It's easy to make a home look like it flows, works well together, and as if it an interior designer stepped in to help you put everything together if you start with a theme. I'm not talking about something crazy, like a Victorian theme or a Georgian theme. One of my favourite things to do is work around a colour scheme. It makes it so much easier to coordinate furniture, accessories, and fixed elements, when you have certain colours to work with. Since I live in an apartment that I rent, one ...
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5 Ways to Add some Sunshine in to your Home
It's grey enough outside to get in to the 50 shades of grey trend for interiors for fall/winter. Though I do have pops of red in my apartment, the colour scheme is more-or-less neutral in tone. I'm a fan off bright colours like yellow. A super-sunny colour is sure to make you feel less gloomy this season and next. Here, in Vancouver, it has been very rainy for a few weeks now and there isn't sign of it stopping for several months. This extreme wetness is the norm here, but every year I am ...
Heart Home Fall Issue Grey and Yellow Decor Inspiration
The latest issue of Heart Home Magazine shares how great one of my favourite colour combinations can look in a variety of rooms. In the feature Not Just Black and White, we see grey and yellow (mustard) placed side by side. Grey is such a great neutral colour because you can play it up with a variety of colours to change it up seasonally. ...
Orange Kitchen Accessories for Fall
You can't get away from it, with the changing colours of the leaves outside to the pumpkins at grocery stores, to the latest fall fashions it's all about orange for fall. Whether you're putting together your first Thanksgiving meal, having a small get-together with your friends, or upgrading your well-used serving ware, there are plenty of orange kitchen items available. Here are a few key orange kitchen items you'll need this fall: Le Creuset Stoneware French Onion Soup Bowl Separated ...