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10 Ways to get a Fresh Look with a Black Sofa

04/20/2011
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There are just as many black leather sofas in family rooms as brown ones these days all over the country so if you are looking for an update or need black or a dark colour because you have kids, here are my recommendations: 1. How about this one in fabric? This is IKEA’s Stockholm sofa….

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What Everyone should Know about Blue

04/17/2011
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(Blue Hubbard 8438 Sherwin Williams) House Beautiful   My favourite place for blue is Master Bedrooms.  So many people use white bedding and blue is so pretty with white. And, blue can be a tricky colour to choose. If you don’t gray it down enough, it ends up baby blue on the walls and–unless you…

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How to get a Designer Living Room on a Budget

12/14/2010
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 Interior Design by Maria Killam, Photography by Anna Beaudry       Recently I completed this interior for two newlyweds, a Doctor and a Lawyer. Janelle is just finishing her internship in medical school and next year she will be practicing medicine full time. She found my blog and hired me to help her choose…

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What is the Colour of Fun?

11/15/2010
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flickr At the CMG conference in 2010 we had a presentation called C20 where 20 colour professionals had one minute to present ‘What’s Next’.  My favourite was Mark Woodman’s question: A day at the beach (flickr) He said he noticed from just observing the world around him that the colour of fun is NEVER beige. And he…

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Top Ten Throw Pillows

08/23/2010
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Lately I’ve been obsessed with toss cushions because I’m selecting fabrics for the pillows that will be on my new sofa and in the bedrooms. I never design a room for a client without them. Here are my favourites: Samantha Pynn 1. Love this big floral for the drama and the way it pulls together…

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The House of Blues

08/18/2010
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When Robin Dow, CEO of Galahad Metals Inc. called me to help choose colours for his new house in West Vancouver, I immediately tried to talk him out of all the blue grays he showed me. In fact I’m pretty sure I can only take credit for one blue in the whole entire house, he…

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The Colour of a Perfect Summer Day

07/30/2010
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Source I have specified BM Summer Blue 2067-50 so many times for little boys rooms that the paint store would know it was my chart just by looking at the colour. It’s really fabulous. And truly the colour of a perfect summer day. Also great in a windowless room because it’s the colour of the…

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When Pink Beige works on Exterior

07/24/2010
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I had the best day today, I kept jumping out of the car taking pictures of the painted ladies in San Francisco–way more fun for me than a museum. I was in colour heaven!   You all know how I feel about pink beige.   Here it is with orange. See how dirty it looks?…

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Which Colour Sofa Should You Buy?

06/20/2010
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Which colour sofa should you buy? It’s been a long time since I have picked out a new sofa. I bought my first one when I was 21 and it was black with white stripes. When I got married at 27 my husband and I bought a sofa and love seat in forest green leather, back…

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Will the real French Blue please Stand up?

02/23/2010
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I found it, tweaked it a little bit and as promised in my earlier post this week, I am happy to announce, it’s here, along with some great images to show it off! Image from Design Ties Everyone’s posting about blue lately (which is the world’s most favourite colour), and it could be that House…

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Eeeeek, it’s Mint Green!

10/25/2009
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Last weekend I went to the Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show.  As I walked along I came upon a booth by a good client of mine (he’s in the renovation business). Looking at the WRONG, pale colour on the walls I nudged him and said “Hey why didn’t you call me to pick the…

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Do you need Help picking your Logo Colour?

07/10/2009
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When shopping for my clients, I buy all my silk flowers at Chintz and Company which is located in the heart of downtown Vancouver. Every time I go there I see this building (which is right next door). I love heritage buildings and especially this one with the happy blue colour. So yesterday I took…

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My Interior Design Style

03/31/2009
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I have been tagged by Brooke at Velvet & Linen and Lauren at Pure Style Home to choose only one image that represents my style. This took way longer than I expected because I couldn’t find one room where I liked almost everything! The hardest part about it is finding ONE image, I also love…

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