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5 ways to Balance Bold Colours

12/16/2010
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Interior Design by Eileen Kathryn Boyd via Lonny Magazine These tips come to you from Eileen Kathryn Boyd inside Lonny Magazine. I am a huge fan of Eileen’s work and loved her colour tips on balancing bold colours. And if you look at the photos I’m showing and the rest in the magazine, you’ll see…

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A Sherwin Williams Turquoise Guest Room

09/08/2010
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The client that I’m helping with the dining chairs just finished painting and decorating his guest room. It was so fabulous I asked if I could take some photos.  The colour is SW 6936 Aquatint. Love the way the feathery bird coordinates with the curvy mirror. You can’t have too much white with turquoise! Mirror…

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Inspiration and my Tiffany Blue Office

08/29/2010
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Turquoise office photos by Maria Killam  Sometimes I get direct inspiration for a project from reading design magazines, blogs or even movie sets. Everyone knows the Something’s Gotta Give set that is the most copied white kitchen! For my home office, inspiration came from Meryl Streep’s office in the Devil Wears Prada. I love all…

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How to Choose a Basement Colour

03/24/2010
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I can’t tell you the number of times I have been asked for a very pale colour for a basement room and the equally horrified looks from clients when I pull out a richer colour. If you are trying to decide on a colour for your basement, keep reading with an open mind 🙂 While…

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Pantone’s Colour of 2010; Turquoise

12/11/2009
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The news is out, Pantone has selected Turquoise as their colour for 2010! flickr “In many cultures, Turquoise occupies a very special position in the world of color,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “It is believed to be a protective talisman, a color of deep compassion and healing, and a color…

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White Floors for Instant Happiness

05/02/2009
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These words are a direct quote from Jonathan Adler, featured in House Beautiful.  In this house that he decorated for fashion designer Liz Lange he says; “We painted all the floors white, which is something I always love to do for instant happiness. Color is a great way to express playfulness. Throughout the house, we…

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