The smart way to do anything is to ask better questions. Colour trends send us looking outward for ideas and... The post Better than White: My 6 Best Paint Colours for your Living Room appeared first on Maria Killam | Timeless Colour ..read more

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If you’re building or updating an exterior right now, you might be feeling torn – Do I go with my urge to paint my house fresh white? Or with my dismay at all the stark black and white exteriors swallowing up neighbourhoods? And choose basically ANYTHING BUT STARK WHITE? Is there a way to do a white exterior that’s timeless? I hear you! I too love(ed) a fresh white exterior. But honestly, now that the trend has become so obnoxious, I’d go out of my way to choose something else for my house. However, I still swoon over this below. Nothing could be prettier than a fresh white house with a ..read more

While my favourite way to update any space is through styling and decorating, sometimes a partial or full renovation is necessary. However, I try to approach any renovation with two guiding principles. Let’s explore them and how they can be applied to real-life home renovations and updates.  Raise your hand if you’ve seen this home on Pinterest? Likely many of you have. But did you know it belonged to Gwyneth Paltrow? I saw it listed for sale again a few weeks ago, so I thought it would be fun to analyze the way her house looked before and the way it looks now. Zillow Two questions to as ..read more

I’ve been saying beige is back for a couple years already and there are signs it’s picking up momentum. There are plenty of inspiring well-done designer examples of earthy beige kitchens and bathrooms going around social media. And very soon there will be a lot of DIY copies. A wind change towards beige I like to mark big shifts in colour trends on my calendar, and this morning at 1:07 AM when I couldn’t sleep, I opened my phone and saw these two bathroom renovations, back to back. And here it is, the earthy beige after. Want to see the before? Scroll down. Domino Magazine The before (below ..read more

Today I’m sharing some dramatic befores and afters of our new veggie garden and greenhouse! The was me shopping for plant material before it was installed this Spring. We had raised vegetable garden beds in our last home and Terreeia always wanted to add a greenhouse.  But as you can see by the space we had, it was not a lot. Truly we would have had to tear down the storage shed. And even though searching for a new home–so I could have a new canvas–was really discouraging (every house needed too much work) I still had a feeling we were moving, so we kept putting off the greenhouse proje ..read more

The last post I wrote about beige was May 2022 because my clients have been asking for ‘darker whites’ and ‘warmer neutrals’ for a couple years now. And I had to include this comment from a follower who works in a paint store who confirmed that yes, people are starting to ask for paint colours to ‘warm up’ their stark white homes: “I work as a color consultant in a paint store and I can definitely agree that beige is back.  About a year ago, I had a few people come in asking for mid-tone beiges and I thought, “Wow, beige is truly back??” Yes. Yes, it is. Now, I get questions daily from c ..read more

Today I want to explore the enduring appeal of Nancy Meyers’ kitchen designs, as seen in iconic films like “Something’s Gotta Give” and “It’s Complicated.” These movies feature classic black and white kitchens that remain stylish and relevant over two decades later. And that, my friends is the very definition of TIMELESS. Back in 2010 I wrote a post that compared the beautiful and utterly timeless Nancy Meyers white and black kitchen in Something’s Gotta Give that my client had copied.  And it seems that lately everyone is talking about Nancy Meyers’ classic movies’ timeless decorating st ..read more

Getting the warm kitchen look right is trickier than white or grey kitchens due to the complex undertones of beige. And this is EXACTLY why I created a neutral colour wheel with the most useful neutrals on it – to make your job easier! And I’ve even curated some beautiful warm neutral paint colours from Sherwin-Williams to help you get started. Birthday giveaway winners are listed at the bottom of this post!    Since you all loved my video on the best colours for the warm kitchen trend over on YouTube, and many of you asked for the Sherwin-Williams colour equivalents. So, here they ..read more

It’s my birthday TODAY! So I thought I’d share some of the things I’m loving lately! 1. My yellow-striped outdoor drapes The first are the new yellow and white striped outdoor drapes I just had custom made for the Patio. Since our hot tub is located directly off our primary bedroom, it feels more private when we come outside to use the tub.   Last year I bought all this patio furniture from Ballard Designs! I was overjoyed that it all came in MY yellow. Then was even happier when I discovered that they discontinued this colourway and the outdoor fabric that matched was on sale for $29 a y ..read more