My mom’s friend Pirkko has been a family friend since I was born. I had the good fortune of being her neighbour years ago when I was married to my first husband. She patiently listened to many of my stories back then of all the trials and tribulations of young married life as we went…
After the renovation this summer, we were down to the small jobs and I had my contractor make me a new board for the house numbers. I couldn’t move the location of the board because it was imbedded in the vinyl siding. source Changing the heinous light fixture made a big difference. And of course…
So I’ve decided to keep the screen door. I tried to get a picture of it today but it was dark so I can’t post it. It’s got a retractable screen so basically it’s a white metal frame with windows. I’m keeping it because I don’t have a high end looking exterior and I love…
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 is that this green is…
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 black and white throw will…
One of the biggest mistakes designers and homeowners make when choosing colours is definitely around the world of undertones but next up is mixing clean and dirty colours. Yes you can break any rule but most of the time the combination of clean and dirty will make perfectly good tile or fabric look bad together….
Okay, we’re here and it’s the first time I have been on skis for over 10 years – eeeek! This photo is taken from our Apres Ski spot where we had the most awesome veggie falafels and salad for a snack at the end of the day. I was scared today when I got on…
Photos by Maria Killam My mom’s new drapes match the fall foliage outside! So pretty. Before Most living rooms really are so sad without drapery (unless it’s super contemporary of course). This room has three windows and even with all the colourful furniture and pink walls it was still lacking a feeling of warmth. Also the…
We are here in Yarrow for Thanksgiving at my sister’s/mom’s farm. And I have a few pics from my mom’s carriage house to show you. My mom has a lot of hand painted rocks by one of her best friends. This one is at the front door. Markus and William September 30 was the day…
source This is my mom’s carriage house being built on the two acres in Yarrow that she owns with my sister Elizabeth and her husband. Everything was on a strict budget. The roof is black just as it should be and the siding is white because my sister’s house is also white. I want the front…
This post is strictly for those of you that are still trying to decide on a backsplash for your kitchen. I get so many questions on backsplash tile that I thought I’d cover it in a little more detail in this video:
I was so happy to receive photos of this eDesign I worked on last Spring! Before My client was originally looking at some muddier greens but I talked her into a fresher colour because I thought it would go better with the cottage feel of the house. After The field colour is BM Hillside…
The other day while in a clients home discussing kitchen finishes, she announced “I’m going in this direction with the hardware because I want to mix it up a bit’. And I realized in that moment that there was a post in that statement because there is a danger in doing that. Not like ‘mixing…
A few weeks ago I arrived at a client’s home in White Rock to discuss her new white kitchen including which countertops, backsplash and colours would flow with the rest of her house. When I walked into her great room, I said “Wow what colour is this green?”. She said, It’s HC-116 Guilford Green. There…
There are just as many black leather sofas in family rooms as brown ones these days all over the country so if you are looking for an update or need black or a dark colour because you have kids, here are my recommendations: 1. How about this one in fabric? This is IKEA’s Stockholm sofa….
Cindy from Miami contacted me to help her choose colours for her kitchen cabinets in her weekend home in the Florida Keys (I am virtually in Florida a lot, and it is a colourful place!). Their beach house overlooks John Pennekamp State Park which contains the only living coral reef park in North America. I…
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