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One of my lovely readers Jen at Bloggers Abode suggested I write a post about what I’m looking for and I thought this was a brilliant plan so here’s my shopping list for my new place. First, I’m totally in love with yellow and raspberry pink for a living room colour scheme. I haven’t committed…

I’m going to the spa this weekend to sit in the hot tub and get pampered, (well it is my Birthday on Monday so that’s my excuse!). So where I’ll be is relaxing and lounging around, preferably on that cool textured pillow in the image below (how fun is that). Credit So just to keep…

Source Since everyone these days knows me for my colour blog, I came to the realization that [most] people are just a teeny bit disappointed if I arrive and I’m not wearing a stitch of colour. Okay this might be mostly in my head but if the situation were reverse, I would expect a colourist…

The townhouse I have just moved into has very pale pinky beige carpet throughout. Since I’m renting, I can’t take it out and I was starting to get quite dismayed at how it was looking just from moving in our stuff! We were thinking about buying a little steam cleaner to keep it looking well,…

After my Conference in Brooklyn I took a short flight to DC to Visit Lauren Leiss at Pure Style Home! I must admit it was a bit surreal.  I am a huge fan of hers (we have become great friends on the phone). Reading her blog and looking at her beautiful home for months made…

I have been in too many kitchens where the floor is a completely different colour than the countertop, the backsplash, the cabinets and finally the paint colour on the wall. Credit In my world, a pretty kitchen is one where there are at least two surfaces (above) that ‘relate’ to each other with the colour….

Photo from Hudson Hotel Site This is the entrance of the Hudson Hotel in New York! Notice, there is no sign on the front! Photo by Maria Killam Here is the escalator going up to the hotel. The lighting in this hotel is extraordinary! You must check it out if you love lighting. It reminds…

In a consultation a little while ago I walked into a beautiful white, modern kitchen and everything was still. . . white. That’s right – no accent colour at all.  My client said she didn’t want to commit to a colour because she wasn’t sure which one was the right one. When I’m on the…

I’m featured at Blue Label Bungalow as one of Erika Ward’s Tastemakers!  She asked me some great questions, click here to read. Since turquoise is the colour of the year for 2010 she asked me to show 3 combinations using turquoise, these are the ones I chose: The common denominator in all these combinations is…

The difference between the architecture in America vs. Europe is that you can always tell which era the buildings are from [here] and it was no different at the Harrison Hot Springs Hotel this weekend! This is the lake view outside our hotel room. What made it extra pretty was all the moss which remained…

I was asked this question by a reporter weeks ago and I’ve thought a lot about my answer since then. flickr This is what I said: ‘The colours of a rainbow are light, fresh and happy and since they are so rare, they elicit a sense of awe and delight in addition to bringing the…

I’m guest blogging at Pure Style Home today!  Lauren Leiss is one of my favourite bloggers, she has great taste and style and I’m delighted to be featured there today!     I’m showing some of the ‘before’ photos from this project (below).  I have not even posted them on my blog so click here…

I woke up feeling a little cranky today and then when I spoke to my mom she said “Don’t worry, there’s a full moon tonight and a blue moon!” Which one of my blogging friends, Bette, talked about here in her lovely blog, Ideezine. Do you ever notice a shift in your mood around the…

I received this beautiful e-card from one of my clients this week so I had to share it with you! Thank you so much for reading my blog, for your comments and emails that keep me going! This blog has become such a huge part of my expression in the world that I can’t imagine…