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Colour Rescue: Let’s Rescue Your White Ceilings!

11/02/2023
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Ever since I shared my first colourful ceiling, I get lots of questions about choosing a paint colour for your ceiling that’s not white! Well, today I’m sharing all the details to help you choose a colourful ceiling. This week’s Colour Rescue episode is about ceilings. Do they all have to be white? This is…

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Colour Rescue: Create Styling Magic

09/14/2023
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Here it is! Another exciting episode of “Colour Rescue”! I’m filled with joy that I had the privilege of helping our very own Customer Service Manager, Marla, to transform her space with decorating and styling magic! There’s something truly magical about transforming a space, and I firmly believe that you don’t need to break the…

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Does Black Trim Go with a Brick House?

08/14/2023
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Black is elegant and dramatic. It seems like the obvious answer to everything right – including accent colour?  So why does the black trim you were so excited to put up on your brick exterior look less than fabulous? Does black trim go with a brick house? Let’s discuss when black trim works with brick…

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Colour Rescue: Coordinating Exterior Colour & Stone

08/03/2023
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With every macro (colour) trend like the black and white one we’re in right now, the homeowner (not you, obviously😉) who is not educating themselves on which colour would be best to update their home, ends up simply painting it with the current, trendy neutral.  Whatever neutral is popular at the time ends up being…

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Ask Maria: What’s wrong with this wall colour?

04/17/2023
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This reader painted her room yellow, but the pretty paint colour she tested didn’t look so pretty on the walls. What went wrong? Is she overthinking it? Here’s my advice about how to choose a yellow paint colour. Here’s a note I received recently from a reader: What’s wrong with this yellow paint colour? “We…

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Get Sold! Updates that Deliver the Highest Returns

03/16/2023
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Want to sell houses faster?  Here are some foolproof strategies to increase your chances of selling your house quickly and for a higher return. *I recently was asked to speak to a group of real estate agents about which home updates deliver the most return on your investment. But, I thought my readers might find…

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Don’t Blame Store Lighting for Bad Colour Choices

02/22/2023
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Whenever I talk about grey flooring on social media, I always hear from followers that had a bad experience with choosing grey. However, in this particular story a design professional was involved, and they blamed the bad store lighting for the error. But here’s what really went wrong and how it could be saved in…

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6 Rugs You Can Use to Warm Up Gray Wood Flooring

01/26/2023
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Much to my chagrin, grey wood floors are still very much around. And if you recently found me because of some viral videos about grey flooring, you may be feeling a bit crushed. Here’s the thing – I want to save you from colour mistakes. BUT if you’ve inherited grey wood floors or you made…

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Designing a Kitchen? Lighting & Hardware is EVERYTHING

01/18/2023
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Kitchen designs are expensive, but when you try to go it alone – without designer guidance – it’s easy to make even MORE EXPENSIVE mistakes that you’ll regret. Working with a designer not only saves you from these extra expenses, but also may save your sanity. And when it comes to choosing the right lighting…

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