Interior Design by Maria Killam (another pic of the wall colour we specified) Today I’m sharing a simple eDesign consultation for a new wall colour so you can get a sense of what the process looks like. So first, we need photos, taken in good natural light, without flash, AND… Continue Reading →
Since I finally had the brilliant idea to ask for clean vs. dirty dilemmas or issues where ya’ll think the lighting might be the problem, here’s a great question I received along with this lovely room from a reader: Thank you for your post. I finally understand why my family… Continue Reading →
I’ve never been a fan of anything too pointy. Not in fashion or design. Years ago, someone gifted me a pendant in the shape of a triangle. I never wore it. It’s probably why my design aesthetic is more traditional vs. ultra modern. Traditional design has way more curves, while… Continue Reading →
source I’ve been specifying paint colours for 20 years. In my experience, the number one reason why a client becomes critical of a paint colour is when it doesn’t relate to anything. That’s when they start to assume that light may in fact be the culprit. Designers are notorious… Continue Reading →
My friend Nancy DeVries and her husband Brad have lived in their house for 9 years and two years ago they embarked on an extensive renovation. They added a garage, renovated the kitchen and laundry room as well as extended the kitchen further into their backyard where it backs onto… Continue Reading →
I’m learning something new about colour from all the photos you’ve been sending me. Well, maybe it’s not new, but I’m feeling validated on a statement I constantly make in my workshops. There are a multitude of decorating faux pas including ‘clean vs. dirty’, or ‘my-paint-colour-changes-with-the-light’ mistakes that you can… Continue Reading →
Image source This summer we have been talking about clean vs. dirty colours. Now I want to talk about lighting. And, I need images. If you have a space in your home where the wall colour bothers you or it’s not the colour it was supposed to be, and you’re… Continue Reading →
This post is written by Tricia Firmaniuk, my Senior Colour Designer who is also an artist, as you can tell by even the before photo of her recently re-done bathroom! It’s bold and colourful! Read on: I’m so excited to share my latest project with you because I am so… Continue Reading →
Style at Home I recently received such a good list of questions followed by photos that I decided to turn this readers entire email into a blog post that I think will help everyone, especially on the heels of my last post about clean vs. dirty colours. First, here’s the… Continue Reading →
Thanks so much to everyone who emailed me with images they felt would belong in a clean/dirty discussion from my last post, as promised, I’m going to show you a few emails along with the photos I was sent. As usual, someone always makes a comment similar to this one… Continue Reading →
This morning, I posted a story on my Instagram on my sisters piano/library room that I’m working on. Elizabeth’s wing chairs had just arrived and I announced that the room was being painted pink and one of my lovely followers commented that, she couldn’t see pink working well with the… Continue Reading →
I posted an insta story of Terreeia making her amazing zucchini lasagna a couple weeks ago and got a lot of requests for the recipe! So, since it is the season and wow they get big so fast, I thought I’d post it here. These are just a few from… Continue Reading →
Here’s this weeks question that made the top of the list because I think this is a common issue so hopefully it’ll help a lot of you! “Maria, I know a lot of what I did wrong when choosing a paint color for this office now that I’ve found your… Continue Reading →
Interior Design by Maria Killam The world of colour specifying seems to fall in to two camps. Designers who specify their exact same go-to colour for every single project and designers who take pride in NEVER doing so. The other day I was having a conversation with a designer friend… Continue Reading →
Photography by Amy Batog Okay, inquiring minds need to know, I have been thinking about the 2018 obsession with painted white walls a lot lately. I can’t help it, in our eDesign consulting, whenever I specify the palest colour our client can get away with in their home, they often… Continue Reading →
Okay, if you are not planning a trip to Italy, skip this post, however I’m writing it because I have received a lot of requests for the details. Here are some highlights of our trip to make a note of if you are travelling where we did: Well first we… Continue Reading →
