Since Carrara Marble is so trendy right now, I thought it would help to write a post on which whites work the best with it for your white kitchen or bathroom. Carrara Marble will look the best with a plain white like BM OC-65 Chantilly Lace or Decorator White (below) or even a white with a blue undertone like Pure White OC-64. If you are choosing a standard white from a cabinet manufacturer, just make sure they are close to any of the above and your cabinets will look great. Continue reading
I think it's kind of funny that one of my most read posts is one of the first 5 that I wrote when I started this blog almost 3 years ago, "The Best Trim Colours–NOT Cloud White". Since then, I always have to heavily explain why I'm specifying it when I do. My clients are like "WHAT you're giving me Cloud White? I read that post Maria!" Continue reading
I have been wanting to write this for awhile. I get asked this question a lot, so here is my take on which handles for your 'white' kitchen: Continue reading
I have been asked this question a few times. Whenever someone has read "A Light Colour will Never come to Life in a Dark Room".
Can you have white cabinets in a dark kitchen? Yes. Here's where I totally break that rule. Your cabinets are like furniture and I would put white furniture anywhere regardless of how dark or light the room was.
It's also the reason why I would not paint the walls the same colour as the cabinets.
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This is a new piece of art we picked up in Sechelt when we were there last weekend. We stopped into Anita Lindblom's gallery on the Sunshine Coast Highway. Anita says people drop in to her studio just to get happy it's such a wonderful and colourful space! Wall Colour – BM CC-90 Natural Linen This is my new sideboard… Continue reading
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 negotiate. It's been sitting in… Continue reading
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. Even the entrance greeted you… Continue reading
source The other day I received this note: "We had a house built this year and the builder would not put in 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 kitchen! They wouldn't… Continue reading
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 Maria Killam You know the… Continue reading
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: PinterestIs it okay to have a warmer, off white trim throughout the house but use a brighter white in the bathroom to go with tile and fixtures?… Continue reading
