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Smile Sweetly and Ask Nicely While You’re on Vacation

05/17/2014
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It’s a good thing my brother-in-law Dr. Bill Jacobs is a good holiday planner because he’s directly responsible for the fact that Terreeia and I are here in Scottsdale, Arizona with my sister Elizabeth and my sweet nephews for 5 nights. William & Markus We’re staying at the Kimpton Firesky Resort & Spa. When we arrived in our looong…

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Easter Time and my 500 White Tulips are Blooming!

04/20/2014
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I planted my white tulip bulbs last year in November and December. And then I worried that they wouldn’t be in the ground long enough and wouldn’t come up. It’s funny, when I first ordered 300, that number seemed like an incredible amount but then when I started planting, well I barely got the front…

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OMG I’m on the Cover of the Colour Issue!

02/23/2014
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Okay it doesn’t come as a complete surprise, my fabulous photographer Tracey Ayton emailed me a few weeks ago and said to keep it hush, hush. I was still holding my breath though, until I saw it myself until one of my True Colour Experts™, Sarah Hepburn-Smith posted a picture on our private Facebook page…

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Goals for 2014; What I Accomplished in 2013

01/19/2014
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{click on images for source} Remember when I spent that Saturday in December planting tulip bulbs? Well, as I was kneeling in the dirt, digging holes one-by-one, I had this epiphany about goals and visualizing and here’s what it was: If there’s something you really want in your life, and you have it written down, and…

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Dreamy Beach House in Kauai

01/13/2014
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I have known my client and good friend for many years now. I first met her when I worked at Benjamin Moore in West Vancouver.  She had just moved into a new house with her husband and was looking for wall colours. When I said I could come out to her house to help her choose…

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Photo Shoot Preparations

11/28/2013
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My photographer came today to shoot my house, now that I finally made a decision on my drapes and they have been installed–I’ll give you a hint, they’re HOT PINK–so Tuesday I drove into the city to buy flowers and Elizabeth came with me. Here’s where we went: 12:20 pm We arrive in Vancouver and…

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Being a Designer Takes Guts & Vision

10/27/2013
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One of my readers sent me these photos from their new place in cottage country, which is located 2 1/2 hours from downtown Toronto.   source See this spiral chandelier (above)? I couldn’t find the big one on-line but this one is 6 feet long and 4 ft wide. To get it inside their cottage,…

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I’m off to Seattle for the Weekend

09/20/2013
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My drapery went up today in the master bedroom and family room, can’t wait to show you! I’m off to Seattle for the weekend for some Fall shopping! I need something to wear when I lead my True Colour Expert Training happening at the VanDusen Gardens next week! We will stay at our favourite hotel in…

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The Shocking Truth about TOO much Black

09/17/2013
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When is too much black just bad? In 2011 when we were living in our townhouse in North Vancouver, I chose the wrong fabric for my new chair and ottoman. I was so embarrassed. The truth is, I was procrastinating I had my yellow sofa (above) and that was an easy choice for me to make….

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