When I had my first website designed, I consciously chose to show only after photos in my portfolio. I did this because when I looked at interior design portfolios that I admired, I saw just one pretty picture after another. Pinterest My advice is to show just the after, keep your website as pretty as possible. The reason why Pinterest… Continue reading
So I'm here in Seattle at Blogshop and I'm quite convinced that I'm the oldest one in the room. I have nothing fancy to show you yet as I'm the one raising my hand every 5 seconds because I've never touched Photoshop in my life until this weekend. We are in a great little white studio which can be… Continue reading
I've been percolating on this post for a while so to celebrate the launch of my new website, here is my best advice if you are considering starting a design blog or just need some inspiration for yours:
Be Bossy (but in a charming way)
Every time I make a statement like 'Accent tiles are bad', 'White Kitchens are the be all and end all' or 'Gray only works in the company of colour', I get comments like "OMG Maria you talk like having a White Kitchen is like a religion" for example, and well, it's true. Continue reading
Pinterest I recently received this question from a reader and thought I would respond in a blog post: "Please could you share how on earth you find the time to do Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn, your beautiful blog and website and do the amazing work you do. This is a genuine request as to what part of your day or… Continue reading
Photos by Maria Killam I have always imagined that being the Editor-in-Chief of a [any] shelter magazine would be the best job in the world. Travelling the world to see the most beautiful interiors, free merchandise flowing in the door in the hopes that you'll feature it in the magazine. . . Yesterday, Blogfest started with lunch at the top… Continue reading
At the Design Bloggers Conference early this week, Rhonda from All the Best gave a talk on 'How to create your Brand'. The message that really hit home for us all was "Everyone thinks social media is a magic bullet, but it's not that easy. Social media is like teen sex, everyone wants to do it, no one actually knows… Continue reading
source I'm here at the very first Design Bloggers Conference and yesterday Scott Hanselman gave us a talk on the 32 Ways to Take your blog to the Next Level. Here are a few of them: source 1. Moo.com, see all these quotes? Well they are from this great website where you can print business cards with different photos on… Continue reading
I have mixed feelings on whether yesterday's post should ever have been written. There was lots of lively debate in the comments and even a few cranky ones mixed in to the long list I received (I also lost a reader according to her comment). Also, two emails arrived saying "Wow your sisters must be upset about that post". And… Continue reading
If you are a decorator/designer/stager and you need more business, (who doesn't?) a blog is a great advertising medium for you and it's free–except for your time of course. Writing a design blog on a regular basis also keeps you, the design professional, really current as I mentioned in this post; Why your Designer should be a Blogger. It's like… Continue reading
You know what they say, if you want to have a blog that people will read, you need to write passionately about what you know and inside of that, find your niche. So, if you are still looking for yours, the following have my vote: 1. TileI'm a Decorator, not a renovator. I help clients choose their finishes because that… Continue reading
