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Help me Find the Perfect Black for my Exterior

11/18/2024
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When you’re scrolling for home inspiration, be careful not to fall into the all too common trap of thinking it’s solely the paint colour that makes a house pretty. There is so much to learn about creating a beautiful home. Leaning how to choose colour is a huge hurdle to clear. You also need to…

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Say Goodbye to These 4 Paint Colours in 2025

11/12/2024
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Let’s be honest about this black and white trend that’s been dominating design lately. It’s been like a security blanket for designers (and even homeowners) who get nervous when it comes to making colour choices. And I totally get it – when you’ve got a couple of go-to whites in your back pocket, life feels…

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Hey Black & White! It’s me, Beige. I’m Back!

11/07/2024
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This design critique dissects a newly constructed home that awkwardly merges fading black-and-white modern trends with emerging beige/Tuscan elements. It’s a showcase of mismatched finishes, random accent walls, and poorly coordinated bathroom designs that exemplify current transitional period confusion in interior design trends. So, what can we learn from this? Keep reading… When colour trends…

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4 Interior Colour Trends to Ditch in 2025

10/24/2024
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If you’ve been following me, you’ll know that my POV as a designer is to choose timeless finishes so you can hop off the trend-mill and love your house forever. Here are some tired trends I’m happy to help kick to the curb going into 2025. Allow me to be a tiny bit smug here,…

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5 Dream Kitchen Details you will Regret in 2030

10/01/2024
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Kitchen trends come and go. If you’ve been following me, you know that I’m all about timeless choices for longevity. And for versatility in decorating. You don’t want to be bossed around by choices that were once interesting and now just feeling dated. Here are some trends that have come and will soon go. I…

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Home Before & After

07/08/2024
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While my favourite way to update any space is through styling and decorating, sometimes a partial or full renovation is necessary. However, I try to approach any renovation with two guiding principles. Let’s explore them and how they can be applied to real-life home renovations and updates.  Raise your hand if you’ve seen this home…

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Ready to Renovate your new Black and White Bathroom?

07/04/2024
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I’ve been saying beige is back for a couple years already and there are signs it’s picking up momentum. There are plenty of inspiring well-done designer examples of earthy beige kitchens and bathrooms going around social media. And very soon there will be a lot of DIY copies. A wind change towards beige I like…

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Why We Love the Black and White Trend

04/15/2024
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Last week I wrote this post outlining all the black moments I have in my home. Because many of you have noticed that I, too, decorate with black in this black and white trend. Hey, I don’t dislike black. Here’s the thing. Some of us still need to know when to hit PAUSE on choosing…

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A Tour of the Black Accents in my Home

04/08/2024
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Sunday morning I had coffee with my sisters and my Mom in our living room. One of my sisters said someone she follows on Instagram had just tiled their entire bathroom black and painted the rest of the walls–including the ceiling–black to match. She revealed the completed bathroom on her reels along with copy that…

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Say Goodbye to These 5 Colour Trends in 2024

12/21/2023
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Hey! It’s that time of year when everyone is declaring their naughty and nice list when it comes to trends. And a lot of them really are as fluffy as Santa lists, honestly. Well this is what’s on my naughty list this year. So full disclaimer – if you’ve just completed a project in your…

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The Biggest Mistake Everyone Makes with Counter Stools

11/28/2023
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I see this over and over in kitchens everywhere. And I think I’m especially noticing it now that the strongest colour on the planet is trending. With so many black kitchens and islands everywhere, the biggest mistake I’m noticing is that there is zero contrast between the chairs and the island. Case in point, I…

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Colour Rescue: Coordinating Exterior Colour & Stone

08/03/2023
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With every macro (colour) trend like the black and white one we’re in right now, the homeowner (not you, obviously😉) who is not educating themselves on which colour would be best to update their home, ends up simply painting it with the current, trendy neutral.  Whatever neutral is popular at the time ends up being…

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