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Why are You Obsessed with White Walls?

07/19/2018
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Okay, inquiring minds need to know, I have been thinking about the 2018 obsession with painted white walls a lot lately. So, let’s discuss why everyone is so obsessed with white walls. Photography by Amy Batog   I can’t help it, in our eDesign consulting, whenever I specify the palest colour our client can get…

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My 3 Favourite Colours for a Pretty Church Exterior

05/30/2018
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In our travels all around the country leading my Specify Colour with Confidence workshops, often, when we drive by a beautiful church I think back to one of my first exterior consultations as a brand new colour consultant. I was asked to consult on the exterior of a church in New Westminster. The church was…

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How to Update a Tuscan Home; Before and After

04/22/2018
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This is the view from their home. My lovely clients Crystal and Rob built their home almost 10 years ago when the Tuscan brown trend was going strong. Five years ago, they bought the property next door and built a summer house which I decorated for them. Suddenly, they loved being in that space more…

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Turquoise Kids Bathroom; Before & After

03/22/2018
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Here is another room in Crystal’s house, I talked about this bathroom redesign two years ago when my friend Jan Romanuk designed the new layout. Want a timeless and classic bathroom? Here’s how you do it. This bathroom was previously way too big and looked like an afterthought, after all the rooms on the second…

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How to Refresh Your Bathroom Without Replacing the Tile

02/16/2018
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Often a bathroom renovation means some finishes stay and some finishes go. Before you choose any new hard finishes or paint colours, you cannot ignore what is staying and simply install “white” anything – countertops, tile, wall colour, etc. Keep reading to see what I mean. How to Refresh Your Bathroom Without Replacing the Tile…

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5 Reasons You CANNOT Paint your House Art Gallery White

02/13/2018
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The decision to paint your house art gallery white has just hit mainstream. In a BIG way. Even though we’re almost 8 years into the grey/fresh/white trend, and black is quickly replacing grey as the ‘trendy neutral of the moment’. Vancouver Art Gallery   5 Reasons You CANNOT Paint your House Art Gallery White At…

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What’s Next After the Grey Trend?

08/28/2017
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Is the grey trend over? What colour trends are next? Knowing which colour is the next trendy neutral will not help you with your new build project or home renovation decisions. However, understanding how we are influenced by trends and how colour trend cycles work is design knowledge you can use. Lately I have been…

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My New Boxwood Garden Beds; Before & After

07/17/2017
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Well it’s been awhile since I’ve posted pictures of my garden. To update those readers who are new, four years ago, I demolished my entire garden, the front and back yard, and installed brand new landscaping, with the help of my fabulous landscape designer MaryAnne White. I’ll get to my new boxwood beds in a…

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What Everyone Should Know About Paint

05/06/2017
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I learned something new about white last year when I was working on a project that I finally photographed this past week. Since the project wasn’t finished until last winter and my client’s home overlooks a stunning mountain view, (Crystal and Rob Hasell, Crystal is the Owner and Director of Studio B Yoga here in Chilliwack) I wanted…

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Trend Alert: All White and All Black Exteriors

04/02/2017
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As you know, I’m travelling for a couple weeks, just finished my Austin Specify Colour with Confidence workshop last week and I’m off to Toronto next where my next course starts on Tuesday. It’s really wonderful to meet people who have been following my blog for as long as I’ve been writing it (8 1/2…

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