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A Charming eDesign Exterior Before & After

06/17/2025
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Today I’m sharing a couple of before and after exteriors. The first is a charming character house transformed with an eDesign consultation from plain to fabulous. The second is a reader’s DIY before and after where she’s asking for help with some of the finishing details. From blah to bold an exterior makeover My eDesign…

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Ask Maria: Choosing Timeless Bathroom Tile

06/12/2025
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Today I’m answering a reader’s request to give her a “grade” on her plans to update her bathroom to a Maria approved timeless look. She got it all right but this one critical thing! ⭐️ Hi Maria, I need your design superpowers! A few years ago, my designer installed 12×24 grey tile throughout our primary…

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Inspiration vs. Reality: 5 Reasons Your Reno Falls Flat

06/09/2025
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Whenever one of my family members embarks on a renovation—big or small—I’m reminded just how quickly those dreamy inspiration photos can collide with reality. Take my sister Anita, for example. When we started mood-boarding her bathroom, we were in pure fantasy mode. I found a gorgeous mirror and two perfect sconce lights. Pretty, pretty, pretty!…

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5 Steps to Starting a Bathroom Renovation

06/05/2025
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Today I’m thrilled to hand the blog over to my sister Anita, whose sense of humour and eye for design always make for a great story. If you’ve ever felt stuck with a space you can’t stand, Anita’s journey will feel all too familiar. She’s sharing the real-life ups and downs of living with a…

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Richer Wood Tones: Yay or Nay?

06/02/2025
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When we bought our new house, I reluctantly decided to refinish the hardwood floors. They were white oak but the stain had a too warm violet/red tone and they were too dark. I wanted them to be a timeless, medium brown. More golden brown than red. They turned out beautifully and I’m so glad we…

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Help! My Walls are Beige and my Sofa is Taupe

05/29/2025
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In today’s post I’m sharing a question a reader sent in. Using my Neutral Colour Wheel, she distinguished that the reason why her paint colour didn’t match the sofa is because her walls were pink beige and the rest of her furnishings her designer chose was taupe. Now she’s looking at repainting her open layout…

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What our Dream House Looks like in 2025

05/26/2025
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I’m so excited to share all the before and after’s of the progress we have made on our home in the past 2 1/2 years: Our Dream Home Befores & Afters When I was at High Point this Spring, I struggled to find a picture of my new house on Instagram to show to someone….

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3 Ways to Brighten a Small Dark Room

05/22/2025
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Join me in Toronto for a another one-day guest room makeover, where a bold green paint choice transformed this homeowners windowless room into a fresh, versatile retreat. It’s another colour rescue!! On Instagram, I announced we would be in Toronto in April. And I was open to doing a One Day Styling Makeover in the…

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You Asked for More Exercises; We Delivered

05/20/2025
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Last week we held our True Colour Expert Training in Chicago and it was an amazing success… with raving reviews! If you missed it, let me just say… you *really* missed out. But don’t worry, I’m here to give you a peek behind the scenes (and a little nudge so you don’t miss the next…

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Top 10 Trends for 2026 from Spring High Point

04/29/2025
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High Point Market never disappoints when it comes to gorgeously decorated showrooms and amazing hospitality! Here are the top trends we spotted this Spring! 10 | Bird Motifs Tricia, my Director of eDesign quickly noticed bird motifs everywhere because she is adopting a baby lovebird this coming week. There were birds in wallpaper, textiles and…

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How to Warm Up your Grey Floors

04/24/2025
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Like many of us, you may have installed or inherited grey wood look flooring from the previous grey trend. And now that you’re over the look of everything grey – you might be thinking you’ll eventually need to change them out. But replacing flooring is a huge, messy and expensive job. So instead, here are…

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