Have you ever wondered if a green house would blend too much into the landscape if you have lots of green around your house? This homeowner was brave enough to go for it! Before After: Body Colour, SW 6431 Trim: SW 6385 Green is the color of nature, fertility, life. Grass green is the most restful color. Green symbolizes self-respect… Continue reading
One of my favourite ways to help my clients create a space that fills them with happiness when they walk in their door is the one day shopping service I offer. If you just need an end table or two, lighting, pillows, possibly a carpet and accessories, you have comfortable shoes and a large vehicle, we can transform many a… Continue reading
My good friend Barbara Miller has created this awesome video where she shows us step-by-step, how to create a dining room that is beautiful for the 15 days a year when you might use it, and totally functional and attractive as a playroom for children the remaining 350 days of the year! Barbara grew up in a house with white… Continue reading
Is it possible to renovate your house from top to bottom just from reading my blog? As a matter of fact, yes it is! This set of photos with a few before's are from Karen. Thanks for sharing them with us! Hi Maria, we are selling our home and just wanted you to see a product of your advice, very… Continue reading
I decided on sconces after the new kitchen plan did not leave room for a full size table and chairs. Having a light fixture hanging over the new eating area would be an issue because then it would not be centered to the bay windows. So I eliminated the overhead light fixture and added two sconces instead. Before after The… Continue reading
Remember these colours (below) I chose for Traci who won the I Hate my Closet Contest with the Designer Closet Guys? Well, her closet was just installed and I went over last week to check it out. I realized we didn't get a before picture without people in it so here we are again. Maria, Traci & Chris from the… Continue reading
source Okay, okay, everyone is asking when I'm posting more pictures of my kitchen. Well I was waiting for my custom made bench and roman shades but the window coverings are delayed so you can thank the holidays for this glimpse. The other day I found this image on Pinterest (above) so on the weekend I went out and picked… Continue reading
I'm here in Oklahoma. I first met my lovely clients on-line early this year in February. They were building their forever home and found my blog after the house was painted and they were VERY unhappy with the final result. 'I even liked the yellow primer (above) better than the awful sage green that we have now!' my client… Continue reading
source I am so bad at getting 'after' photos for the exteriors that I consult on and I'm always so grateful when one of my clients voluntarily sends me one. Katherine from Burnaby hired me about two years ago and here is the final result. Before During Katherine and her husband actually completed an entire facelift on this house as… Continue reading
We chose a BIG stainless sink from Franke for our kitchen and after the sink and my beautiful Franke faucet was installed in July, I was dismayed at how close everything was to the casings and window sill (below) 'Don't worry' Jan (My kitchen designer) said, 'There will be some quartz left over from your countertops, so just get a… Continue reading
