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Warning: This Mistake Could Instantly Date your House

07/07/2013
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My Sister Elizabeth and her husband rent a trailer to camp at Christmas Lake each summer with their two boys.

When I walked into the one they had this year I asked “Is this trailer 15 years old?”

Elizabeth looked a little startled as she replied “No these are new, I’m sure not older than 2-3 years, they don’t rent old trailers”.

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Is Grey only for Happy People? Yay or Nay

06/11/2013
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  Some people say that decorating with grey is not for everyone, that if you’re someone who suffers from depression, then you should stay away from it. The reason for this misconception is because of the tendency that many people have towards decorating with the current trendy neutral. Just like everyone bought a brown sofa…

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What’s Trending in 2013

02/22/2013
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In case you were wondering (I’m sure you weren’t), I changed about 5 times before we got this photo for this article in BC Home & Garden about trends. And because you can’t see it, here’s what I said: “Colour is going back to the 50s and the 60s,” says colour expert, author and stylist…

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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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The Hottest Colour Trend for Countertops

10/21/2012
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We chose a BIG stainless sink from Franke for our kitchen and after the sink and my beautiful Franke faucet was installed in July, I was dismayed at how close everything was to the casings and window sill (below) ‘Don’t worry’ Jan (My kitchen designer) said, ‘There will be some quartz left over from your…

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Renovating around Bossy Colour Trends

09/23/2012
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Because I consult with clients all over North America and they are all readers of my blog, I think I get into a bubble sometimes about design/colour and I start thinking it’s the same everywhere. Especially because clients who read my blog and then hire me to help them, do so because they resonate with…

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Is Painted Furniture on Its Way Out?

09/15/2012
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I received this great question from Tamara recently: source ‘I love your blog and have learned so much about undertones and choosing colors.  We’ve all noticed the plethora of painted wood furniture lately.  At first I thought it was just a trend and that dark wood will be back, but I’m not sure anymore.   What…

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2012 Olympics: The Most Colourful Ever? Yay or Nay

08/05/2012
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Have you noticed how huge the exact shade of Honeysuckle pink from 2011 is at the London Olympics? source This is just one of the colourful logos. source Hot Pink and Red: Red is grounding and Hot Pink is Artistic: Great combinations for the Gymnastics competition! source The boring green turf has been ditched in…

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Trend Alert: Is Navy the New Black?

06/26/2012
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My good friend Stu Stiller is always sending me colourful emails to keep me on my toes and the latest was Kohler’s new colourful sink collection by Jonathan Adler. Images from Kohler This is Jonathan’s kitchen, he chose the green for himself. What I find fascinating about his colour choices is that this green is…

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5 Things you Need to See from Blogfest 2012

05/24/2012
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My whirlwind, very fast trip to New York is over and I’m running out this morning to pack up my car full of lighting because every single fixture in my new house needs to be replaced. Here are a few more highlights of my trip: Photo by Maria Killam 1. Did you know the latch…

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7 Ideas for Happy Colour

04/24/2012
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Last night IKEA had a media party to launch their brand new store in Richmond. They built one 3 times bigger right beside the old one which will apparently be torn down. EIVOR   It’s always fun when colour trends arrive at big box stores and become totally affordable. This black and white throw will…

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Trend Alert: Mint Green!

03/23/2012
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Lately I have been specifying bluer greens. My clients are not as interested in the fresh greens and yellow greens that have been my go-to colours for years. However, two weeks ago I was in a consultation and we were standing in my clients playroom/guest room in the basement. I pulled out my greens because we were just looking for a pretty colour and my client said “Could I see something mintier?”

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Happiness is. . . a Colourful Hotel

02/26/2012
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Remember that hotel in Cabo I stayed in last November? Well this one is in Scottsdale, Arizona and the bright colours are similar. The design pays homage to the Sonoran Desert’s landscape by blending the original building’s international style architecture with the colors of 12 indigenous flowers.

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