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Maria’s Kitchen Breakfast Nook: Before & After

08/13/2011
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Photos by Maria Killam I think everyone should have a whimsical pair of salt & paper shakers like this on their kitchen table. It’s like an accessory and totally appropriate in a kitchen. I bought my sister owls for her new kitchen. I found this carved English pine table on Craigslist for $150. I didn’t…

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How to Turn Oak Furniture into a Thing of Beauty

07/24/2011
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This is William, reading a book while waiting for breakfast! (Photos by Maria Killam) My sister Elizabeth took my mom and me to the Vedder Mountain Grille in Yarrow for breakfast this morning and I immediately loved the country charm, the food and that it was clearly decorated with creativity and an eye for detail….

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Is White Worth the Extra Maintenance? Yay or Nay

07/21/2011
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source The other day I received this note: “We had a house built this year and the builder would not install the white cabinets I have always wanted, its a cookie cutter builder who just wasn’t offering that in our neighborhood. To me this was crazy, all I have ever wanted is a beautiful white…

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3 Ways to inject Colour without going Bohemian

07/04/2011
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Flowers on the grand pianos in the middle of the room (they don’t miss a detail here) It’s Elizabeth’s 38th birthday weekend and after a little shopping at the Fashion Show Mall in Vegas yesterday we stopped into the Encore Hotel to have a cocktail in the lounge overlooking the pool. Elizabeth Jacobs Photos by…

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The Best Trim For Bathrooms; Not Cloud White

06/28/2011
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I always have to include Cloud White in posts I write about trim because it’s too commonly used as a go-to, fix-all, no-questions-asked solution.  A client emailed me today with a great question: Is it okay to have a warmer, off white trim throughout the house but use a brighter white in the bathroom to…

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Carrara Marble for your Kitchen; Yay or Nay?

04/13/2011
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This countertop is definitely the of-the-moment choice for many a new kitchen. Apparently if you install it honed, that takes care of the ‘etching’ that will happen too slowly without it.   Source So over to you my lovelies. . . if you have it, do you love it or hate it? Is it worth…

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Should you Install Horizontal Tile In your Home?

02/16/2011
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decorpad Besides Carrara which is most definitely the hottest thing flying out of tile showrooms and into kitchens and bathrooms across the country right now, I’ve found it; the next trend in backsplash tile, being installed right alongside mosaics. This thin stacked, multi-coloured one: source This tile belongs in a contemporary or modern kitchen period….

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How to Choose Colour for a North Facing Room

09/24/2010
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I received a brilliant question this week from one of my on-line clients. Before he hired me to help him with furniture layout and colour selection in Palo Alto California, he asked this question: Interior Design by Glen Gissler “I’ve enjoyed reading some of your articles, and came across your website by doing a google…

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When is White just Right?

02/08/2010
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I consider white to be just as important as any other colour. However, I do draw the line at white-on-white walls unless it’s a contemporary space and you plan to repeat the colour in your decorating, see my White is a Snob post for more on that. source Here are my 10 tips on when…

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White-on-Gray-on-White by Kelly Deck

11/21/2009
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One of my colour theory students, Natalie Ochmanek, recently toured a local Millionaire Lottery House designed by Kelly Deck Design. She generously shared her photographs with the class so I thought I’d post them so you could have the tour as well! This is a close-up of the drapery fabric in the living room, I…

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5 Steps to a Kitchen you will Love!

09/28/2009
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Wood stained cabinets or painted? Which one is right for you? Follow my 5 simple steps to design a kitchen you’ll love forever.  Image source I’ll start with the espresso brown kitchen cabinet trend as it’s still going strong here in 2009: The following is an anonymous comment that I have heard many times since…

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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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