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When Pink Beige works on Exterior

07/24/2010
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I had the best day today, I kept jumping out of the car taking pictures of the painted ladies in San Francisco–way more fun for me than a museum. I was in colour heaven! You all know how I feel about pink beige. Here it is with orange. See how dirty it looks? A yellow…

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Party at the Vancouver Art Gallery

07/21/2010
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Last night I went to a designer event sponsored by Arborite, The Mohawk Group, Heritage Office Furniture and Best Buy held at the Vancouver Art Gallery. See the covered area on the upper right side of the photo below? That’s where we were and we certainly didn’t need to be covered, it was like being…

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Styling Tricks of the Trade from David Jimenez

07/20/2010
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All photos courtesy of David Jimenez A couple months ago, David emailed me and asked if I would contribute a quote on an article he was working on for Spaces Magazine in Kansas City. Here’s mine, at the top of the first page: Since I first discovered design blogs I have been a huge fan…

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A Consultation on White Benjamin Moore Trim

07/18/2010
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Tammy called me in a panic. She was about to have 10 interior doors sprayed with a new colour and she couldn’t decide between the 140 whites in the fan deck. She found my blog on-line and immediately called me for an appointment. Photos by Maria Killam Her existing trim colour (OC-126) was way too…

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How to bring the Sun into a Dark Bedroom

07/17/2010
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flickr How great is this? In our room at the Vintage Park Hotel where we stayed early this week, the sheers were a soft shade of yellow. On a gray and rainy day though (which it was when we were there), the light coming through feels happy! Photo by Maria Killam I had to share…

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Pattern or Solid: Yay or Nay

07/15/2010
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You read my blog because colour really and truly affects the way you feel every single day in your home. When I am hired for a consultation, many times I’m clear it’s because it’s not easy to decide what there is to change because each change then creates another change. It opens a can of…

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How to get a Man to Embrace Pink

07/12/2010
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When I posted about which colour scheme I was considering (yellow and raspberry) for my living room, I received a comment from a reader saying she could not imagine talking her husband into a pink and yellow family room and asked how to balance that. When I helped Penelope Trunk with her colours a few…

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Will you be Incorporating this Trend for 2010?

07/10/2010
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I fell in love with this Image on Cote de Texas’ post yesterday; click here to read and see the before, it’s such a transformation! Even my favourite leather sofas are here! The drama of the urn on the tree stump table is the best part of this room in my opinion. Then my House &…

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Who else will be Sleepless in Seattle?

07/08/2010
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One of my lovely readers Jen at Bloggers Abode suggested I write a post about what I’m looking for and I thought this was a brilliant plan so here’s my shopping list for my new place. First, I’m totally in love with yellow and raspberry pink for a living room colour scheme. I haven’t committed…

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How to Create Unexpected Style in Your Home

07/06/2010
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Since I’m currently decorating my new townhouse, I’ve been shopping for me and so not impressed with what I see out there. Writing a blog has taken my aesthetic to a whole new level which means I have store and website envy at everything that is available in the US that is not here in…

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How to Choose Colour for the Master Bedroom

07/04/2010
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I’m painting this weekend. I have now made enough decisions on decor that I can choose the colour and paint—yaay! This means the current pinky beige will be gone! First, the loveseat and chair I bought from Martha Stewart Furniture has arrived and it is pretty darn cute (below): I haven’t picked out an end…

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Sometimes being Happy is too Obvious

07/01/2010
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Credit My mom came to Canada from Finland when she was 19. She immediately met my Dad (who had also immigrated from Finland a few years prior) and within 4 short months they were married. My mom said she learned to speak English watching soaps on TV. When I was 5 years old, arriving in…

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Fresh or Fake Flowers; Yay or Nay?

06/30/2010
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I am not a snob about silk flowers as long as they look real–the ones that look real are certainly more expensive but think of all the money you save in the long run? A stunning silk orchid will last much longer in your powder room without natural light (well obviously) than a real one….

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