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When Colour Theory is Literally Dangerous

04/15/2014
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Image via Barbara Barry (A pretty combination of green-grays and yellow-beige) When Irene and I were working on my White is Complicated eBook. We got to a section and she said “You need to explain that more thoroughly, people are literalists”. And she’s right. When we’re learning anything, we’re literal. That’s why in every profession and especially…

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How to Find More Money for Home Decor

04/02/2013
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I follow this great blog called Social Triggers. Recently, Derek was interviewing an author named Dan Heath who wrote a book called Decisions: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work. It’s a very interesting podcast that I think EVERYONE could learn from. Check it out here. Unless you’re someone that never makes a bad…

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PEI Cottage Gets a Dose of Colour Me Happy

02/12/2013
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I was so thrilled when one of my clients recently shared these images with me of our on-line consultation in July. Here is her note as well as the images of the total renovation of their cottage. The exterior before shot is at the end of the post. Hi Maria, Had a session with you…

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Consultation from Pink Beige to Green Beige

02/24/2012
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This couple called me because they had already unhappily been living with pink beige walls (BM Bar Harbour Beige) for the past 7 years in their living and hallways. Then when they renovated the kitchen and installed new tile in the hallways, the tile that she was clear had zero pink in it before it…

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How to Mix Yesterday with Today in Your Renovation

01/22/2012
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The best money-saving advice I give my clients every single day is dedicated around the correct way to introduce finishes from today into your dated, 20-30 year old (or more) space.

For example, recently I consulted with a client who had plans to rip out everything in the bathroom except the one-piece shower/tub. She sent me some images in advance of our consultation of some combination sink/vanity units she planned to purchase to replace her existing vanity.

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A Design & Colour Consultation in Gibsons

06/26/2011
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It was a rare, sunny and gorgeous day here in Vancouver last Wednesday at 7:20 am, when I hopped on the ferry to Gibsons to see my clients Sandra & Michael. I decorated their home 4 years ago in Richmond. They have fallen in love with this little town on the Sunshine Coast and found…

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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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A Consultation on White Benjamin Moore Trim

07/18/2010
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Tammy called me in a panic. She was about to have 10 interior doors sprayed with a new colour and she couldn’t decide between the 140 whites in the fan deck. She found my blog on-line and immediately called me for an appointment. Photos by Maria Killam Her existing trim colour (OC-126) was way too…

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Pattern or Solid: Yay or Nay

07/15/2010
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You read my blog because colour really and truly affects the way you feel every single day in your home. When I am hired for a consultation, many times I’m clear it’s because it’s not easy to decide what there is to change because each change then creates another change. It opens a can of…

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Do you Dream about Decorating your House?

05/06/2010
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Sometimes when I get to the “Here’s what my fees are” conversation with a client, they say “But I just need colour/s”. And it seems really simple and straightforward—like anybody could come over and just choose a colour. However, rarely do the people that hire me have a simple colour problem. If colour was all…

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