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My Nephew’s Homeschooling Room; Before & After

02/16/2020
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When home is your school, you need a proper homeschooling room. So, I helped my sister makeover a neglected room inspired by a splash of colour to create a kid-approved room design. Keep reading to find out what I used as inspiration for the amazing wall colour. All photos by Macy Yap Photography The best…

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Decorating My Sister’s New Home Schooling Room

09/09/2019
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This weekend my sister Elizabeth was home alone without the kids. Her husband took them camping with a friend. No one and I mean no one can get me to pick up a paintbrush except my sister Elizabeth. It literally hurts me to paint. My neck and shoulders are instantly sore and my body usually…

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The Best Zucchini Lasagna Recipe Ever!

07/30/2018
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Too much zucchini in your garden or from your neighbours? This is the best zucchini lasagna recipe ever! Modify to your own taste or freeze for later! I posted an insta story of Terreeia making her amazing zucchini lasagna a couple weeks ago and got a lot of requests for the recipe! So, since it…

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Is Forest Green the New Grey? Yay or Nay

06/04/2018
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Okay so I did see it coming, the trend towards dark emeralds and forest greens, but what I was surprised to see, was that suddenly, forest green is available as a standard upholstery fabric. As standard as grey. My sister Elizabeth and I were in IKEA yesterday choosing some storage for her living room and…

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How to Update a Tuscan Home; Before and After

04/22/2018
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This is the view from their home. My lovely clients Crystal and Rob built their home almost 10 years ago when the Tuscan brown trend was going strong. Five years ago, they bought the property next door and built a summer house which I decorated for them. Suddenly, they loved being in that space more…

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What’s Next After the Grey Trend?

08/28/2017
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Is the grey trend over? What colour trends are next? Knowing which colour is the next trendy neutral will not help you with your new build project or home renovation decisions. However, understanding how we are influenced by trends and how colour trend cycles work is design knowledge you can use. Lately I have been…

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Ask Maria: How Can I Update my Green 90s Sofa?

04/21/2017
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I recently received a collection of photos from a reader who said “I am not certain if I will retire here or move so I don’t want to do too many drastic investments, yet I would like to update my living room” First, before we proceed, notice that her room is pristine and the photo has…

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