This is the view from their home. My lovely clients Crystal and Rob built their home almost 10 years ago when the Tuscan brown trend was going strong. Five years ago, they bought the property next door and built a summer house which I decorated for them. Suddenly, they loved… Continue Reading →
I’m so delighted to have my entire house which was featured on the cover of Style at Home this Spring spotlighted again in the September issue of Small Spaces, Big Ideas Magazine! For those of you who haven’t seen the ‘before’ photos when we started the renovation project a little over… Continue Reading →
Okay, here’s the rest of the photos inside Style at Home’s colour issue this April! Thanks again to everyone at Style at Home for including me in this issue AND on the cover! Here’s my family room and this post has my kitchen photos. Here’s what it looks like… Continue Reading →
Okay, this week I’m showing you the after’s of the family room in this months colour issue of Style at Home, it’s really fun to see the transformation! Here is what the drywall return doorways were like! These angled corners, had to go!! The adjoining family room was too narrow… Continue Reading →
Today I’m just showing my kitchen from the magazine shoot and I”ll show the pictures of the rest of my house next. Here’s my dining room on the cover of the April Colour issue, hooray! I thought I’d include the before pictures just for fun: Photography by Tracey Ayton Kitchen design… Continue Reading →
Okay it doesn’t come as a complete surprise, my fabulous photographer Tracey Ayton emailed me a few weeks ago and said to keep it hush, hush. I was still holding my breath though, until I saw it myself until one of my True Colour Experts™, Sarah Hepburn-Smith posted a picture… Continue Reading →
When Canadian Home Trends Magazine found my Holiday Ideabook on Houzz this Summer and asked if they could include it in their Fall 2013 issue I said yes and hooray! Love the cover of the white kitchen. Of course I would approve ; ) ; ) And here’s the spread from… Continue Reading →
I’m so excited that my townhouse in Vancouver (before we moved out to the country) is featured in Small Room Decorating Magazine! Here’s the closet in my Tiffany inspired office that I converted to this colourful space! The before & after photos can be found here. And of course my… Continue Reading →
When I spoke at Kimberley Seldon’s Business of Design Conference this winter in January I made a huge mistake in my presentation. . . I gave everyone samples of the undertones of fabric – courtesy of Robert Allen Fabrics (they are so awesome). My thought was, “Let’s make this really special. . . I’m speaking to a bunch of designers, it’ll give them a taste of my workshop, this will be so fabulous. . .!”
It’s Rue Magazines first colour issue and I’m thrilled to be included! Check out my tips here. Rue’s colour issue is filled with beautiful fashion and interiors, check out the story of this Pink + White apartment in Toronto: I love what Tiffany Pratt (above) said about the colour… Continue Reading →
In case you were wondering (I’m sure you weren’t), I changed about 5 times before we got this photo for this article in BC Home & Garden about trends. And because you can’t see it, here’s what I said: “Colour is going back to the 50s and the 60s,” says… Continue Reading →
Christine Brockelman, a writer for HomeStyle, asked if I would contribute to an article she was writing on colour in kitchens and most specifically in how it’s showing up in sinks and appliances. I wrote about these exact Jonathan Adler sinks for Kohler (below) in June. Here’s what I said… Continue Reading →
Well today was a big media day at BC Place. I woke up at 3:00 am this morning and could not go back to sleep knowing that I had to be there at 6:15 am for Breakfast Television at 6:50 am. Why is it that you’re always so nervous up… Continue Reading →
I am one of the bloggers participating in the Ultimate Upcycle Challenge to support the Vancouver Habitat for Humanity around the Vancouver Home + Design Show coming up in two weeks! Okay so I’m going to win because you my lovelies will hopefully vote for me, but this might be… Continue Reading →
Hey guess what, I’m in the Stylemakers issue this month with Better Homes and Gardens! I am included along with some other very talented colour designers giving tips on painting your front door. Many of you already know that my front door recently went a fabulous shade of kelly green!… Continue Reading →
Did you know I’ll be speaking on the main stage at the Calgary Home + Design Show September 21 & 22, 2012? Then I’ll be at Vancouver’s show too on October 11 – 13, 2012. Jill Kivett the show manager in Vancouver asked me a few months ago. I immediately… Continue Reading →
