Why does Comfortable have to be Ugly?
06/09/2010My sister called me the other day to have a chat. She informed me she was comfortably ensconced in her husband’s black (and lumpy I might add) recliner. She has 2 very small children so she is fine with comfortable instead of fashionable at the current moment. She will pick up the battle to relegate…
Are you Decorating from Scratch?
06/07/2010This will be the first time (since I started decorating for a living 10 years ago) that I will be decorating my living room from scratch. Image from Cote de Texas Being in the [decorating] business is so hard because next week I might see something better-cheaper-nicer-more-perfect-than-what-I-already-ordered which would make me cranky. A designer I…
Where I’ll be this Weekend
06/04/2010I’m going to the spa this weekend to sit in the hot tub and get pampered, (well it is my Birthday on Monday so that’s my excuse!). So where I’ll be is relaxing and lounging around, preferably on that cool textured pillow in the image below (how fun is that). Credit So just to keep…
The Most Overlooked Colour for Exteriors
06/03/2010It’s newsletter time again and this month it’s dedicated entirely to exteriors. I’m gathering all my exterior posts so that they will be in one place with the addition of my special article written especially for my subscribers (it’s free, click here if you would like to receive it): The Most Overlooked Colour for Exteriors….
Source Since everyone these days knows me for my colour blog, I came to the realization that [most] people are just a teeny bit disappointed if I arrive and I’m not wearing a stitch of colour. Okay this might be mostly in my head but if the situation were reverse, I would expect a colourist…
Learn my System for Colour Consulting
05/30/2010If you want the Rainbow you gotta put up with the Rain ~ Dolly Parton flickr My first True Colour Expert Workshop was this past weekend and I was a little stressed the first day knowing the expectations were high of all the designers and colour experts that flew from all over the US and…
The Yellow Period
05/28/2010The Skirted Roundtable interviewed Mary Douglas Drysdale on their podcast this week and Mary said that when her living room done in yellows (this is one of her projects not THE living room) was photographed years ago, everyone came to her for yellow after that, so much that she has a book which showcases her…
Who else Wants to be a True Colour Expert?
05/26/2010One more day and my first 3 day workshop will be here (Thursday). The course is almost full and the June dates are open for registration. June 24, 25 & 26, 2010. Click here for more information. I taught a modified version of this course for 3 years at Vancouver Community College and here are…
Is Quartz Sexier than Granite?
05/23/2010Two years ago I invited two designer friends–both were kitchen designers–to a holiday party in my home. One of my good clients (who was about to renovate her kitchen) also attended with her husband and during the course of the evening, they individually asked each designer which countertop material each preferred. The first one (who…
The townhouse I have just moved into has very pale pinky beige carpet throughout. Since I’m renting, I can’t take it out and I was starting to get quite dismayed at how it was looking just from moving in our stuff! We were thinking about buying a little steam cleaner to keep it looking well,…
Stunning Front Entry
05/19/2010Tablescapes are on my mind now that I’m decorating my new place. I want to buy a fabulous table for my entry and make it just as inviting as this one! All you need is a lamp (for instant atmosphere), some coffee table books, beautiful art and some flowers. I saved this image and can’t…
An Empty Palette
05/18/2010We have twice as much space in our new place! It’s so great. I finally have a large master bedroom to decorate (along with the rest of the house of course). I have always loved this playful little nightstand, I bought it years ago, its solid birch. I need two that match for the master…
What Colour is Your Front Door?
05/15/2010Mine is orange. And since orange is an outgoing, optimistic and social colour, I’m happy with it! We’re moving this weekend (it’s still a rental—we tried to buy it didn’t work out). It’s twice as big as the space we are in now—I can hardly wait! All the doors in this townhouse complex are the…
If you are a blogger (or are about to start one) and you want to be really good–subscribe to Copyblogger. I think it’s one of the best blogs to improve your blog daily. There’s a reason he has over 100,000 subscribers. It was when I read this post called “Could your Blog be Ruining your…
Are your Colours Married?
05/10/2010You know the old “There should be a minimum of 3, maximum 4 colours in any room before it’s just a mess” rule? Well I’m exaggerating here but truly, wall colour is the same. If you have tile or stone that already has 4-5 colours in it. . . and sometimes (I know if you’re…
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