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Sneak Peek of my Boxwood: Before & After

06/01/2013
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Last weekend all the right angled boxwood in the front of my house was installed by my fabulous landscaper Nelson (Kyle) Dupuis (below). Nelson also installed all the flagstone pathways at the front and back of our house. The tattoo on his arm is all Ginko leaves, he’s a fan of them. Mary Anne White (My…

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White to Green Exterior: Before & After

05/18/2013
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Have you ever wondered if a green house would blend too much into the landscape if you have lots of green around your house? This homeowner was brave enough to go for it! Before After: Body Colour, SW 6431 Trim: SW 6385 Green is the color of nature, fertility, life. Grass green is the most…

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The Zen of One Day Decorating: Before & After

05/12/2013
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One of my favourite ways to help my clients create a space that fills them with happiness when they walk in their door is the one day shopping service I offer. If you just need an end table or two, lighting, pillows, possibly a carpet and accessories, you have comfortable shoes and a large vehicle,…

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How to Create a Useable Kid-Friendly Dining Room

04/11/2013
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My good friend Barbara Miller has created this awesome video where she shows us step-by-step, how to create a dining room that is beautiful for the 15 days a year when you might use it, and totally functional and attractive as a playroom for children the remaining 350 days of the year! Barbara grew up…

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My Breakfast Area: Before & After

03/13/2013
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I decided on sconces after the new kitchen plan did not leave room for a full size table and chairs. Having a light fixture hanging over the new eating area would be an issue because then it would not be centered to the bay windows. So I eliminated the overhead light fixture and added two…

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Happy Green Master Closet: Before & After

03/01/2013
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Remember these colours (below) I chose for Traci who won the I Hate my Closet Contest with the Designer Closet Guys? Well, her closet was just installed and I went over last week to check it out. I realized we didn’t get a before picture without people in it so here we are again. Maria,…

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Maria’s Festive White Kitchen: Before & After

12/09/2012
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source Okay, okay, everyone is asking when I’m posting more pictures of my kitchen. Well I was waiting for my custom made bench and roman shades but the window coverings are delayed so you can thank the holidays for this glimpse. The other day I found this image on Pinterest (above) so on the weekend…

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The Hottest Colour Trend for Countertops

10/21/2012
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We chose a BIG stainless sink from Franke for our kitchen and after the sink and my beautiful Franke faucet was installed in July, I was dismayed at how close everything was to the casings and window sill (below) ‘Don’t worry’ Jan (My kitchen designer) said, ‘There will be some quartz left over from your…

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My Sister’s Fresh New Backsplash: Before & After

08/26/2012
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My sister Elizabeth inherited her kitchen with glazed creamy cabinets, chocolate brown walls (that’s what they were before we painted the walls CA100 Beechwood or BM HC-45 Shaker Beige or PPG 414-4 Dusty Trail) and a very busy and blotchy laminate countertop. The first thing we changed was the colour soon after they moved in….

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Painting House Numbers: Before & After

08/22/2012
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After the renovation this summer, we were down to the small jobs and I had my contractor make me a new board for the house numbers. I couldn’t move the location of the board because it was imbedded in the vinyl siding. source Changing the heinous light fixture made a big difference. And of course…

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The Zen of Home Renovating

08/19/2012
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‘A Happy Wife is a Happy Life.’ How many times have you heard that expression? Let’s be really clear about something, when it comes to creating a home, wives are usually the ones who are the most upset or annoyed about the out-dated or unattractive areas. I know this because 95% of the time, it’s…

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Just Blink Twice and It’ll be Black

08/01/2012
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 Renovation update #28 Every single light fixture needed to be replaced in my new house. When I first arrived at The Lighting Warehouse in Richmond I had the good fortune to work with Anne (one of the owners). She was fabulous. I had spent a bunch of time on-line already selecting everything and then when…

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