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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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Happiness is. . . a Philippe Starck chair

04/06/2009
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Spring is finally in the air here in Vancouver and here’s a happy chair to celebrate! Image Source The Kartell Mademoiselle Armchair was designed by Philippe Starck, and features lovely, transparent legs set off by a fabric-covered expanded polyurethane body. This green chair would be fabulous with a lovely round antique table and a large…

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My Interior Design Style

03/31/2009
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I have been tagged by Brooke at Velvet & Linen and Lauren at Pure Style Home to choose only one image that represents my style. This took way longer than I expected because I couldn’t find one room where I liked almost everything! The hardest part about it is finding ONE image, I also love…

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A Great Example of Exterior Undertones

03/25/2009
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The sun is out, it’s getting warmer, and I have received the occasional request to start writing about specifying exterior colour. I have a lot to say about this topic as well but I’m starting with a short post today; an exterior in the West End of Vancouver, to show you 3 undertones : 1….

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Colour me Happy in the Washington Post

03/19/2009
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It took 3 comments this morning for me to clue in that my blog was in Washington Post’s “Our picks to click this week”.  That is very exciting!  My client Suzanne (whose apartment I featured) in the post “The right way to create flow using Colour” and I are about to be famous 🙂  Well…

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