On the third day of my True Colour Expert Workshops we talk about the business of colour. The best way to sell a colour consultation, etc. My advice to any designer setting up a website is NEVER use photos that are not professionally taken. Jeffrey Bilhuber I talked about this here, with some great visuals. If you don't have a… Continue reading
Remember the other day when I said that I changed around seven times for the videos I recently shot for my blog? It works the same way when accessorizing and styling your house! Janette Ewan was one of the celebrity speakers at the Calgary Home + Design show this past weekend, she's been one of Canada's decor and lifestyle experts… Continue reading
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
Lauren from Pure Style Home has been selling her new fabrics on her website for over a month now and I keep meaning to write about how beautiful they all are, so here it is finally! I have known Lauren since I began this blog three years ago! She is so talented, a very sweet person and a wonderful designer… Continue reading
My first eBook will be ready soon (update – it's ready now – see ad to the right). We just need to find someone to do the design and lay-out. I would prefer to hire a designer who has actually put an eBook together but that person is proving to be difficult to find. The idea for the covers came… Continue reading
I have just finished decorating a stunning home in White Rock and I thought I'd share my day with you starting with a picture of the view outside my house at 7:30 am yesterday! Spring has arrived in Vancouver and my turtlenecks are suddenly too hot to wear 7:45 am – Here I am clipping some leaves from one of… Continue reading
The second member of my 'Dream Team' is Anna Beaudry with Anna Beaudry Photographic Design. She has photographed all the interiors on my website and we have also worked together on some styling projects. Yaletown loft patio by Maria Killam Colour & Design for BC Home, photographed by Anna Beaudry From the beginning stages of designing my website I decided… Continue reading
When the cabinet manufacturer saw the photos from this kitchen I styled, they hired me to style all the kitchens (and some built-ins) for their new website. They were interested in the high end look of this kitchen website which they emailed me to review. Above images My first stop for most of the accessories I needed was Fluff. They… Continue reading
Remember that kitchen I styled in January for this renovation company? Well here is the professionally taken photograph, by the talented Anna Beaudry (the photographer I hired for my website). Photo by Anna Beaudry See the difference with the images taken by my 'point and shoot' camera here, and if you are interested in seeing the rest of the professional… Continue reading
Remember in my post 'Styling for Photo Shoots' I said that most kitchens look 'contrived' when they are styled and photographed? Well this week I was hired by Revision Custom Home Renovations to style a kitchen they just completed, so I had an opportunity to prove that I could do something uncontrived My photographer Anna Beaudry referred me to her… Continue reading
