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Picking Paint Colors: It’s Personal, Not Theory

Share/Bookmarkphoto: Jennifer I. Committing to a new paint color can be nerve-wracking. A friend once taped 15 paint chips to the wall, and asked her visitors to choose their favourite — of 15...

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Home Decor with Fall Colors

Share/BookmarkThe fall season is a colorful time. The coppery reds, fiery oranges and velvety brown shades of the leaves only hint at the full spectrum of possibilities. When decorating your home,...

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How To Create A Room That Changes With the Seasons

Share/BookmarkThings change and change is good.  It’s all a part of the whole transformation picture we’re all looking to see in our homes. Decorating, especially with paint and use of color in...

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How To Infuse Color Into The Kitchen

Share/BookmarkIn modern day, the kitchen is the center of the home.  It’s the one spot where everyone joins together to cook, eat, and enjoy each other’s company.  Whereas other spaces in the home are...

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Color: Your Home Decorating “Secret Weapon”

Share/BookmarkColor can be one of the most effective tools you can use when decorating your home. In fact, color factors into almost every home decorating decision that you’ll ever make, at least in...

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Color & Psychology: What Emotion Does Your Coffee Table Evoke?

Share/BookmarkAs we’ve discovered when looking at the color of our front door, colors make a psychological impact in our spaces. That’s why color is such an important part of interior designs of all...

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Design with Purple

Share/Bookmark When I was a kid, I colored my people to wear blue pants and purple shirts. Everyone. I have always loved the color purple (the book, too!), and it’s been in just about every aspect of...

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5 Ways To Redecorate Teenager Rooms With Your Teen

Teenagers love their private space. Their bedroom becomes a sanctuary, the place where they hide away with friends and keep their innermost secrets. It’s where they sleep in late, run to when they’re...

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Painting: Should You Color Your World?

I’ve had everything from red walls to a lime-green kitchen, right through a gallery white-and-cream interior.  This writer loved them all. Here’s why. *** As someone who’s embraced color at home her...

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Color Palette of the Week: Venezia

A colorful scene in Venice inspires this week’s color palette. Could you use this color scheme in your space? *** I’m very jealous. A friend of mine is currently traveling through Italy (a big 3...

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Color Palette of the Week: Blush

This week’s color palette expands on the blush trend currently washing over the décor world. How do you think you could use it in your space? *** It’s the “it” color of the season, the most coveted...

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Color Palette of the Week: Argus

A beautiful Australian butterfly inspires this week’s blue color palette. *** Finding inspiration in nature isn’t difficult. All you need to do is pay attention and look closely. A good photographer is...

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Color Palette of the Week: Bird Shell

A broken bird shell on the ground provides a zen-like color palette for a bathroom. *** Most people’s idea of an eggshell is white or brown. That’s because our most frequent look at shells is basically...

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Color Palette of the Week: Latte

You can bring the effect of a rich latte to your home with this coffee-inspired palette. *** I don’t personally like coffee, but I have many, many friends who could go even get up without the smell of...

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Color Palette of the Week: Berry Beautiful

See the colors of summer reflected in your decor with this berry-inspired palette. How can you use this color spectrum to plan a design around? *** Fresh berries are my favourite part of summer. I...

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Painting: Should You Color Your World?

I’ve had everything from red walls to a lime-green kitchen, right through a gallery white-and-cream interior.  This writer loved them all. Here’s why. *** As someone who’s embraced color at home her...

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Color Palette of the Week: Venezia

A colorful scene in Venice inspires this week’s color palette. Could you use this color scheme in your space? *** I’m very jealous. A friend of mine is currently traveling through Italy (a big 3...

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Color Palette of the Week: Blush

This week’s color palette expands on the blush trend currently washing over the décor world. How do you think you could use it in your space? *** It’s the “it” color of the season, the most coveted...

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Color Palette of the Week: Argus

A beautiful Australian butterfly inspires this week’s blue color palette. *** Finding inspiration in nature isn’t difficult. All you need to do is pay attention and look closely. A good photographer is...

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Color Palette of the Week: Bird Shell

A broken bird shell on the ground provides a zen-like color palette for a bathroom. *** Most people’s idea of an eggshell is white or brown. That’s because our most frequent look at shells is basically...

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