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Are Black Shower Doors the Best Choice For Your New Bathroom?

03/08/2019
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Black shower doors are a huge trend but not as easy to incorporate into your new bathroom as frameless glass shower doors. Don’t make these mistakes! Roost Interiors Every room needs a little black, right? How many times have you heard this statement? I want you to notice something else about this expression. The word little. That’s because black is…

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All Grey Home in 2011 and All Black in 2019

02/15/2019
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Since I’ve been writing this blog for over 10 years, it’s interesting to go back and read what I said about the grey trend when it was still in it’s infancy. Back then people were still asking questions like “Is the grey trend here to stay?” and my response, ‘Why yes it is’. When I…

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How Soon Will My Farmhouse Kitchen Design Look Dated?

01/29/2019
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Everyone is currently obsessed with the farmhouse or modern farmhouse kitchen design style (thanks Joanna Gaines). If you are considering a farmhouse kitchen (or recently built/renovated a modern farmhouse kitchen), you might be asking yourself how soon will my farmhouse kitchen look dated? Can your farmhouse style be classic and timeless? Because creating a classic…

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Trend Alert! Terracotta is Back, but is it Timeless?

11/02/2018
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This post is written by my Senior Colour Designer Tricia Firmaniuk! I’m currently in Charleston finishing up my Specify Colour with Confidence here with 29 fabulous women! It was interesting because last week in Dallas, the grey trend was already OVER in a few areas. No surprise that warm colours like the one Tricia is…

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Ask Maria: What is the Most Timeless Colour?

04/10/2018
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Everyone wants to know what the most timeless colour is. Here’s what a true colour expert thinks. Hint: it’s not the current, trendy neutral.  I get asked this so often and I have stated this many times on the blog but I think it needs it’s very own post. (updated December 2019) What is the…

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10 Steps For Planning a Timeless New Build

01/26/2018
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Are you building a new home? There’s a lot of decisions to be made and you may be wondering what you need to choose first. Here are 10 steps (and more importantly, the order of decisions) for planning your new build.  {source} In January and February we’re unusually busy in our eDesign department working on…

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How to Avoid the 5 Most Common Kitchen Mistakes

05/11/2017
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Tricia Firmaniuk, my fabulous Virtual Design Assistant, wrote this great post about kitchens. Let me know what you think! ______________________________________________________________ How to Avoid the 5 Most Common Kitchen Mistakes Here’s a kitchen I found listed on Zillow that has clearly been recently renovated. And while the outcome is not terrible, I don’t think you will…

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