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The Best White Bathrooms

08/14/2013
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I believe all bathrooms should be white.  Off white, or cream. When I say this, I’m talking about the tile and countertops (not cabinets or wall colours). And I have three bathrooms to renovate sometime very soon. And they will be white as that will flow with the rest of my house. Update, here they…

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Warning: This Mistake Could Instantly Date your House

07/07/2013
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My Sister Elizabeth and her husband rent a trailer to camp at Christmas Lake each summer with their two boys.

When I walked into the one they had this year I asked “Is this trailer 15 years old?”

Elizabeth looked a little startled as she replied “No these are new, I’m sure not older than 2-3 years, they don’t rent old trailers”.

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First Rule of Design: Boring Now Equals Timeless Later

06/28/2013
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In June 2013 when I was working on my landscape transformation, I was at the Nursery and I called Mary Anne White (my Landscape Designer) because I was shopping for Hostas and this was how our conversation went: “Mary Anne, I’m here and there are so many beautiful Hostas, I can’t decide! There’s yellow ones, I…

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The Most Classic & Timeless Granite Colours

04/12/2013
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It’s no secret that I’m not a fan of granite. But if you insist on using it in your kitchen, here are a few classic and timeless granite options for you to consider.  Granite has a bad rap on this blog, so I thought I would write a post on which granite colours I think…

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The New Timeless Hardwood Floor

03/10/2013
timeless light wood floors
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Are you ready to say goodbye to your dark espresso brown floors. If so, you may be wondering which hardwood floor is the most timeless? So I wrote a newsletter article to help answer that questions. Here is the link to the newsletter article I wrote.  Many homeowners are still installing espresso brown flooring and while it’s…

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What it Takes to Have a Classic House

01/29/2013
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Whether you are shopping for a new house or planning to build your dream home, here are some great examples of what not to do. Sure, you want this next house to create the look and feel you love and but some just don’t have what it takes to be classic house. Keep reading to…

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The Debate on Interesting and Trendy vs. Timeless

10/02/2012
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source (INTERESTING) Have you ever noticed how many different tile combinations can be found in commercial bathrooms? When I travel I notice it the most. It’s always staggering to me why so many people feel the need to choose such a variety of conflicting patterns, colours and multiple sizes of tiles–and install them all in one…

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One More Reason to Skip Accent Tiles Altogether

11/02/2011
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When building a new house or starting a major renovation, the thing I hear most from my clients is… I don’t want it to look boring. But, adding interest with trendy  accent tiles is just going to make your house look dated. Here’s one more reason to skip accent tiles altogether. There is a new…

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Do you Follow the 10 Year Rule?

09/16/2010
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  You know the stuff you pull out when your friends or family come over that was a gift and you don’t want to hurt their feelings to suggest you don’t like it, so you display it when they arrive? How about the one-off candle holders you get as presents (everyone gets those). Or, just…

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When to buy Leather Furniture

11/04/2008
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One of the best things to come out of the brown trend is that the average consumer (especially men) have switched from buying black leather furniture to brown. I have seen so much leather in my consultations I have come to the conclusion that the reason why most people buy leather sofas is because there…

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