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What I Love about Patina Style

11/26/2011

Images from Giannetti Home I have been following Velvet & Linen for as long as I’ve been writing this blog because we started our blogs around the same time. Brooke and I emailed back and forth a lot and I finally met both Brooke and Steve at High Point last year! They are both such…

Vancouver Interior Designer: What Should You Charge for the First Consultation? (For Designers Only)

11/22/2011

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When you complete my True Colour Expert Workshop you get access to a Private Facebook page for graduates only. This page has truly taken on a life of its own. It’s completely optional, it’s free (so far) and to date we have 50 members. This page has become a great place to not only get…

Vancouver Colour Consultant: The Fundamental Key for Colour Specifying (Not for Everybody)

11/20/2011

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Pinterest If you are a designer or design enthusiast and you want to start developing and training your eye to see undertones, you’ll need my 50 large sample boards – 40 neutrals and 10 whites, all from Benjamin Moore. No more searching through 140 or more whites to find the one you need for your…

Vacation = Naps

11/17/2011

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I love to nap on vacation. It’s what I’m about to do next. pinterest I have a client with a den that is just big enough for two chaise lounges. I think doing something like this would be the ultimate in luxury and most certainly the perfect napping place! Pinterest Then we would just need a…

An Exception to Mixing Clean and Dirty Colour

11/15/2011

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Occasionally I come across an exception to mixing clean and dirty colours that actually works. Today I’m sharing one of those examples and why it works. This is a cactus sculpture in the lobby at the Westin Lost Cabos where we are staying this week on a much needed vacation! How cute, right? An exception…

Vancouver Colour Consultant: Westin Sets Their Own Colour Trends

11/13/2011

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BM 145 Honeybell The best part of arriving at a tropical destination is how the air smells the minute you walk off the plane. I think you can begin to see why I loved this resort so much when I stayed here around 10 years ago (my last beach vacation). Westin Los Cabos Famed architect,…

Where is Your Favourite Vacation Spot?

11/11/2011

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I stayed here at the Westin Los Cabos in Mexico a few years ago when I did a Wisdom Vacation Course with Landmark Education. It was one of the best vacations I ever had and every time I am somewhere and just want to be still and try to be present (try being the…

New Drapes for My Mom’s Carriage House

11/08/2011

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Photos by Maria Killam My mom’s new drapes match the fall foliage outside! So pretty. Before Most living rooms really are so sad without drapery (unless it’s super contemporary of course). This room has three windows and even with all the colourful furniture and pink walls it was still lacking a feeling of warmth. Also the…

Vancouver Interior Designers: How to Hang Art on a Staircase Wall

11/07/2011

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I am helping a client plan a family wall of art. She lives in a house with a spectacular spiral staircase and has a large wall she’d love to use to showcase family photos. Just a pretty spiral staircase, unrelated to art here (source) First we went to Ikea for several sizes of Ribba frames….

Throws for a Cozy Living Room

11/06/2011

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When The Plaid Shop asked if I wanted a throw for my living room I happily chose this one (below). I have a total of three throws in my living room because I love how cozy they are, and I’m always cold. Photo by Maria Killam There are wonderful colours to choose from as well as…

Vancouver Colour Consultant: How to Coordinate Undertones in Tiles & Countertops

11/04/2011

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In my True Colour Expert Training last month a participant asked a really good question. “Okay, so now I can see the undertones and I get it, now what?” source I recently met with a homeowner who was building two duplexes. She hired me specifically because she wanted to make sure all her finishes and undertones…

One More Reason to Skip Accent Tiles Altogether

11/02/2011

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When building a new house or starting a major renovation, the thing I hear most from my clients is… I don’t want it to look boring. But, adding interest with trendy accent tiles is just going to make your house look dated. Here’s one more reason to skip accent tiles altogether. There is a new…

Colour Me Happy is Three Years Old!

10/31/2011

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When Elizabeth and Bill were looking at homes in their neighbourhood, the Real Estate Agent told them that Halloween was fun here because everyone gets right into it. It’s the most fun Halloween I’ve ever had running around with William and Markus and a small but very important ladybug, Isabella (daughter of Elizabeth’s friend Crystal)….

Five Stylish Picks by “You Look Fab”

10/30/2011

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Elizabeth and I spent the day shopping with Angie Saturday and had an amazing time! These are some of the clothes we found: J. Crew Love this blazer. Angie and I debated on the gray and cream one vs the black and charcoal combination and she said this would be the best with all the…

eBook Cover Photo Shoot – Sneak Peek!

10/27/2011

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My first eBook will be ready soon (update – it’s ready now – see ad to the right). We just need to find someone to do the design and lay-out. I would prefer to hire a designer who has actually put an eBook together but that person is proving to be difficult to find. The…

Vancouver Colour Consultant: Beige is Only ‘Blah’ When it’s Wrong

10/25/2011

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In a consultation recently for a church in Virginia, I was on the phone with two women who were on the decorating committee. They said, “the committee does not want a ‘blah’ beige.” And my response to that was that beige is considered a “colour” when it’s the right beige and totally blah when it’s wrong. And it…

What I Love about Patina Style

Vancouver Interior Designer: What Should You Charge for the First Consultation? (For Designers Only)

Vancouver Colour Consultant: The Fundamental Key for Colour Specifying (Not for Everybody)

Vacation = Naps

An Exception to Mixing Clean and Dirty Colour

Vancouver Colour Consultant: Westin Sets Their Own Colour Trends

Where is Your Favourite Vacation Spot?

New Drapes for My Mom’s Carriage House

Vancouver Interior Designers: How to Hang Art on a Staircase Wall

Throws for a Cozy Living Room

One More Reason to Skip Accent Tiles Altogether

Colour Me Happy is Three Years Old!

Five Stylish Picks by “You Look Fab”

eBook Cover Photo Shoot – Sneak Peek!

Vancouver Colour Consultant: Beige is Only ‘Blah’ When it’s Wrong

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