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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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Maria Killam’s Trend Forecast for 2015

01/02/2015
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The look of 2015 is dramatic, modern, and rich. How was your holiday? I am rested and rejuvinated and excited to see what the New Year has in store!  Back to the gym too, it’s fun to eat whatever you want during the holidays but it’s time to stop having a chocolate for desert at…

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Black as an Accent Colour

11/21/2014
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What’s my best tip for decorating with black? Make sure you use it as an accent colour.  Remember how much black there was in home decor in the 80s? It seemed like every entertainment center, dining table and chairs, leather sofas and glossy coffee tables were ALL BLACK. It was too much. Now that black…

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3 Ways to Use Fresh to Sell Design

11/04/2014
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  Hi everyone, I want to share a little tip about what your clients are really looking for (even though they might not even know it yet). Occasionally I receive comments or emails like this: “We aren’t ALL interested in introducing fresh into our homes, Maria!” “Please don’t exclude those of us who still prefer warm, earthy…

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2015 Trend Alert: Olive Green from High Point

10/18/2014
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Today was my first day at High Point Market! Jam packed with all kinds of educational opportunities as well as events, so many products to see, it was fun and very busy! I’m starting off with this image because it was the first thing that greeted us at the Kravet party in the afternoon, I loved…

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How to Coordinate Unusual Colour Combinations

10/12/2014
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{More funny texts from moms} It’s 5:00 AM and my phone pings with a text from my Mom: “Come for coffee now! I’m up but I’ll nap later”. (Except she writes it in Finnish, I can read it but do not ask me to have a conversation in Finnish, that’s where my dual language ability ends)….

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How to Decorate with Grey (and how NOT to)

04/30/2014
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So many people misunderstand how to decorate with grey. Did you know that grey was introduced as a backdrop for MORE colour, not less? So, stop choosing grey for EVERYTHING. Here’s how to decorate with grey the right way. First, my readers are the best! Thank you for all your amazing and thoughtful emails and comments…

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W. Schillig at High Point Market

04/08/2014
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Here I am at my second sponsored post at High Point Market. It’s W.Schillig USA and in addition to making contemporary leather furniture, they also make beds. And they sell these faux covers which are way sexier to display a bed in a store that’s for sure. So what’s the number one selling colour in…

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2014 Trends from Spring Market at High Point

04/07/2014
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The last time I attended High Point was 3 1/2 years ago in the Fall. I remember it being pretty much greys and charcoals. There was very little colour although, of course, I looked for it. Maria Killam, Alicia Connolly & Barbara Miller (Picture from Day 1 at Market) My friend Barbara Miller (above right) and…

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Luonto Furniture at High Point Market

04/05/2014
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  This market I am a sponsored blogger at High Point. So when I arrived at Luonto Furniture to meet Ville Karesto the Sales Manager for, I think the world is what it sounded like when we talked, but it doesn’t say that on his card, he spoke in Finnish to Maria, who had arranged…

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Maria Killam’s Trend Forecast for 2014

01/04/2014
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The look of 2014 is fresh, polished and happy. {Click on images for source} 1. Oversize Pendants over Kitchen Islands This kitchen by Jeffrey Alan Marks inspired this entire post, I fell madly in love with these pendants. If anyone knows where to find this light fixture, please include the link in the comments. Here’s…

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