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Why a Colourful Sofa is as Timeless as Subway Tile

04/02/2016
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Colour is always more timeless than the current trendy neutral. So, when shopping for a new sofa, choose a colour instead of the neutral of the day (whether it’s grey, charcoal, black or white). A colourful sofa is as timeless as subway tile. Here’s why. A colourful sofa is timeless. How often does your sofa…

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Encaustic Tiles: Should You Embrace the Trend?

02/06/2016
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From Apartment Therapy Those of you who have been reading my musings about accent tile for years now could have easily predicted that this post was coming. Well, here it is. First, you should know that I did not even know how to say Encaustic before January of this year? I still worry when I say it…

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The Secret to Feeling at Home

02/03/2016
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  Image via Design Sponge I have a treat for you today! Our virtual Director of Customer Service & Delight/Event Coordinator Lisa Borton, based out of Naperville, Illinois, has written a guest post for us. We asked everyone who applied for this position to write a blog post and I loved hers so much, I’m…

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Maria Killam’s Trend Forecast for 2016

01/04/2016
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image source The look of 2016 is White, Colourful, and Organic. Here’s how I want you to read this forecast. Trend reports are generally about what’s NEW. It doesn’t mean that the trends I talked about in 2015 or 2014 are OLD. After all, trends in interior design cannot be in one year and out the next….

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Best of Colour Me Happy 2015

12/29/2015
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It’s time for my round-up from 2015! Hope you are enjoying this holiday week! Maria Killam’s Trend Forecast for 2015 Here’s the first one. Read and tell me if you think I nailed it or not ; ) source   My Creative Business Model and How it’s Evolved Here I’m talking about how less is…

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How to Take Charge of Your Bossy Tile

05/18/2015
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When we walked into our room at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport last May, I declared, “This room was decorated BEFORE the brown trend!” It’s a game I like to play with anyone who will listen everywhere I go. What’s the dead giveaway? The colour of the wood-stained furniture: it was all orange and yellow with no…

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Should my Kitchen and Dining Room Match?

05/07/2015
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Are you wondering if your kitchen and dining room should match? This is such a common decorating dilemma. See what advice I share with one of my readers.  I’m am a big fan and follower of your “Ask Maria” series. I’ve never done anything like this before so I thought I’d give it a go….

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The Trends You Need to Know Right Now for 2016

04/22/2015
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I’m back from High Point Market, the furnishing-industry-only tradeshow that showcases and forecasts upcoming trends in home decor. It’s one of my favourite shows to visit because it means I can tell you all about what’s trendy, and then hear from you about whether you’re going to put it in your own home. Want to know what’s coming up for next year? I know you do.

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Where Chic Designers and Retailers Meet

04/18/2015
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At High Point for the furniture show! Where else? ; ) Want to know the biggest difference between a designer sofa and one you buy from a big box store? The quality of the fabric and texture. There’s no microfibre here. See that sofa my friend Traci Zeller is sitting on? That’s what I’m talking…

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How to Update your House From the Tuscan Brown Trend

04/02/2015
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I was recently in a Mediterranean style home that had been built and decorated completely inside the Tuscan Brown Trend. Dark (pink beige & butterscotch) Travertine floors throughout the main floor, yellow/gold granite countertops, dark wood stained cabinets throughout, yellow walls everywhere and 8 bathrooms outfitted in very expensive finishes, most with conflicting colours in floors and countertops. My…

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Grey is OUT! (Maybe) The Colour Trend is IN!

03/15/2015
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I’ve talked a lot about trends lately, and I know many people out there are confused. When it comes to grey, specifically, we are all eager to know: Is it in? is it out?  I‘ve figured out an easier way to explain it: {via Pinterest} I’m going to stop calling it The Grey Trend and start calling it…

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Ask Maria: How Do You Keep Up with Current Trends? And, is Gray Out?

02/05/2015
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I recently received this question about trends:

“I have decided to look for a new position and each job posting requests being ‘up-to-date with current trends and products.’ I understand wanting this skill but I am curious how you keep up-to-date with current products, materials, trends, etc. I try to read a lot, visit show homes (which in reality, by the time they are built, new trends and materials are already available) and I join as many webinars as possible.

I’m curious if you have a favourite website, author, magazine, seminar, stores to keep yourself current. I know you enjoy Pinterest but is there more? Would love for you to include this in one of your blogs.

[Here’s something] interesting. I am reading your White is Complicated book and received a design email yesterday stating that gray is no longer ‘in.’ However, in Calgary, Alberta, gray is still very popular!

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News from WithIt & Trends from Las Vegas Furniture Market

01/20/2015
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So I didn’t win, but one of my favourite people did. Deb Barrett won the education award. She is a designer and window coverings expert, she’s written three books and she has also coached and trained design professionals in the industry for many years. I was lucky enough to sit beside her on the shuttle from High Point…

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