One of my readers asked me to help update her 60s exterior. And, you may be surprised to learn that the biggest change I recommend isn’t about colour. Keep reading to find out the best way to update this dated home exterior. If you didn’t see my last email, and… Continue Reading →
Learn how to choose exterior house colours for your existing home or new build. I’ve packaged all my exterior design advice and answers to your questions about home exterior colour in my new Masterclass Exterior Colour Selection online training! After over 4 months of development during the Spring and Summer… Continue Reading →
elearning industry In the recent mastermind group Terreeia and I joined, we learned that all education in the future will be online. I think it’s a stretch but suppose it makes sense given everything seems to be going that way. I met someone recently who teaches a university course and… Continue Reading →
When we stopped by Kelly’s home in Tsawwassen this past Monday (on the way home from our weekend in Sooke) I couldn’t get over how beautiful her yard was, and immediately took photos to show you! Then when she showed me all her before photos, taken the day they took… Continue Reading →
If you are building a new house, you may be wondering which stone is right for your exterior. Choosing exterior stone for a new house is all about the undertones. Which stone colour is right for your new build exterior? My client was building a retirement home in a warmer… Continue Reading →
Looking for Tudor style home ideas? Creating an exterior look that is as timeless as possible, inevitably means keeping it simple. See how we gave this Historic Tudor an elegant makeover. If you have a Tudor style home, you should also check out this post: Tudor Style Home Ideas: Exterior… Continue Reading →
My lovely eDesign client Beth offers colour and design consultations for her own clients using my colour boards. But when the time came to update her own dated brown exterior, she knew she wanted expert advice anyway. Tackling your exterior is a big expensive job. It makes sense to seek… Continue Reading →
Woodlane Properties I recently worked with an eDesign client who had to replace their existing roof due to hurricane damage. This time they were choosing a standing seam (metal) roof because it’s more durable. My recommendation was to go with a lighter colour because it would de-emphasize the not-so-fabulous roof… Continue Reading →
Photo by Maria Killam Did you know that all the exterior lighting, throughout Paris is basically the same? This (above) is what they all look like. Why? Well, once you’ve designed the perfect lantern chandelier, how many variations do you need? Lighting is hard enough to choose without having to… Continue Reading →
In the 20 years I’ve been in this business as well as the more than 10 years I’ve spent blogging, I have seen a lot of staircases. In person, and in photos. Some good, many that are just plain bad. This trip to Paris is Terreeia’s first trip (my third)…. Continue Reading →
I’m so excited to share this beautiful transformation with you! My client Tamara has a really special modern contemporary house. It was built in 1977 and the exterior was looking a bit tired. She used our eDesign Exterior Bundle consultation to get help revealing it’s potential with colour. After photos… Continue Reading →
This post is written by Tricia Firmaniuk, my Senior Colour Designer who lives in Edmonton: Before I let Tricia talk I want to say one thing. Our eDesign department does a ton of exterior colour consulting. And one thing I’ve noticed more than anything else is the overuse of unfortunate… Continue Reading →
Choosing colour for your exterior is very tricky. Colour behaves differently in bright exterior light, so the right level of contrast does take some experience. And of course, there is always the small matter of getting the neutral undertones right. If you have no fixed elements except white windows and… Continue Reading →
We have arrived in Atlanta for my second Specify Colour with Confidence workshop this Spring (it starts tomorrow). After we left Toronto, we flew to Little Rock for a meeting and yesterday before our flight back, we drove around and I snapped a photo of this blue grey house with… Continue Reading →
It’s finally spring! Most of us had a pretty harsh winter and the warmer days are most welcome. Bring on the spring rain and blossoms! Trendy4homy However, with the warmer weather, our thoughts turn quickly to all the updates we need to make to our home’s yards and exteriors don’t… Continue Reading →
Photography by Maria Killam When Adrienne (above) and her family moved into this rusty red and charcoal house (below) in our neighbourhood, we all happily watched the gradual transformation of the exterior. One day, I knocked on the door and she gave me a tour of the inside. I asked… Continue Reading →
