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4 Steps: Pick the Right White for your Trim, Cabinets or Walls

  How to Pick the Right White for Trim, Cabinets, Ceilings or Walls Alright, it’s time to get your tighty-whities on because TODAY you’re going to learn how to pick the BEST white for your trim, cabinets, ceilings or walls! But before we get into the nitty-gritty, let me save you a LOT of time, […]

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Cool Gray Paint Colours – The 3 Undertones You HAVE to Consider!

  Does Gray Have Undertones? You bet your booty it does! I ALWAYS twitch when my E-design clients say that they would like, ‘…a neutral gray with no undertones’. At which point I think, oy vay – I better top up. Gray is right up there with white as the SNEAKIEST of colours with regard […]

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Our Painted Maple Cabinets – 2 Years Later

  Ask Kylie:  Will My Painted Maple Cabinets Really Last? LONG story short, yes. However, we’re not friends because you enjoy my short stories… When we bought our home 4 years ago, I knew that the maple cabinets wouldn’t be sticking around for long. They were in great condition, but just weren’t ma’ jam. And […]

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Colour Review: Sherwin Williams Silver Strand SW 7057

  Sherwin Williams Silver Strand – Undertones, LRV and More Oh, this one has haunted me for a while. Sherwin Williams Silver Strand, the gray that SUGGESTS one thing, yet turns around and does something else. But before we get into what it does and doesn’t do, let’s talk about what it IS. Sherwin Williams […]

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Colour Review: Benjamin Moore Collingwood OC 28

  All About Benjamin Moore Collingwood – Not Your Everyday Gray! If you’ve been paying any attention to Pinterest these days, you may have noticed that the shift is starting. The shift from cool to warm – the shift from gray to greige. Sure, it’s been sneaking up on us, but in my e-design adventures I’m getting […]

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Colour Review: Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter

  All About: Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter – Undertones and More! Partner Post to The Best Benjamin Moore Gray Paint Colours As you can imagine, the majority of questions I’m asked revolve around paint colour and the same colours come up time and time again. So I’ve decided to start a new ‘Colour Review’ series. This […]

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E-Design: A Teal Inspired Master Bedroom Makeover

  Master Bedroom E-Design / Paint Colour Consultation  ‘I just LOVE it when a plan comes together’. I also love it when I can quote the A-team (and thereby date myself for those of you who think the A-team refers to the team that caters to Kim Kardashian’s ‘finer assets’). My e-design client was looking […]

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How to Choose Paint Colours for a Room with 2 Exposures

  What are the Best Paint Colours for a Room with 2 Exposures? If you have a room with windows on different walls, you’re dealing with two exposures. But let me add that personally, I would only expose myself ONCE – and then I would run like mad. Seriously though, you’ll want to take a […]

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Colour Review: Ballet White Benjamin Moore

  The Best Chameleon Paint Colour: Benjamin Moore Ballet White Have you been searching for the perfect paint colour? Have you been scouring Pinterest and countless decorating magazines looking for that 1 special colour that makes your heart POUND with excitement? If so, then I’m sure you’ve realized that finding the ONE special colour that looks […]

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Colour Review: Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige

  E-Design Consultation / Colour Review: SW Accessible Beige When you’ve got an open layout, it can be tricky to find that PERFECT neutral that accommodates different spaces, functions AND exposures. So, when my e-design client was looking for a flexible, warm neutral colour for her open layout, I came up with 3 gorgeous options […]

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The Best Neutral Paint Colours to Update Dark Wood Trim

  Dark Wood Trim:  The Best Neutral Paint Colours to Coordinate While this blog post refers to the wood trims of the 70’s & 80’s, the colour ideas are also FAB for older homes with dark trim work. With a focus on updating the oaks and maples of the 90’s, it’s easy to bypass the dark wood trims and doors […]

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The Best Colours to Paint the Inside of Your Front Door

  The Best Paint Colours for the INSIDE of Your Front Door (partner post to ‘The Best Paint Colours for the Outside of Your Front Door’ ) Other than ceilings and bodies, doors are often the most ignored paintable surface in a home. Now I’m not talking about bedroom/bathroom doors, I’m talking about main doors – […]

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3 of The Best White Paint Colours for Cabinets

  My 3 Fave Whites and Off-Whites for Painting Cabinets Via my E-design, I hear a lot of, ‘I want white but I don’t know what white to choose, can you help?’ Unfortunately, not every Benjamin Moore will do an ‘off-the-shelf’ white – ie: shake it and take it, so you have to ‘choose’ a white…and that’s […]

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Colours of the Year: Real People & Real Homes

  Kylie M’s Colours of the Year – FOR THE REAL PEEPS! So, how do you feel about the ‘colours of the year’ for 2018?  Ya, me too. While I can see some of them working, there’s others that I just don’t get. The colour of the year should be something that people are inspired […]