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An Inspired Chinoiserie Kitchen and Bath; Before and After

03/18/2019
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Sharon, one of my lovely True Colour Experts, recently finished a renovation and complete redecoration of a dated 1990’s home. The project turned out so special and beautiful that I asked her if I could share it with you and she generously agreed. Sharon is a talented decorating enthusiast who… Continue Reading →


6 Reasons to Go Bold with Colour (Even if it Terrifies You)

11/19/2017
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This guest post is written by Tricia Firmaniuk, my talented virtual design assistant. I’m always saying (and teaching) that the days of different colours in every room are over. Now, the current trend is one main neutral throughout with colour in rooms like the powder room, dining room and bedrooms,… Continue Reading →


How to Beautifully Update your Persian (Oriental) Rug

03/09/2017
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Often when I see a Persian or oriental area rug, I think DATED. In fact, I have an Ask Maria post about this very subject where I simply told my reader “This rug will NEVER be amazing”. Well, as I have said many times in this blog (often in the comments) I’m willing to… Continue Reading →


The Best Front Door Colours Inspired By Mid Century Homes

01/31/2017
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Trying to choose a front door colour? Here are the best front door colours inspired by mid century homes with ideas for gathering colour inspiration from inside your front entrance.  There are many ways to choose the colour of your front door. If you have a white or cream house… Continue Reading →


How Styling Saved this Kitchen and Why I love HomeSense: Before & After

11/05/2016
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  My favourite part of the decorating process the styling. I love how a vase of flowers, along with some well distributed accent colours, can transform so many interiors into ‘Wow it looks like a magazine’. My sweet freelance writer and editor of both my eBooks Irene Hill, had a main floor that needed some… Continue Reading →


Ask Maria: Can a Novice Benefit from my Course? Before & After

08/28/2016
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I often receive emails like this: Hello Maria, I retired a couple of years ago and I have been taking interior design classes at the local community college. I would love to take your color workshop. Do you think this would be beneficial for a novice, Interior Design student? This… Continue Reading →


Ask Maria: Is My Living Room Too Beachy?

01/23/2016
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Jeffrey Bilhuber  When I saw this Ask Maria question, I immediately thought of Jeffrey Bilhuber’s recent spread in House Beautiful Magazine. The answer to your question today lovely reader, is inspired by my favourite decorator. Here’s the question: I recently moved with my husband into our first house!  I have… Continue Reading →


How to Successfully Design Around Awkward Structural Elements

08/23/2015
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Today’s guest post is from Claire Jefford, a True Colour Expert and certified interior decorator from Burlington, Ontario. Claire’s got an interesting designer solution for those of you dealing with awkward structural elements in your home, like bulkheads in the basement. Want to know what it is?


How to Take Charge of Your Bossy Tile

05/18/2015
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When we walked into our room at the Fairmont Vancouver Airport last May, I declared, “This room was decorated BEFORE the brown trend!” It’s a game I like to play with anyone who will listen everywhere I go. What’s the dead giveaway? The colour of the wood-stained furniture: it was all… Continue Reading →


4 Ways to Decorate Around Your Charcoal Sofa

04/28/2015
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Today’s post is about decorating with charcoal, really important to know since it’s such a popular neutral right now!

If you have a charcoal sofa (just like during the brown trend, when most neutral-loving shoppers purchased a brown one) it’s time for me to help you bring this colour to life.

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The Very Best Way to Choose Your Main Neutral

04/09/2015
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Lynda was moving into this pretty little house in a new subdivision: She needed some help with a new colour scheme and was stuck on wall colours. One on-line consultation with me and she had a plan. Lynda had some existing furniture and artwork she wanted to work with, and she sent… Continue Reading →


My Take on Pantone’s 2015 Colour of the Year: Marsala

12/07/2014
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My Mom knew the colour of the year before I did. About a week ago, I saw her knitting a scarf, and I said “Mom, that’s such an old, dated colour, are you really going to knit a scarf in that colour?” “Well, I found this yarn and decided it… Continue Reading →


Nova Scotia is Red & White

09/12/2014
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Today we’ve driven almost entirely around the North side of the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island. These were the muskoka chairs sitting outside the B&B we stayed at in Maitland. I love that so many people have one chair of each colour. This is the main house that was built… Continue Reading →


Decorating with Red: Before & After

07/22/2014
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Paula from Salad in a Jar hired me in April for an on-line consultation to help with colours and decorating updates on her house. Two hours later, she had a plan and three months later, here is the fabulous result! This is what she said: “Thank-you again for helping me a few… Continue Reading →


Ask Maria: I Can’t Find the Perfect Area Rug

04/26/2014
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This readers question is such a great example of a lesson we can all learn from because I think we can get a little too used to looking at our own stuff and stop seeing it objectively. The answer here is not an inexpensive fix, but if you want to move forward, start counting… Continue Reading →


Exterior Trim Colour: White is Nautical, Yellow is Heritage

03/22/2014
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Which trim colour is right for my house? Getting your white trim colour right on the exterior and interior of your house is critical to the style of your home. If your exterior is blue or red, the trim colour you choose can mean the difference between your house looking… Continue Reading →


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