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WHERE Should I do a Feature Wall and What COLOUR Should it Be?

  The Best Paint Colours and Placements for Feature or Accent Walls It’s funny, I used to say that I totally despised feature walls, however, if you look at EVERY HOME we’ve lived in – I’ve always had feature walls (and let’s not start counting how many homes I’ve lived in…). I am a strange […]

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E-Design: 3 Painted Oak & Maple Kitchen Cabinet Projects

  Painted (and stained) Cabinets: Before and Afters (and a BONUS project!) I know how much you guys love your before and after’s, so I figured it was time to show a few of my recent E-design kitchen cabinet projects! Now, I didn’t have enough good clear photos of each project to do up a […]

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The Best Way to Paint a Wall With a Chair Rail (Dado Rail)

‘I have a chair rail, should the walls above and below it be the same colour or a different colour?’ This is a question I get a LOT, particularly with the 1990’s homes and the old gals (referring to homes, not women). The chair rail was ONCE a sign of a fancy shmancy home but […]

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The 3 Best Gray Paint Colours – The Ninjas of The Gray World

3 Flexible Grays – When You Just Can’t Choose an Undertone If you’ve ever had to choose a gray paint colour, you’ll know how mind-numbing it can be. Just when you think you’ve found the perfect gray, it flashes up some crazy undertone and before you know it, you’re running to the wine fridge for […]

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Paint Colour Review: Benjamin Moore Classic Gray 1548

  BM Classic Gray: Undertones, LRV and More!  Seriously, I can’t believe I haven’t done a review for this colour! Not only is it one of MY fave warm-grays, it’s one of my READER’S faves too! That’s it, 2 slaps with a wet noodle.   And it can be hard to find a good neutral […]

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Blue Paint Colours: The 2 Types and Where They Work Best

How to Pick the Best Blue for You If you’ve been trying to pick a blue paint colour for your walls, but can’t seem to land on a fave, I BET I know why! Either your room doesn’t SUIT blue (which we’ll get into below) or you’re looking at the wrong TYPE of blue. The […]

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Why You Shouldn’t Paint Your Home the Same Colour as Your Friend’s

  Why One Colour Doesn’t ALWAYS Fit All! I’ve heard it DOZENS of times, ‘my sister/friend had this gorgeous colour in her living room, so I painted it in my house but it looks TERRIBLE!‘ Sure, it’s easy to be inspired by a decoratively-inclined friend. However, just because it looks good in your friend’s house, […]

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Paint Colour Review: Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray SW 7029

  SW Agreeable Gray: LRV, Undertones and More! If there is ONE colour that has lit MANY of my client’s fires this year, it has to be Agreeable Gray. And while I’ve touched on it briefly in many other articles, I figured it was time to hammer down some finer points on this bad boy. […]

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What Are The Best Paint Colours for a Front Door?

  The Best Front Door Paint Colours Did you know that painting your front door is one of the BEST ways to add curb appeal to your home? In an afternoon, you can take a ho-hum door and turn it into something that gets your neighbours talking (I prefer gratuitous nudity, but a cool front […]

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Is Beige Back? You Might Be Surprised!

  My 7 Fave MODERN Beige and Tan Paint Colours  When I’m doing my E-design, I get a lot of ‘I know beige isn’t popular, but I’m just not a fan of gray!’ Well, regardless of trends, you need to live in colours that both you AND your home are comfortable in, and if that happens […]

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The 8 Best Benjamin Moore WHITE Paint Colours – Undertones and More…

  White Paint Colours: Undertones, LRV and More!  Read more:  The 4 Best Sherwin Williams White Paint Colours If you’ve been looking for that perfect white paint colour for your walls, trims or cabinets, I’m sure you’ll agree when I say that white paint is the spawn of the devil. Does that seem extreme? Oh, […]

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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 ’70s & ’80s, the colour ideas are also FAB for older homes with dark trim work. With a focus on updating the oaks and maples of the ’90s, it’s easy to bypass the dark wood trims and doors […]