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How to pick Exterior Colour without a Designer

06/04/2009
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I have always admired the combination of colours on this elementary school so yesterday, I stopped and walked right up to the building and matched the colours to my  fan deck. I highly recommend simply owning a fan deck from any paint company for this reason but I recommend Benjamin Moore fan decks because most…

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5 steps to choosing the right Exterior Colours

04/14/2009
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Your existing house is not a blank canvas. Even though this house is white without any other fixed elements that might help determine the colour, the style eliminates many options already. 1. The architectural style of the home is the first step to consider when choosing a new colour for your home. A modern house…

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A Great Example of Exterior Undertones

03/25/2009
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The sun is out, it’s getting warmer, and I have received the occasional request to start writing about specifying exterior colour. I have a lot to say about this topic as well but I’m starting with a short post today; an exterior in the West End of Vancouver, to show you 3 undertones : 1….

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Colours of Provence

02/08/2009
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My sister Elizabeth and I took our mom to Griffin’s in the Hotel Vancouver for her birthday lunch a few weeks ago and of course I had to snap a photo of the restaurant and do my usual analyzing. Loved this happy piece of art in addition to the black and white mosaic chair rail….

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Clean vs. Dirty Colours

11/09/2008
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Recently, my sister Elizabeth and I went to the Spaghetti Factory for lunch. Of course it’s always easy to be a critic and I was looking around at the colours (like I always do) and noticed that the yellow was sooooo wrong in this restaurant. There’s the rusty red woodwork and doors, dark green ceilings…

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