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Colour Trends are Important; Yay or Nay

09/22/2010
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There seems to be two camps in the colour industry.  Colourists (CMG) who believe colour trends are important and critical for products, cars, etc and Colourists (IACC/NA) who think choosing colour based on trends is just plain uneducated.  Since I’m a member of both, I agree with both sides and there’s a context for each…

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Clean ALWAYS trumps Dirty

09/14/2010
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 via Flickr I have found myself repeating this statement a lot lately so I thought I’d write a post about it. So, repeat after me; Anytime that you find yourself comparing a clean colour to a dirty one, the clean colour always looks better. Does this mean the dirty colour is wrong? NO. Photo by…

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Exterior in Grays; Before & After

08/11/2010
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Cathleen hired me to help her choose colours for her house in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Here is Cathleen’s house before. She wanted to update it with some new colours because she will be selling in a few years: Such a pretty setting! And here is the after (below), nice to break up all the red:…

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Exteriors for Colour Inspiration

07/28/2010
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I know, I look totally obsessed with yellow and raspberry but the truth is, yellow is the only colour I’ve committed to so far in my living room. The reveal is going to be longer than I thought because I haven’t found the one inspiration piece that is making me jump up and down with…

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When Pink Beige works on Exterior

07/24/2010
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I had the best day today, I kept jumping out of the car taking pictures of the painted ladies in San Francisco–way more fun for me than a museum. I was in colour heaven! You all know how I feel about pink beige. Here it is with orange. See how dirty it looks? A yellow…

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Pattern or Solid: Yay or Nay

07/15/2010
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You read my blog because colour really and truly affects the way you feel every single day in your home. When I am hired for a consultation, many times I’m clear it’s because it’s not easy to decide what there is to change because each change then creates another change. It opens a can of…

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The Most Overlooked Colour for Exteriors

06/03/2010
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It’s newsletter time again and this month it’s dedicated entirely to exteriors. I’m gathering all my exterior posts so that they will be in one place with the addition of my special article written especially for my subscribers (it’s free, click here if you would like to receive it): The Most Overlooked Colour for Exteriors….

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What Colour is Your Front Door?

05/15/2010
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Mine is orange. And since orange is an outgoing, optimistic and social colour, I’m happy with it! We’re moving this weekend (it’s still a rental—we tried to buy it didn’t work out). It’s twice as big as the space we are in now—I can hardly wait! All the doors in this townhouse complex are the…

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Exterior Colour Before & After; Blue to Brown

09/12/2009
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After – Photos by Maria Killam Years ago, when I first started colour consulting I snapped a picture of this house in Shaunessy because the blue gray on this house reminded me of the standard off-the-shelf colour one could find in a paint store.  Everytime I see a house that’s painted a cold battleship gray…

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The only time to use a Personal Colour Viewer

07/28/2009
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Last week I was in Victoria and had dinner with my friend Kim (who I have not seen for 7 years, she was in Miami but she’s back) at the Brentwood Bay Lodge & Spa. So stunning! The whole hotel was varying shades of natural cedar accented with black. Photos by Maria Killam Colour &…

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Do you need Help picking your Logo Colour?

07/10/2009
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When shopping for my clients, I buy all my silk flowers at Chintz and Company which is located in the heart of downtown Vancouver. Every time I go there I see this building (which is right next door). I love heritage buildings and especially this one with the happy blue colour. So yesterday I took…

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Commercial – Exterior Before & After

06/13/2009
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I have worked with a lot of Strata Committees in my colour consulting career. Usually 2 or 3 members of the Committee will handle hiring the designer for choosing colour or selecting finishes to upgrade the building. I usually present 2 – 3 options (at the most) for the committee to choose from. Colours by…

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