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Joanna Gaines has Never Been to Your House

10/05/2017
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Today’s guest post is by Tricia Firmaniuk, my eDesign Director.  Tricia and I were talking about a thread on a forum where a designer was very concerned over a paint colour she had just specified for one of her clients when she started searching online and reading what others were saying about the same colour. Let…

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How Much Heavy Lifting can a Paint Colour Handle?

01/28/2015
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{via pinterest} I get the best questions about paint colour and how much it can or cannot do to “rescue” a mistake someone has made in their house or a mistake they inherited from a previous owner. Sometimes, colour can swoop in and magically save the day, so there’s nothing wrong with wondering if your situation…

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The Case for Matchy Matchy Decorating

11/03/2013
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via Pinterest (click on image) Recently while consulting with clients around their fixed finishes like tiles and countertops or exterior stone I have have been hearing phrases like: ‘It’s matchy, matchy but I think it’s okay’. or ‘It’s matchy, matchy is that okay?’ or ‘I don’t want it to look matchy matchy’. This same conversation…

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Bad Colour is totally Unacceptable

05/27/2012
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So the final coats of paint are going up in my house as we speak. And since this is my business, I am confident that the colours I chose are right. And as each room gets completed I am filled with happiness. So it got me to thinking. How on earth could anyone watch paint…

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What Colour should a Workshop be Painted?

01/20/2011
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I know, you’ve been waiting with bated breath to know the answer to this question (not 🙂 but ever since I walked into this furniture makers workshop and saw the back wall painted this colour, I wanted to show it to you because it’s so great. BM 802 or CC-846 A basically unfinished room with…

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How to Choose a Basement Colour

03/24/2010
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I can’t tell you the number of times I have been asked for a very pale colour for a basement room and the equally horrified looks from clients when I pull out a richer colour. If you are trying to decide on a colour for your basement, keep reading with an open mind 🙂 While…

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Sofa Love

02/23/2009
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Domino has a slideshow presenting the ‘Best of Domino‘ and the first image is of this antique sofa (which they recommend scouring Paris flea markets for—I will get right on that) Isn’t it beautiful?I would upholster it in a yellowy beige and cream damask. Since my blog is all about colour, I thought I would…

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