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Cloverdale Paint Party on Elizabeth Avenue

04/16/2012
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Today we took possession of our new (to us) rancher in Yarrow. It will still be about 6 weeks before we move in. The name of our street is Elizabeth Avenue (my sister in Yarrow is Elizabeth). I love it! Don’t you agree that the name of the street you live on is important? Now…

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What Colour Should Your Boots be?

09/19/2011
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source Denise Turner, Janice Lindsay, Roz Kavander and Maria Killam Me and some of my colour friends at the Saturday night dinner. Kohler Nicole Wittwer, a Product Manager at Kohler reported that recently during a trade show where they were launching their new collection, Tresham, this image was displayed at one of their booths. People started…

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The Best Trim For Bathrooms; Not Cloud White

06/28/2011
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I always have to include Cloud White in posts I write about trim because it’s too commonly used as a go-to, fix-all, no-questions-asked solution.  A client emailed me today with a great question: Is it okay to have a warmer, off white trim throughout the house but use a brighter white in the bathroom to…

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Do you Understand Neutrals? Take the Bathroom Test

05/22/2011
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source I have lost count of the number of times I have been hired to help a homeowner ‘correct’ a colour issue created by a designer who chose finishes without knowing how to combine the undertones of the colours and neutrals of the tiles or granite they had selected. This bathroom of one of my…

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Do you choose Finishes based on Light vs. Dark?

09/01/2010
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I can’t tell you the number of times I have had people say things like this: “Well I picked that flooring because it was the lightest one, I didn’t want my place to look dark”, or I chose that tile because I didn’t want my bathroom to look dark. Dana Wolters Well that is, until…

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Are your Colours Married?

05/10/2010
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You 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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Slate or Porcelain Tile in the Bathroom?

04/14/2010
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Maryaliceduncanphotography.com Recently, during a consultation,  I walked into a bathroom that was very much like this one: Source – fun post on bathrooms in the 2000’s  Okay this is actually not that bad compared to the one I saw (which was more like this one), but unless you plan to live in your house for…

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Powder Room Colour

05/22/2009
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Everytime I don’t take a ‘before’ picture and then I finish decorating the room and it looks this cute I regret it! I am working on decorating a town house for the owner of reVISION Custom Home Renovations (pictures to follow, we are still waiting for some furniture to arrive). I did finish the powder…

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Creative Stripes in the Bathroom

02/19/2009
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Last night I took my students to a Benjamin moore store for a product knowledge session about paint. Michelle Campbell runs the store on Pacific Avenue and this woman knows paint and colour; She makes paint interesting! I walked out of the restroom at the end of the evening and said “I love the creative way…

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