This post is written by Kelly Parkinson, my fabulous Design Assistant. When we left for our vacation to the Amalfi Coast I asked her to write a guest post to show us the updates on the house they recently purchased! It needs lots of work, here’s a common dilemma a… Continue Reading →
Seville was the first stop on our trip to Spain and Italy. We stayed right in the downtown core in a lovely boutique hotel that served afternoon tea and a lovely buffet breakfast each morning. Back home, I have walked into so many homes where there is an elaborately ornate… Continue Reading →
I am a big believer in spreading your design budget around so you can have it all. And by all, I mean as much as possible. Most homeowners have a very long list of renovations and updates that need to be completed. This is why it’s so important that you… Continue Reading →
See the before photos here. I can’t believe I’ve been writing this blog almost 10 years (the anniversary is coming up in October). Because of my blog I was able to buy my first house, and renovate it from top to bottom. And if that wasn’t enough, rip out my… Continue Reading →
Okay so I did see it coming, the trend towards dark emeralds and forest greens, but what I was surprised to see, was that suddenly, forest green is available as a standard upholstery fabric. As standard as grey. My sister Elizabeth and I were in IKEA yesterday choosing some storage… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
This is a guest post by my Senior Colour Designer Tricia Firmaniuk! Love the look and feel of her new bedroom transformation: ____________________________________________ My house is very cozy and small. And because I like to switch things up, I’ve kept the walls ALL cream. I’ve been craving the drama of… Continue Reading →
This was the house Kelly and her Husband Mike bought 2 1/2 years ago (above). Renovating the inside of the house was a much higher priority than painting the exterior so when they sold the house this Spring, it remained this colour combination. But inside the house experienced quite the… Continue Reading →
So, I’m finally ready to ditch the brown “leather” furniture set I bought when I was 24 years old. As you can see, I have a lot of colour in this room already (dark teal, purple, gold, cream, white, brown, light blue, black, etc). I just purchased the rug through… Continue Reading →
Since I wrote my ‘Beige is Back’ post from High Point Market last month, I have been receiving emails from readers wondering if it’s a huge mistake to paint their house greige since it seems like it belongs with the grey trend which is about 8 years in, so that… Continue Reading →
And first up, I’m doing a roundup on the best exterior posts on the blog today. After all, my blog is almost 10 years old so there’s lots of content to consume. In our eDesign department, we consult with clients all around the world on exterior colour. However, since most… Continue Reading →
Today I’m showing you another bathroom in my design assistant Kelly Parkinson’s previous home that she transformed with just a coat of paint and a new shower curtain. Shower curtain similar here Kelly found this so happy, colourful shower curtain at HomeSense that also picks up the purple tones in… Continue Reading →
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… Continue Reading →
My Accent Touch So Tricia (my Senior Colour Designer) and I just had a super fun weekend at High Point Market checking out all the new and hot decor trends for 2019. I’ve always been fascinated by the trend cycle, and I look forward to market every year so I… Continue Reading →
Source Yellow is Back! How to Avoid the Mistake Almost Everyone Makes When Choosing a Yellow So I’m declaring yellow to be finally coming back, hooray! Tricia, my Senior Colour Designer and I are at High Point Market this weekend, and we’re seeing a lot more yellow than we have… Continue Reading →
I get asked this so often and I have stated this many times on the blog but I think it needs it’s very own post. When I was a new decorator my first ‘decorated’ apartment was beige-on-beige. And back then, I also declared that the reason I preferred a room… Continue Reading →
