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A Peek Inside Our 2024 Holiday Party

12/19/2024
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Welcome to our 2025 Holiday party!  In the middle of November, Terreeia turned to me and said ‘the caterer we like is only available on the 8th’.  So I replied “Let’s do it.” And we did, and it was fabulous. Our colour drenched dining room got half painted the day before. After a few rounds…

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My 2024 Holiday House Tour!

12/12/2024
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If you’re a decorator like me I know you love some good holiday decorating moments 🎄 Today I’m taking you on a personal tour of our place all decked out for our holiday open house! Notice anything different? Since my fall tour, I’ve completely repainted TWO rooms in my house! Check them out in my…

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The Best Warm Neutral Cabinet Colours

12/02/2024
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Transform your home with expert colour guidance in 2025, from selecting the perfect mushroom-toned neutrals for your kitchen renovation to creating stunning curb appeal with timeless exterior colours. Learn essential design skills through comprehensive masterclasses covering everything from mood board creation to launching a successful eDesign career, helping you make confident colour decisions for both…

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Say Goodbye to These 5 Colour Trends in 2024

12/21/2023
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Hey! It’s that time of year when everyone is declaring their naughty and nice list when it comes to trends. And a lot of them really are as fluffy as Santa lists, honestly. Well this is what’s on my naughty list this year. So full disclaimer – if you’ve just completed a project in your…

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Maria’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide for the Decorator

11/06/2023
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Looking for the perfect gift for your friend, partner, mother or sister who has an eye for design and a passion for creating beautiful spaces? Today I’m sharing my Holiday Gift List for the inner decorator in your life. You know, that special person in your life who  loves to make their home beautiful every…

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Colour Me Christmas: Orange, Green & White

12/20/2021
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Here’s a closer look at my holiday-decorated family room in merry and bright hues of orange, green and white! BTW, it took an entire year for the furniture for my living room makeover to arrive! The last chair was finally delivered last week. So I still have to wait until January to photograph the reveal….

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Skip the Blue: I’ll Have a Beige Christmas Instead

12/08/2021
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A living room refresh prompted a more neutral Christmas colour palette for my director of eDesign, Tricia. See how she added both texture and contrast to her beige Christmas decorations for a pretty, yet seasonal take on an emerging colour trend. For the last couple of years, I’ve wanted to create a more pared-back neutral…

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Christmas 2020 and My New Leopard Rug

11/28/2020
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It’s time for my Christmas home tour and this year I’ve created a lovely silver and gold colour palette. I’m also sharing a few details about my living room design transition – including how I settled on this lovely new leopard rug.  Whew, what a year 2020 has been! And it’s not over yet! The…

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3 Tips for Adjusting to Your New Paint Colour

12/20/2019
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Thinking of trying out a new wall colour? Tricia just painted her walls a lovely pale pink. And, she’s sharing helpful tips for dealing with new paint colour shock – you know, when the new colour is on the wall but you haven’t pulled the room together yet… and you wonder if it was the…

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My Sister’s Library Decorated for the Holidays

12/15/2019
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Last year I posted the reveal of this room in my sister Elizabeth’s home that we immediately dubbed ‘The Most Beautiful Room in the World’ (because she had lived too long with the BEFORE which consisted of ugly 80s black leather furniture). And because I posted it at the end of November, I thought I’d…

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The Secret Polka Dots in my Holiday 2019 Living Room

12/13/2019
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Look closely at this photo (below), if you know my dining room, you’ll notice something different. The backs of my dining chairs are black and white polka dots instead of stripes. That’s because when I was choosing the fabric for the backs of my dining chairs I couldn’t decide between stripes and polka dots so…

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