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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
I received this great question from Tamara recently: source ‘I love your blog and have learned so much about undertones and choosing colors. Β We’ve all noticed the plethora of painted wood furniture lately. Β At first I thought it was just a trend and that dark wood will be back, but… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
Photo by Maria Killam At one of the CMG Conferences a speaker once said ‘If you want to know which direction colour is going, check out the towel department.’ So a couple weeks ago I snapped this photo of a stack of bright blue and yellow towels when I was… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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…. Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
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?”
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 Desertβs landscape by blending the original buildingβs international style architecture with the colors of 12 indigenous flowers.
Reader Question: “One thing that is not clear to me… with the colors trending from brown, beige, cream to grey, black, white, how do you incorporate grey, black and white when the furniture is wood (cherry, mahogany, whatever)? Β Do you just ignore the wood color? Β I’m guessing you’ll say no…. Continue Reading →
I almost missed posting this story as I’m about to run out to a couple designer parties tonight and I heard about it at The Decorologist first! Then ‘From Caroline’ wrote a post where she also announced the colour of the year but also mentioned that my takeaway from the… Continue Reading →
BM 145 Honeybell The best part of arriving at a tropical destination is how the air smells the minute you walk off the plane. I think you can begin to see why I loved this resort so much when I stayed here around 10 years ago (my last beach vacation)…. Continue Reading →
The restaurant we had dinner in on Sunday night had this art with Texas is Colorful behind me. (Maria Killam) Okay, so if I told you the ACTUAL colours we ended up with this past weekend, I would have to swear you to secrecy along with double secret handshakes, etc… Continue Reading →
source Denise Turner, Janice Lindsay, Roz Kavander and Maria Killam Me and some of my colour friends at the Saturday night dinner. Kohler Nicole Wittwer, a Product Manager at Kohler reported that recently during a trade show where they were launching their new collection, Tresham,Β this image was displayed at one… Continue Reading →
