaps north facing (and they start talking about pale colours–which will not help). And not a single light is on. That’s when I feel like I need to give people permission…
Things that Inspire
02/05/2009Things that Inspire did a wonderful post this week called Blue and Green should not be seen without a Color in Between and she mentioned 2 posts from my blog! Barbara Barry’s Philosophy and Colour me Kelly Green. The images below are 2 of my favourite images from her post (besides mine of course :)….
Find your Perfect Job here!
02/04/2009Wow, I just found this website The Color Career Counselor, powered by The Dewey Color System–the world’s only validated, non-language color-based career testing instrument– uses color preferences to determine successful career paths! Just by picking your favourite colours you can find out what kind of career you should be in! This was me in the…
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