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Colour Needs Context

05/11/2009
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A paint colour by itself is neither warm or cool, clean or dirty. Because the ONLY way to describe colour is by comparing it to another. If you’re trying to help a client with a paint colour (or choose one yourself) you need context. Let me explain. Pottery Barn Colour Needs Context The best explanation…

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Happy Mom’s Day!

05/09/2009
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A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. Tenneva Jordan This [quote] is my mother, she is the most generous person I’ve ever known. Generous also in that she is the first to forgive and forget and take…

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Authenticity. . . the currency of the Future

05/06/2009
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‘We know it when we see it, and we love the people who live it—the ones we can count on, always, to be brazenly, exhilaratingly themselves.  In the age of spin and truthiness, authenticity is the real deal: speaking up for what you believe in, refusing to be ruled by the desire for acceptance, listening…

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Happiness is. . . making new Friends

05/04/2009
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Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.  Oprah Winfrey  Watercolour by Lisa Porter One of my new blogging friends Lisa at The Lisa Porter Collection included me in her ‘attitude and gratitude’ award,…

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Vancouver Colour Queen in BC Home Magazine

05/04/2009
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Here it is again!  The article I wrote on ‘Decorating with Yellow’ for Alberta Home in April, re-printed for BC Home in their ‘hot off the presses’ issue for May (I wonder if this means I’m syndicated :).  If you missed it in April, click here to read it. Related Post: Maria Killam on Decorating…

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White Floors for Instant Happiness

05/02/2009
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These words are a direct quote from Jonathan Adler, featured in House Beautiful.  In this house that he decorated for fashion designer Liz Lange he says; “We painted all the floors white, which is something I always love to do for instant happiness. Color is a great way to express playfulness. Throughout the house, we…

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Color Vibe by Eileen Kathryn Boyd

04/28/2009
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This room was designed by Eileen Kathryn Boyd for the 2009 Kips Bay Show House and I found it on House Beautiful. If you have never seen her website, it’s one you shouldn’t miss! I am on the hunt for reasonably priced art for a client and it’s hard to find, I think I need…

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Pssst. . . it’s a Secret [for colour lovers only]

04/23/2009
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I’m back from the Colour Marketing Group convention in Seattle this past weekend, and here are the highlights: The fundamental message from the weekend? Colour sells and the right colour sells better.  Your customer will investigate the product further if they like the colour—you lose them if the colour isn’t right.  If you have 2…

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5 steps to choosing the right Exterior Colours

04/14/2009
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Your existing house is not a blank canvas. Even though this house is white without any other fixed elements that might help determine the colour, the style eliminates many options already. 1. The architectural style of the home is the first step to consider when choosing a new colour for your home. A modern house…

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Happy Easter

04/09/2009
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My dear friend and mentor Elizabeth Stevenson passed away this week and in addition to that devastating news, I am in Victoria over this weekend as my uncle is in critical condition in the hospital after suffering a severe heart attack yesterday morning. We are waiting (hoping and praying) for him to wake up tomorrow…

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Must have Custom order for your Bedroom

04/07/2009
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If you only order one custom item for your bed, make sure it’s the bed-skirt. A lined bed-skirt is measured for YOUR bed which means that the drop (length between the edge of the box-spring to the floor) is accurate. Also most standard, store bought bed-skirts are too short (are not lined) and open in…

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