I am so tired from unpacking and we dont have a kitchen! Im so lucky that my sister and mom live so close! Photo by Maria Killam Sorry for the dark photo, I snapped this last night, I am only now on-...
Tomorrow is moving day and its a little crazy around here! Is there anything worse than moving? I dont think so! I must confess I got a bit defensive when I was informed that we own 23 lamps. Well I ...
So the final coats of paint are going up in my house as we speak. And since this is my business, I am confident that the colours I chose are right. And as each room gets completed I am filled with ha...
Having lived in rentals for so long, I am used to living in homes/apartments that smell. . . old. I always assumed that the bad, old house smell came from the carpets but Dillon, the owner of Pure Pa...
My whirlwind, very fast trip to New York is over and Im running out this morning to pack up my car full of lighting because every single fixture in my new house needs to be replaced. Here are a few m...
Traci Zeller (We do this a lot in New York) Darryl Carter was part of a panel this morning at breakfast at the top of the Hearst tower. He said his family was first generation so he pretty much had t...
This is my version of being in the New York Social Diary this week: Kips Bay 2011 I arrived in New York this morning on the red-eye and Im sharing a room with my good friend Traci Zeller. She was alr...
My best friend Tami moved into our townhouse complex in December. Its been so fabulous to have her living just across the garden from our living room windows. How often does your best friend move nex...
Designer Closet Guys Master Bedroom Solutions There comes a time when you get tired of your clothes hanging on barely adequate shelves and rods, when having your shoes strewn about the closet floor j...
Well my kitchen is scheduled to be installed the middle of June and we move in on May 30th. All the floors are currently being installed, I will be posting on what I chose soon. Heres the old kitchen...
One of the things I did not like at all about our house when touring it initially was the sunken living room (Both angles below). To change it though would be seriously over-renovating as obviously t...
As Ive mentioned, one of the biggest reasons Im moving to the Country is because my mom will live 2 minutes away from me. One hour away is the most Ive ever lived from my favourite mom in the world a...
Last weekend we ripped out every single plant in my front yard and this past weekend, we moved to the backyard. Here is what my future design studio looked like when we took possession. Do you think ...
Brett Walther is the Home & Garden Director of Canadian Living and he asked me to participate in the colour section. This was my take on Purple in the June issue: Pinterest Brett featured ...
source My client has 3 floors in her home and this gorgeous staircase which had been empty of artwork for a long time. So she called me to help her create a gallery wall. Nothing really beats IKEA fr...
I received this question the other day and realized that even though my ebook covers it in comprehensive detail, I dont have a single post that answers this question directly. So here are the 6 best ...
So Im about to buy the appliances because my kitchen cant go into production without knowing the final sizes of everything. Its like buying a car, you can spend a fortune! Anyway, Ill let you know wh...
On Mothers Day weekend, I will be at the Pure Painters Booth at the EPIC show at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. Heres what youll find at the show: - Sit and listen to visionaries, thought-lead...
(my nephew William) Photos by Maria Killam My sister Lea (I have 3 sisters) will be moving to one of the first Ecovillages in Canada just down the street from where I will live in Yarrow. sour...
After I had finished decorating this living/dining room for my lovely clients Jim & Carol I sent the photos to some magazines. Only to receive zero response. I tried to figure out what was wrong...
Eun emailed me for an on-consultation because she had some questions about colour as well as decorating her living room. She wanted to buy a new sofa. The yellow on the walls and orange drapery were ...
We have decided to renovate the kitchen now before we move in and not wait until next summer (and it may not be totally finished by the end of May but thats okay). I called upon one of the best kitch...
Last night IKEA had a media party to launch their brand new store in Richmond. They built one 3 times bigger right beside the old one which will apparently be torn down. EIVOR Its always fun w...
My lovely client Lynette called me to help her fix the colour in their newly renovated bathroom, it was not working. Before Although this colour did appear in her surround tile, it did not improve th...
My House Beautiful magazine just arrived and this month they are featuring 101 Tips from from the Experts. I love read little best tips from designers because I always learn something. These are my 1...
source In my new house Ill be replacing the casings and baseboards but leaving the doors. They have curvy tops but thats not a deal breaker. And, once they are painted, they will not be noticeable to...
Today we took possession of our new (to us) rancher in Yarrow. It will still be about 6 weeks before we move in. The name of our street is Elizabeth Avenue (my sister in Yarrow is Elizabeth). I love ...
The biggest problem with renovations is deciding exactly what to do in any given situation. There are so many questions to resolve. Here are a few my lovely client in Dallas had when analyzing her ki...
One thing Im very happy about is that my new house will accommodate all the furniture I have bought for this townhouse over the past two years. This is the last room in my house tour that youve seen ...
Well you all know that my favourite kitchen is white. However, I got lots of questions from readers who need help choosing a backsplash for wood cabinetry because if you dont have any white or cream ...
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