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All My Best Exterior Advice

6/01/2026

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Hi, I'm Maria

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It’s exterior season! Chances are high you’ve been thinking about how to boost your curb appeal. There are so many things to consider! So here’s a round up of some of my most popular and well visited posts on exteriors so you can get a crash course on all my best exterior advice.

Ready to stop guessing and get your home’s curb appeal right the first time? My Exterior Colour Masterclass gives you the exact roadmap to confidently choose timeless colors for your roof, siding, and trim before you pick up a paintbrush.

My French Country Exterior Paint Colour Reveal; Before & After

First, how I put my money where my mouth is. Here is the dramatic before and after of our new exterior including the paint colours I chose and exactly how I landed on them. It’s hard to imagine now that this pretty house once looked like this.

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Timeless Exterior Colour: Stand Out Without Being Trendy

It’s so easy to fall for a trend. A new look comes at us, winks and says, hey there! Look at me! I’m shiny and new. No trend came in as striking and as strong as the black and white exterior trend. Here’s my take from a few years in that is still exactly where I stand on it.

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black white farmhouse trend

5 Steps to Designing a Classic Stone Exterior

Stone is such a huge conversation when it comes to exteriors. Your builder will have you believe that it is a must, a high end detail. But very often it actually detracts. And then there are considerations around placement and combining different stone and brick. These are all critical irreversible and expensive design decisions that you and your neighbours will be looking at for decades.

Be sure to read this post before considering stone for your exterior.

Don’t Let Your Builder Default to Black Windows

This is such an important conversation right now. Suddenly, the default standard, unless you insist otherwise, is black windows for your exterior. Here’s why you need to push back and make an intentional decision for your window colour.

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The Perfect Paint Colour with Exterior Stone

Did you know that if you install stone on your exterior, your number of paint colour options just dropped to maybe 2 good ones? And if you miss, it will always look off. Here’s how to get it right.

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Shutters or Not: Ten Ways to Decide

Whether your exterior will look good with shutters comes down to a range of considerations.

I cover the 10 ways to decide in this popular post.

My Most Pinned Blog Post About Exteriors

Who knew that one of the most pressing issues you all face is choosing a fence colour? This post has all my best tips and some highly pin-able pretty fence images!

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Cottage White Picket Fence

Kate Marker Interiors

10 Tips to Transform Your Exterior

Here’s an oldie but a goodie. It’s all about some of the most common colour mistakes people make on their exterior. Often, it’s not a complete redo you need, but a simple colour tweak.

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Working on your curb appeal?

One wrong exterior choice can create a costly mistake you’ll have to look at every single day.
Don’t leave your curb appeal to chance—get my Exterior Colour Masterclass today and master the system for choosing the perfect timeless palette.

Or Join my community where you will connect with new friends and find learning and support for all your home projects! My Exterior Colour Masterclass is the ultimate guide to choose everything for your exterior and it’s included in the membership!

Here’s what my masterclass students are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Extremely helpful and easy to understand. Pairing down choices is a relief!” – Ava Roberts

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Your guidance helped with what is overwhelming and scary. We are so happy with the result!” – Amanda Peterson

Want to skip straight to curb appeal perfection the fast and easy way? Consult with me for the ideal custom solutions for you and your house. You can find my packages here.

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Hi, I'm Maria

I teach homeowners and designers how to choose timeless finishes and get colour right the first time—using my proven Killam Colour System®.

eDesign

Timeless

Neutral Undertones

Colour Trends

Bathrooms

Kitchens

Decorating Advice

know what works
and why

Life’s too short to live in a home you don’t love, and it’s too expensive to start from scratch when you don’t have to.

 Let me help you make confident colour decisions for every project in your home.

About Maria

Maria Killam is the leading authority on practical colour for real homes. A decorator, stylist, and the creator of the revolutionary Killam Colour System® and the Understanding Undertones® Neutral Colour Wheel.

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