The Mad Hatter Room in DC; It’s for the Kids
04/10/2011My talented friend Lauren at Pure Style Home designed this fabulous room for the Design House in DC. For those of you lucky enough to live close-by you can tour it starting today and until May 9th and proceeds go to the Children’s Hospital. Interior design by Lauren Liess, Pure Style Home, Photography by Helen…
source Recently I bought a book called French Chic by Florence De Dampierre. I so loved how she defined French style that I wanted to share it with you: source Walls: BM Georgian Green semi gloss HC-115, trim: Liberty park 487, The line at the top of the wall: Tangelo 2017-30 “Style resides in…
What is the Colour of Fun?
11/15/2010flickr At the CMG conference in 2010 we had a presentation called C20 where 20 colour professionals had one minute to present ‘What’s Next’. My favourite was Mark Woodman’s question: A day at the beach (flickr) He said he noticed from just observing the world around him that the colour of fun is NEVER beige. And he…
Top Ten Throw Pillows
08/23/2010Lately I’ve been obsessed with toss cushions because I’m selecting fabrics for the pillows that will be on my new sofa and in the bedrooms. I never design a room for a client without them. Here are my favourites: Samantha Pynn 1. Love this big floral for the drama and the way it pulls together…
Which Colour Sofa Should You Buy?
06/20/2010Which colour sofa should you buy? It’s been a long time since I have picked out a new sofa. I bought my first one when I was 21 and it was black with white stripes. When I got married at 27 my husband and I bought a sofa and love seat in forest green leather, back…
Eeeeek, it’s Mint Green!
10/25/2009Last weekend I went to the Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show. As I walked along I came upon a booth by a good client of mine (he’s in the renovation business). Looking at the WRONG, pale colour on the walls I nudged him and said “Hey why didn’t you call me to pick the…
Anytime I show a client (who already lived through the 70’s era of avocado green appliances, etc) a yellowy green like BM Pale Avocado or Dill Pickle, 9 times out of 10, they wrinkle their nose at me and say, ‘I hate that colour’ (below). Ceiling – BM Wales Green But if we are standing in…
Do all Greens go Together?
08/18/2009I have wanted green velvet drapes somewhere in my house ever since I saw The Holiday movie with Cameron Diaz. And by the way I’m calling it Kelly Green because I think it’s so much more current than saying Forest Green. Then I was at Cote de Texas the other day reading about the big…
The Best Way to Update Forest Green
06/23/2009If you still have forest green sofas from the 80’s, this avocado green will go a long way to updating your living room! Doesn’t it look amazing here? Miles Redd in House Beautiful One could argue that this is the new Kelly Green but it looks pretty forest green to me! Of course the nail…
Colour me Kelly Green!
12/29/2008Jamie Drake is in this month’s Elle Decor so I went on his website [so beautiful] and picked my favourite, which is this Manhattan Residence decorated in kelly green, white & brown. I have been predicting that this colour is coming back for over a year now and here it is in one if Jamie’s…
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