Colour Advice from a True Expert
November 2009
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This month my featured article especially for newsletter subscribers is 'What is Holding your Room Hostage? As always my sidebar (right) features my best posts of the month for your review. 

The intention of this newsletter is to take some of the mystery out of selecting colour for your home and help you create a space that fills you with happiness every time you walk in! 

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 Maria
 
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What's holding your room Hostage?  4 Places to Look!
Even if you've spent a lot of money for something, if it doesn't work, throw it out. Otherwise it holds the entire room hostage. Frank Faulkner


old chair           new chair

I have been in so many homes where my client will say, 'Don't pay any attention to that sofa it's going, or that area rug was only $100 or that drapery can be changed'.  Now I know that sometimes people say that--just like I would--if I had a designer walking through my house, as certainly not everything is ever perfect. 
 
But sometimes, those mistakes-even if they cost a lot of money-can hold the entire room hostage. . . Click here to read entire article.

About Maria
Maria Killam - please visit our website 
In addition to running her own interior design firm, Maria teaches colour theory as part of the Interior Design program at the Vancouver Community College. 

She is also Founder and Editor of the blog, Colour Me Happy, which has been featured for 2 consecutive weeks and a total of 5 times in the Washington Post Blog Watch.
 
 
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