How to Choose Colour

I have received a few emails asking about area rugs so here are 10 guidelines to follow: Taylor Howes Design 1. Unless you are getting one custom made, rugs usually come in standard sizes; 4 x 6, 5 x 8, 6 x 9, 8 x 10, 9 x 12, 12 x 14, I’m sure I’ve…

I am not an accent-wall-happy colourist. Personally I think they are mostly dated (from the 80’s & 90’s). The minute I say this, I know I’ll get emails with questions starting with, ‘I know you don’t like accent walls, but what do you think. . . ?’ So I’m starting this post with a disclaimer;…

I like painted ceilings, they go a long way to making a room look finished.  I don’t specify them a lot though because once you paint one ceiling anything other than white in a house, you really should keep going so that you create flow.  Then if you want to change a colour in a…

When we were renting a house in Vancouver (before we bought our house in the country) I decided I needed a new umbrella for my garden. The first one I bought was bright orange (it was on sale). “I like orange” I thought, “I’m sure it will be great in my garden patio”. The next morning before…