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Expert Colour Training – Perfect Location for True Colour Experts

02/04/2011

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source I arrived in Atlanta on Tuesday night to a heavy rainstorm. It was just like this. . . source Then 2 of my participants who were schedule to fly Wednesday couldn’t make it because of the snowstorms happening elsewhere (this one in Chicago): source Everyone else arrived and we are having a wonderful time…

Photo Shoot for my new Website (including the bloopers)

01/31/2011

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This week I completely re-arranged my living room for a photo shoot. My Web Designer/Brand Manager recommended that I get more ‘lifestyle’ feeling photos that say more about me than just a ‘head shot’ for my new website. So since my dining room is not yet finished, I couldn’t be photographed sitting on my sofa…

Sunflower Yellow; Where are yoooooooooou?

01/28/2011

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The reason you have not seen the corner bookshelves in my living room yet is because I had lights installed on two sets of shelves going across all 5 of them and in between is a glass shelf. This means I can’t stick books on these shelves (except on the bottom shelf) or the light…

The Difference Between an Expert and a Master

01/26/2011

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Penelope Trunk sent me an email this month after she received my newsletter ‘Colour Advice from a True Expert’: “Unsolicited advice. I don’t think it should say “true expert” in the headline. I mean, only people who think people don’t trust their expertise would say that. When you just say “colour advice” it already…

Why are some Homes harder to Decorate than others?

01/24/2011

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I have had lots of conversations with clients who have said “I have decorated many homes with great success over the years but this house has me stumped.” They call me because they need an objective opinion to get past something they can’t see on their own. Image via Inspired Room Here is a great…

True Colour Expert Jennifer Duchene Interviews Me

01/22/2011

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The other day when Kelly from Restyling Home posted this interview with me, one of my readers emailed me and said ‘Maria it could have been loooooonger’. So here’s another one. Jennifer Duchene is one of the talented designers that attended my last True Colour Expert Workshop in September, her blog and business is called…

What Colour should a Workshop be Painted?

01/20/2011

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I know, you’ve been waiting with bated breath to know the answer to this question (not 🙂 but ever since I walked into this furniture makers workshop and saw the back wall painted this colour, I wanted to show it to you because it’s so great. BM 802 or CC-846 A basically unfinished room with…

Vancouver Colour Consultant – Comparing Colour is Everything

01/19/2011

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source Last year I mentioned here, that I helped Penelope Trunk with her colours and furniture selection when she first moved in with her new husband. Anyway, today she wrote a post called ‘How to Answer the Question, What do you Do?’ and she mentioned me again (thanks Penelope). She said “I learned about color…

Vancouver Interior Designer; The Versatile Green Sofa

01/17/2011

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source Recently I bought a book called French Chic by Florence De Dampierre. I so loved how she defined French style that I wanted to share it with you: source Walls: BM Georgian Green semi gloss HC-115, trim: Liberty park 487, The line at the top of the wall: Tangelo 2017-30 “Style resides in…

10 Interesting Posts and a Linky Party

01/15/2011

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I’m always posting interesting articles or blog posts I come across on my Twitter and Facebook Fan page for my followers so I thought I’d include a few of my favourites here today. If your post is not here and it’s great, it’s just because I haven’t read it or because I had to end…

What makes a Design Blog Interesting?

01/14/2011

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I have mixed feelings on whether yesterday’s post should ever have been written. There was lots of lively debate in the comments and even a few cranky ones mixed in to the long list I received (I also lost a reader according to her comment). Also, two emails arrived saying “Wow your sisters must be…

Decorating for Family; How Much is too Much?

01/13/2011

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My youngest sister, her husband and two small children are moving even further into the country than they already are, Abbotsford to Yarrow. This is happening in February. And when they move they will need help decorating their house. The last time my sister moved (about 7 years ago) we spent many weekends over the…

Can you paint your Cabinets the same Colour as the Walls?

01/11/2011

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source Whenever anyone asks me this question I always say no. I think cabinetry is like furniture in your house, it should be distinguished from the wall colour. The only exceptions to this are: Source If your walls are white already (above) it works because the rest of the walls in your house are white…

Review of Last Years Goals and a New List for 2011

01/09/2011

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source Have you ever noticed, no matter where you are in life right now, there’s always a higher bar to reach and when you compare yourself to where you think you should be (or even worse, to someone else), that’s when you get cranky? Well that is how I’m feeling right now at the beginning…

Got a Sad Room? How to make it Happy, Easy & Cheap

01/06/2011

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It’s January and either raining (here in Vancouver) or cold and frosty in most parts of the country. The Christmas lights have been put away for another year and it’s time to refresh and update. I just received a timely press release and decided my special article for this months newsletter is a great place…

Hotel Great Room; A Trend that’s Here to Stay

01/05/2011

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My friend Rodd Herron, whom I met years ago when I was a sales manager at Westin Hotels & Resorts, sent me the link to this story. And New Years Eve, when I arrived at the brand new Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel to stay just for the night, it reminded me of this article. …