If the rooms are open to each other, our Open Layout Colour package would be the best fit for you.

If each room is more clearly defined or closed off, then the Two Rooms or More paint colour consultation would be best.

Yes! Maria can create a decorating mood board with links to help you decorate a room! It’s called the Get Me Started package.

Or, you can sign up for Maria’s Learn How to Create Mood Boards online course where she not only gives you expert advice on making the best decorating purchases online but also an introduction to her decorating principles!

Learn things like how to pick a starting point for your design or decorating project and how to make the right colour choices when shopping for decor online. This online course is available to stream and rewatch at your convenience.

We get some version of this inquiry all the time. Regardless of how much homework you have done in advance, we still have to consider and advise you on every element.

Let’s say you’ve made a bunch of selections that you love, but we discover they won’t necessarily work well together. It takes us much longer to parse through your selections to help you make it work.

Most people make design and decorating decisions on a need-to-have-basis, you know, choosing things in isolation as the specific need arises. And THIS is where I see the most colour mistakes happen.

For example, when you need a new sofa, you go shopping for a sofa right? You pick something “neutral” and plunk it in your living room. Only to find that that “neutral” grey or linen colour looks awful and dirty with your area rug, fireplace tile or drapes.

The truth is, it is precisely this making-selections-in-isolation approach to DIY renovation and decorating projects that is the single biggest cause of all the disappointing, less than pretty rooms in homes worldwide.

Here’s a post that explains this in more detail.

An experienced designer knows that every selection for your room is a colour selection first. And every choice needs to be balanced with and relate well to EVERY OTHER ELEMENT in the room for it to look right.

As we have experimented with our eDesign offerings, one lesson has become crystal clear, and that is that we can’t give you the right advice on any single element without properly taking ALL the rest of the pieces into consideration.

In other words, choosing one item for you leaves our hands tied to help you the rest of the way to real happiness. And your happiness is important to us.
For this reason, we only offer the more comprehensive packages that are designed to give you the best outcome.

Because getting the colour right is about being able to correctly distinguish the undertones, and that is what we do best!

Maria and her team have consulted with thousands of clients this way, helping them create beautiful and classic homes without the expense of full service design.

Once we’ve seen a few photos of any given room, taken according to our simple instructions, we can see which neutral undertones you are working with. And our simple colour testing process effectively verifies that the colours we recommend are right.

And don’t worry, if you are building a new home, you’ll send us elevations and preferences instead.

Consulting this way takes a bit of leg work but you will have the satisfaction of doing it yourself, creating your own personalized home, with reassuring guidance from an expert whose aesthetic you trust.

Each package includes a simple description to help you choose the right fit. Still not sure? Feel free to reach out—we’re happy to point you in the right direction.

After you send in your photos and questionnaire, you’ll usually receive your recommendations in a certain number of business days. The exact timing will be listed on the package when you order.

Yes—Maria reviews every project and provides the design direction herself. Her team helps put it all together, so you get expert advice that’s fast, clear, and affordable.

Not at all. Our short questionnaire helps you explain what you like and what you’re hoping for. Maria will take it from there and create a plan that works with your home.