Trend alert: Everyone is painting their walls white. We expect a lot from a white paint colour, but it can’t always work magic. Here are the top 4 reasons white walls look bad and what you need to know before you embrace the white wall trend. Pufik Homes It’s new… Continue Reading →
Real estate photos Can you paint your walls white even though you have earthy finishes? Read on to find out: Last week you saw the before and after exterior photos of this fabulous house! This week I am taking you inside to show you a few bathrooms we also helped… Continue Reading →
First, before we go any further, in my last post when I talked about white and cream wall colours being such a huge incoming trend, one of my fabulous readers posted this comment: “Hey, you didn’t tell us whether you were FOR or AGAINST this trend?” So first, I’m not FOR… Continue Reading →
Amara This week I arrived at a consultation to help my client choose the right floor tile to coordinate with her new countertop. I will tell you all about this particular bathroom when I get the after photo, however this tip was too good not to share with you immediately!… Continue Reading →
Photography by Amy Batog Okay, inquiring minds need to know, I have been thinking about the 2018 obsession with painted white walls a lot lately. I can’t help it, in our eDesign consulting, whenever I specify the palest colour our client can get away with in their home, they often… Continue Reading →
The decision to paint your house art gallery white has just hit mainstream. In a BIG way. Even though we’re almost 8 years into the grey/fresh/white trend, and black is quickly replacing grey as the ‘trendy neutral of the moment’. Vancouver Art Gallery 5 Reasons You CANNOT Paint your… Continue Reading →
I learned something new about white last year when I was working on a project that I finally photographed this past week. Since the project wasn’t finished until last winter and my client’s home overlooks a stunning mountain view, (Crystal and Rob Hasell, Crystal is the Owner and Director of Studio B… Continue Reading →
Every time I hold one of my 3 day colour workshops we take some time in the afternoon on Day 1 and analyze the paint colours in the meeting room we are in and discuss whether the existing colours work or not (they rarely do). We do this so that… Continue Reading →
Pinterest Trends are always moving. You can’t pin them down. When you’ve been in the colour business for as long as I have, it’s fascinating to watch. And it’s also the reason I’m so jaded about each new tile trend fad that comes along. I’m talking about hard finishes because they are… Continue Reading →
Tricia and I have been noticing a trend with trim colours lately in our e-Design consultations. And that is if you have an earthier palette in your house either because you prefer cream over white or you have a Tuscan palette from that trend, AND you are craving a fresher look… Continue Reading →
All summer (okay maybe more than just the summer) Tricia (my Virtual Design Assistant) has been obsessing about her living room and how the green from outside turns her lovely shade of cream, green. She’s sampled a bunch of colours but really she just wants the room to be cream and not… Continue Reading →
There’s a conversation out in the colour trend world that colour is moving back to browns and warmer grey tones in the realm of mushroom or driftwood, and cocoas and caramels. First, it’s important for you to understand that colour trends move slowly for people who are not in the industry. So that means brown… Continue Reading →
Notice the background of the roman shade is cream along with the carpet but the trim, walls and chair is WHITE. Image via pinterest So the renovation that I mentioned here is starting next week, hooray! Habitat for Humanity is coming to remove all the espresso cabinets in the kitchen and bathrooms and install them somewhere… Continue Reading →
{via Carriage Lane Designs} When I received this Ask Maria question asked slightly different two times recently, I thought it deserved a stand-alone post even though my regular readers will have read my opinion here: Okay so here’s the question: We are doing a complete gut job on our kitchen… Continue Reading →
Learning to compare and contrast the RIGHT way is one of the most valuable skills you can have as a interior decorator, or even as a homeowner about to build or renovate. It’s not a hard skill to learn, but it’s also not taught anywhere but here. Take it from my True Colour Experts.
I’m am a big fan and follower of your “Ask Maria” series. I’ve never done anything like this before so I thought I’d give it a go. We’re looking to update our kitchen and our dilemma is what color to paint our cabinets and island. Our cabinets are in good… Continue Reading →
