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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
Question: When will you [or your client] really second guess your colour choices? Knight & Day – Denman Street Answer: When the colour doesn’t relate to anything. For example, in the above image, the client had chosen black and beige striped fabric for the banquets in addition to black carpeting… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
If you want to succeed in the design business you need a mentor. The best advice I can give my students on the fastest route to becoming a freelance designer is to finish all your education first and then get a job working for an interior designer. This way you… Continue Reading →
For the second week in a row my blog is in the Washington Post Blog Watch. This week it was for the post I just wrote on the 5 Questions to consider when selecting a new colour for your kitchen! So I just had to post this image sent to me… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
Thank you to the Washington Post for including this post in your blog watch, March 26, 2009! One of my clients generously allowed me to photograph her kitchen [last week] so that I could walk through [with you] the new colour we chose and why? flickr colour wheel This is… Continue Reading →
One of my readers asked which pale colour I would recommend, when selecting a colour for a dark room. Whenever I get asked this question, I always give the same answer: “A light colour will never come to life in a dark room but a rich, deep colour can make… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
This is an article I wrote that was just published in Alberta Home recently. I have re-printed it (with the yellow paint chips so you can see them) here so you can read it! The Secrets to Decorating with Yellow! Want to bring some happy optimism into your home this… Continue Reading →
Thank you to the Washington Post for including this post in your blog watch, March 19, 2009! When a client calls me to inquire about a colour consultation, here’s the question they need answered more than anything else: How do you create flow, and how do you transition the colour… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
Albarosa 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… Continue Reading →
A 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… Continue Reading →
