This week when I posted an Open Letter to All Paint Companies, I outlined how they should all distinguish their colours by undertone to make it easier for the consumer to choose the right colour. And yesterday this press release from Beauti-tone (a Canadian paint company) landed in my in-box. Here it is below: "When it comes to paint colour,… Continue reading
Alright my lovelies, it's time to literally shake things up in the paint world! Wake Up! It's 2013! Most of you are so behind with your colours it's totally painful. I conduct on-line colour consultations all over the world and I use your fan decks. Before I can even look up a colour on some decks, I have to read… Continue reading
I am so thrilled to be guest posting at Cote de Texas where she also reviewed my ebook today! Joni's living room I received this question a while ago and since one of Joni's signature looks includes seagrass rugs, I thought it would be a perfect guest post for blog. Check it out here. One of my favourite posts that… Continue reading
After I posted my goals for 2013 last week sharing my dilemma on finding images that I could use to show 'What not to do with undertones', I received this very generous email from one of my lovely readers (no names will be used here), who said I was welcome to share her story: I have made literally every mistake… Continue reading
I'm re-launching my eBook today. I never liked how brown the original cover ended up since day one. The point of showing a medium brown floor was to suggest that it's the most timeless colour for flooring. I didn't know at the time how badly wood would photograph, so in the end, I did not get the pretty medium brown background… Continue reading
Colour Boards Debbie, one of my lovely readers sent me this email the other day: 'I asked my husband to order your color boards for my Christmas present last year. Before they arrived I was sure that Wickham Gray was the right color to paint my master bedroom. When the color boards arrived I discovered that Wickham Gray made my… Continue reading
Paint the walls so dark that it takes all the attention away from your carpet, tile or furniture that is the wrong neutral. source All you notice in the dark and dramatic interiors of Atelier Abigail is the drama. Beige? What beige? Do you dare go this dark? Related posts: Beige is only Blah when it's Wrong Does your Colour… Continue reading
One of my lovely readers Becky, sent me this email earlier this week: yesterday in the New York Times Mag I noticed an ad for a couch from sofa.com….a British Company that is now in the Big Apple.The sofa has two different types of upholstery, one on the base, another on the cushions…photo of sofa (plus puppy) is attached. I… Continue reading
My sister Elizabeth inherited her kitchen with glazed creamy cabinets, chocolate brown walls (that's what they were before we painted the walls CA100 Beechwood or BM HC-45 Shaker Beige or PPG 414-4 Dusty Trail) and a very busy and blotchy laminate countertop. The first thing we changed was the colour soon after they moved in. "Can I have blue walls?"… Continue reading
I'm on vacation this week so I thought I'd re-post and revise some of my oldest and best posts. I thought i'd start with this one because of the 37 Days of Learning Undertones series I am doing on Facebook this month. It's a not-to-be-missed opportunity to start to see what others don't see, completely free. If you want to… Continue reading
