True Colour Expert

I am very excited to announce that my Sherwin Williams colour boards are ready! They are called The Essential Collection and were designed to go with my new White eBook which you can download here. My colour boards are though, and I specifically chose 25 of the most popular whites and greys from Sherwin Williams so…

I’m really excited to announce my new Colour Confidence Method™! Last week’s Specify Colour with Confidence™ training was the first group to go through this new method with me and here’s what one of the participants had to say about the class: “Maria’s course was fantastic – I learned a wealth of information from her and knew…

This is a post written by my Design Associate, Irene Hill: We’ve just finished another three-day training in the beautiful city of Toronto, Ontario. Winter is right around the corner and the weather was sunny, bright and starting to get really cold. Perfect for wearing coats and scarves. One of the beautiful paths at Trinity…

Here is my latest class of True Colour Experts™ from September’s course of my Specify Colour with Confidence™ Training at the VanDusen Botanical Gardens. I’m always so amazed and thrilled to see how far people come to attend! (Back row) Becky Noelker (St Louis, MO), Andrea Shaw (Tswassen, BC), Lisa Loeppky (Steinbach, MB), Lisa DiGiorgio (Lopez…

Ugh. . . I just had a couple come into the store (Benjamin Moore) who were determined to paint their 90’s Surrey Stucco cup-de-sac home Chocolate Fondue with Black Bean Soup Trim. When I tried to steer them away they bristled at me; it became clear that they hadn’t come in for advice, only my agreement. These in my opinion can be the most difficult customers and the tight rope walk between “The customer is always right” and “Lord, save this house!!” is a tricky one. Welcome to exterior season everyone, may the spirit of diplomacy be with you!

We’re right in the middle of my Specify Colour with Confidence™ Training and tonight Janice Lindsay hosted us in her fabulous home just blocks away from the University of Toronto where the course is being held. You know when you see the list of credits in the beginning of a TV show and there’s the…

I have known my good friend Patricia Kramer since 2000 when I first set up my colour and decorating business. Back then it was called One Day Design, BS. Before Staging, haha. Patricia has worked in the design industry for many years and is the Textile Instructor at Vancouver Community College. Patricia was responsible for putting…

More confidence is what most of the interior designers and decorators, architects, stagers and homeowners who arrive at my True Colour Expert Training are looking for.  Confidence is what they get. Every designer and colour enthusiast who participates in my workshops immediately looks at the world from a different point of view. My newly revised…