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My Closet & Dressing Room Reveal: Before & After

07/18/2023
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Today I’m sharing my new dressing room! Dressing in colour is a joyful part of my creative life. And the best way to do it well is to have a well designed space to create outfits in.    Learning to dress with colour At the beginning of the pandemic, when I discovered this fashion stylist and started…

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The Best Warm Whites for Walls are Not what You Think

06/26/2023
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Everyone wants to know how to choose the right white. I invented a colour system that gives you a better question. The most popular whites are usually NOT the best choice for your walls. I get so many questions about splitting hairs between whites. Most often, it’s when someone has chosen off white for their…

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Timeless Exterior Colour: Stand Out Without Being Trendy

06/01/2023
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My Exterior Colour Selection Masterclass has a new module covering all things colour. It’s the ultimate guide to choosing exterior paint colours for your home – so you can make your home stand out without being trendy. Do you ever think about what’s next after the black and white modern farmhouse exterior?  Well if you…

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Which Pendants for My Kitchen Island (or Not)?

05/21/2023
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Please help me decide! Should I add new pendant lighting above my kitchen island, or not? I’m testing out 5 options and would love to know what you think. First, let’s take a little tour of the kitchen updates I’ve made so far in my new house. These are the pendants that came with the…

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Decorating with Blue and White: My Upstairs Dining Area

05/08/2023
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We’ve made some renovation progress upstairs. Today I’m sharing some blue decorating inspiration from my upstairs dining area.  My upstairs entertainment room will be decorated with primarily blue and white. I love the restraint of this colour palette and I’ve fallen in love with blue since decorating my sister’s kitchen in shades of blue. See…

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Fifth Rule of Design: Don’t Panic, Trust the Plan

05/04/2023
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While deep in my renovation plans, I discovered a new design rule that I wanted to share with you. And it’s something I’ve been guilty of myself. That is, overthinking the small details before a project is finished. Hello: panic. So, I was reminded recently to trust the plan. Details matter when planning a renovation….

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2024 Top Colour Trends from High Point Market

04/30/2023
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High Point Market is an excellent moment for trend spotting. Here are the top colour trends we’re seeing for 2024 that appeared at this year’s Spring market. Many designers who attended High Point Market this year declared that it was the “Return of Pretty”. There was very little black. Almost NO gray. But COLOUR? It’s…

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Trend Alert: Burgundy or Bordeaux, Yay or Nay?

04/24/2023
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My director of eDesign and I are at High Point Market scouting for colour trends. And, there is one colour we saw over and over again for interiors. So here’s our take on the bordeaux colour trend.  It’s summer in High Point! Tricia and I arrived on Friday night and sat in the square for…

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