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How to Choose the Colour of your Gentek Gutters

06/20/2013
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Part of Mary Anne White’s (my landscape Architect) plan for our landscape project in addition to extending the portico with new stone treads, was to beef up the column (below).   Then once the new column was built, we were going to install the downspout behind the column instead of right smack in the front where…

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The Most Classic & Timeless Granite Colours

04/12/2013
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It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of granite. But if you insist on using it in your kitchen, here are a few classic and timeless granite options for you to consider.  Granite has a bad rap on this blog, so I thought I would write a post on which granite colours I think…

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My Take on Pantone’s 2013 Colour of the Year: Emerald

12/06/2012
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For the record, I did not predict this colour. I definitely thought it would be blue. Specifically a brighter, more cornflower blue. And I wasn’t the only one. Also, there’s a big difference between Emerald and Kelly Green, yet every image on Pantone’s slideshow announcing this colour shows both, this one being a perfect example…

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Should your Trim Colour match your White Vinyl Windows?

10/16/2012
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source One of my readers Melissa Huber asked: “My burning question has been what to do about the interior trim around replacement windows. The replacement windows are white but our window trims match all the wood throughout the house (molding, chair railing, beams, crown molding, all kitchen and bath cabinets). What is the best way to…

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Maria’s New Laundry Room: Before & After

09/07/2012
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  Our new house has three bathrooms, one in the master, the main bath which you’ve seen and the powder room. The one thing I did not like about the layout when we first saw it was that you had to walk through the laundry room to get to the powder room, but that was…

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Three Best Colours for your Leather Sofa

09/03/2012
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Last week when I opened my September Elle Decor magazine I was convinced that Hermes was suddenly selling furniture but clearly, upon searching all over their website, NO. This ad, located on the very back of the magazine is clearly just lifestyle. But let that not diminish the point of my point. Which is when…

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Find out what your Car says about You

09/02/2012
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I snapped this the other day, this is what driving in the country looks like! It’s here on Instagram which I’ve finally joined. Next I need to figure out how to follow you! I found this article ages ago, written by by Dee Van Dyk (canadianliving.com), read on to find out what your car says about…

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A Sexy Espresso Machine

08/21/2012
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source I drink my coffee black and I prefer Americanos. For a few years now we have had a Saeco (ours is an older version of this one below). We make a shot of espresso, add hot water and yum, coffee’s ready. source But now that I have a new kitchen, I needed a sexier…

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A Colourful Giveaway by Panyl

07/05/2012
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When I received this email from Panyl, I immediately emailed them back to say I’d love to do a giveaway. Here’s how it works! PANYL is the revolutionary design material that puts all the creative possibilities of custom furniture finishes directly in your hands. Literally. See this normally white FRAMSTA Entertainment unit from IKEA? Well…

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My New York Social Diary

05/20/2012
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This is my version of being in the New York Social Diary this week: Kips Bay 2011 I arrived in New York this morning on the red-eye and I’m sharing a room with my good friend Traci Zeller. She was already here the past two days with Talitha McGuinness the  co-owner and Creative Director of…

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It’s Time for Colour!

03/28/2010
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I have never had such a great time shopping in my life (I’m still in the States doing my Spring shop) and you know why? I’m buying colour because I’ve finally figured out how to wear it so it looks just as classic as wearing neutrals (blog post on that soon). And it’s the same…

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Food Textures & Colours

11/11/2008
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I found this site, Smitten, where you can order prints starting at a 4 x 6 size for as little as .63 cents. US of course. Most good things in the design world always seem to be in a US site. Darn. This purple potato is my favourite – isn’t it fabulous? All the colour…

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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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