Since I’ve mentioned this course a few times in my posts, I thought I should include the story [of how I became a Colour Designer] in my blog because this education is such a huge part of who I am and how I got to where I am today. Plus I had a comment from…
An Evening with Friends
03/14/2009Albarosa from Brillante Home Decor invited Michelle from A Schematic Life and Patricia from Patricia Gray Interior Design and myself for dinner this week and we had a fabulous time.Albarosa’s home is absolutely stunning! Filled with gorgeous art and books from Italy. I was struck by this beautiful vase filled with matching pink tulips on…
Happiness is. . . a Happy Wife
03/12/2009A 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…
Sexy Red Velvet Drapery
03/11/2009I 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,…
Color Marketing Group
03/10/2009Officially, 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…
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…
Warning: You Are the Colours in your Home
03/07/2009A 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,…
When my sweet blogger friends post about my blog, it seems to happen in bunches (lucky me). Brooke Giannetti from Velvet & Linen included me in yesterday’s post on her wonderful blog – check it out here. Brooke is an extremely talented interior designer (whose style I just love) who recently showed us photos of…
Imogen Lamport at Inside out Style wrote a post about my blog yesterday – Thanks so much! She is an Image Consultant and author, based out of Melbourne with a blog that explains colour contrasts [regarding complexion and hair] so well that I had to read it a few times to try and understand what…
Happiness is. . . Being Uncomfortable
03/03/2009Making 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…
10 Things Every Blogger Should Know
03/01/2009This 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…
Vancouver’s Colour Expert reveals the Insider Secrets to Testing & Selecting Paint Colours
02/27/2009flickr I arrived at a colour consultation yesterday and my lovely client Deborah agreed to let me photograph the consultation for my blog. She needed a colour for her living room. A new colour to freshen it up, she liked this one but knew it wasn’t right. You can see the existing yellow shade was…
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.”…
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