I am getting lots of questions about lighting and how it affects paint colour. I'm including this one to start off this post because it's even more complicated than the usual one I receive (and it's a great question, thanks!) source "Maria, do you know of a seminar that would delve into the more technical aspects of colour: how do… Continue reading
source Before the gray trend hit the streets, anytime I would hold up a basic linen shade (like BM Muslin or Manchester Tan) clients would say "ooooooooooooh that's too gray", or they would just raise their eyebrow and say "That's the most boring colour ever!" So then I would either pull out a cooler gray to demonstrate that these colours… Continue reading
It's called 'The Pareto Principal' and it means that in anything a few (20%) are vital and many (80%) are trivial. Or 20% of the people own 80% of the wealth or 20 percent of the defects cause 80% of the problems. Project Managers know that 20% of the work (the first 10% and the last 10%) consume 80% of… Continue reading
flickr I arrived at a colour consultation yesterday and my lovely client Deborah agreed to let me photograph the consultation for my blog. She needed a colour for her living room. A new colour to freshen it up, she liked this one but knew it wasn't right. You can see the existing yellow shade was looking a bit green next… Continue reading
The painter is hovering, waiting for the list of paint colours for your house and he starts next week. You've tested them, but the colours you were so sure of yesterday are suddenly looking. . . wrong. They might be right, but at this point you are willing to pay to make sure. So you pick up the phone to… Continue reading
One of the best books on Interior Design I have ever read is "Style by Saladino" by John Saladino, a New York designer.I first saw him present at the Seattle Design Show about 3 years ago where he was also promoting his new book which I snapped up immediately. I have never read a coffee table design book from cover… Continue reading
