Ask An Expert: Adding a Pop of Colour
Q – I am looking at using French Silver in my bedroom. What is good for the trim and baseboard and do I need accent colour so my room does not look so plain? A – If you are using French Silver CP49...
View ArticlePalette Inspirations: Spring Tulips
Tulips are a universally loved spring flower. Their simplicity of form and show of a variety of colours cheerfully usher in spring. When I pinned this photo taken by Flowerona in Columbia Road Flower...
View ArticleAsk An Expert: Colours for a Principle Bedroom
Q – We are planning on changing the look of our principle bedroom. The room itself is pretty big with three windows (one behind the bed). We are putting in a white bed. I am looking to give the room...
View ArticlePalette Inspirations: Red Carpet Fashion
Another awards season has ended with this past Sunday’s culminating event of the Oscars, watched the world over not only for the awards handed out to the best of the movies, but also for the fantastic...
View ArticlePalette Inspirations: Mother’s Day Brunch
Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday, and while we appreciate our mothers throughout the year, sometimes we need this special day remind us to let her know. What will you do to celebrate and honour your...
View ArticlePalette Inspirations: Canada Day Fireworks
Happy Canada Day weekend, everyone! As you set to working on your long-weekend painting projects, if you’re in need of some inspiration as you choose your paint colours, just look to the skies… (John...
View ArticleColour Outside the Headlines: Winter Travel Plans?
With Halloween behind us and winter storms upon us (we’re looking at you Alberta!), you may have noticed a flurry of exotic travel guides hitting the web recently as Canadian snowbirds begin to plan...
View ArticleAsk An Expert: Making a Narrow Space Feel Larger
Q – My living room is a long and narrow space (18′ x 9′ at its widest point), and I am looking for shades that would help make it feel more spacious. The space is currently painted in beige hues, but...
View ArticleColour Outside the Headlines: Pink for girls and blue for boys?
Blue is for boys and pink is for girls. That’s what we’ve grown up thinking. But do the colours we’re exposed to at an early age stick with us throughout our lives – will the two colours always...
View ArticleColour Outside the Headlines: Out Of This World Colour
There are times we stand in awe at colours right in front of us – by the ocean, overlooking a city at night, or even in our backyard gardens. But there are striking colours that we don’t get to see...
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