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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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Which Stone Colour is Best for Your Fireplace Surround?

02/08/2012
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This is the biggest mistake homeowners make when choosing stone colour for their fireplace. Take my advice, because if you choose wrong, it will dictate the overall colour scheme of your home forever.  The stacked stone trend for fireplaces and the exterior of homes is a big one. But that doesn’t mean it’s right for…

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Is Colour the Best Neutral? Yay or Nay

03/07/2011
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Brown trend > Gray trend (source) For months now in most of my consultations in-person or on-line all over the country in US and Canada, my clients have been asking for the same thing.  And it is this: “How can I eradicate beige and caramel/orange tones from my home and replace it with the cooler…

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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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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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5 Steps to a Kitchen you will Love!

09/28/2009
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Wood stained cabinets or painted? Which one is right for you? Follow my 5 simple steps to design a kitchen you’ll love forever.  Image source I’ll start with the espresso brown kitchen cabinet trend as it’s still going strong here in 2009: The following is an anonymous comment that I have heard many times since…

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How to pick Exterior Colour without a Designer

06/04/2009
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I have always admired the combination of colours on this elementary school so yesterday, I stopped and walked right up to the building and matched the colours to my  fan deck. I highly recommend simply owning a fan deck from any paint company for this reason but I recommend Benjamin Moore fan decks because most…

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Black is the new Brown

01/23/2009
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I was at a new ‘Joey’s’ last night on Burrard and Pender and I thought the washrooms were so great! It seems like all the trendy, ‘upscale casual’ restaurants these days are in competition to see who can design the coolest bathrooms so here’s yet another one. I especially liked the floor tile I think…

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When to buy Leather Furniture

11/04/2008
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One of the best things to come out of the brown trend is that the average consumer (especially men) have switched from buying black leather furniture to brown. I have seen so much leather in my consultations I have come to the conclusion that the reason why most people buy leather sofas is because there…

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