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By Vivian Martin
Don’t let your home blend into the background — even if you’re not in the market for changing your exterior color scheme, a new coat of paint on your front door could be just the makeover your home needs. Learn which color, from unexpected purple to bright yellow to elegant black, will work best on your exterior door.
Follow this slideshow for front door color inspiration…
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Make 2013 the year you increase your happiness at home with resolutions that will get you motivated to finish lagging projects, learn new skills and add more pizzazz to your space. Sure, you can resolve to clear clutter (see number four below for a fresh way to do that), but that’s not the only way to make a fresh start around the house this year. Let these 13 design resolutions in the slide show below jump-start your inspiration…
By Vivian Martin
Filed under: color,Colour,Decor,Interior Design,Paint,Palettes,Trends 2013
Opposites attract us like never before, exerting a magnetic pull on the spectrum. Sherwin-Williams puts today’s color mood under the microscope to reveal dueling influences for every taste. Just take a look at the delicious palettes that 2013 offers!
Source: sherwin-williams.com via Drummond on Pinterest
By Vivian Martin
Filed under: Colonial Design,color,Colour,Decor,Decorating,Interior Design
Light blue, in its many variations, is one of the most classic decorating colors and appears in traditional motifs dating back thousands of years.
Today’s light blue goes by many names: baby blue, powder blue, angel blue. Whatever you call it, light blue is calming and easy on the eye. It’s the color of a spring sky and clear seas. It’s the soft sigh of the color wheel.
Although they vary greatly in hue and tone, traditional light blues are true blues without the obvious yellows and greens in turquoise and teal or the grays in slate.
On walls, they have a softening effect, which makes them a popular choice for bedrooms and bathrooms. Although it’s rare in modern design, light blue can be used as a neutral backdrop for eclectic, midcentury-inspired and modern designs. But it’s most often used in traditional and Colonial designs.
By Vivian Martin
Anyone who has walked into a room painted in a dull or garish palette knows the power of color. Color intuitively influences our emotions, whether we’re in a soothing spa environment or an electrifying casino. In a garden landscape, color plays an equally powerful role.
Our color choices can create a garden that is nurturing, romantic, playful, tranquil or exciting.Although you may have heard strict rules from other gardeners, such as “Never plant anything orange,” or “Don’t use blue, purple or red shades in your garden’s bed and borders,” I like to think that any color can fit in a landscape.
Color is highly subjective, and since it’s so personal, you can design, plant and decorate your landscape with your favorites. Let’s follow the rainbow — and lessons from the color wheel — to make color choices that establish a mood, infuse energy or define a theme in an outdoor setting.Perhaps you’ll see new possibilities for your landscape.
Follow this Houzz slideshow for a primer on the use of color in your garden!
By Vivian Martin
Source: seaofshoes.typepad.com via Drummond on Pinterest
I don’t know about you, but I always have the best of intentions to store all of my ideas. File folders, scrapbooks and a huge archive of bookmarked websites. Backtracking through my links would sometimes require a psychic medium and no one in the household enjoys magazines with pages missing. Because most publications have some or all of their content online as well, I highly recommend that you investigate Pinterest… As a “virtual scrapbook” It is a beautiful way of keeping a visual breadcrumb trail back to the original articles you found the pictures on and provides the flexibility to create “boards” of ideas for specific room ideas and more. As you visit sites with bathrooms, cabinetry, accessories, etc., you’ll be able to get back to the images without having to print them.
There are so many decisions when building a home - the latest building materials, selecting cabinets, colours and hardware. If you don’t have a cadre of designers at your disposal (and with budgeting for a new build, hiring a home-stylist may take a back seat in your priorities), you may need to rely on publications and online resources. While there are many publications which cater to the US market, Canadian sources are more in tune with Canadian trends and available products.
There are a number of Canadian publications that you can subscribe to, or if you are looking for a greener solution, we’ve included links to the online resources that these publications provide as well.
Once you have selected your DrummondHousePlan, it is time to start visualizing your new decor…
Where to begin?
If you have no idea of where to get started decorating your new house Canada’s Style at Home is a great starting point. The magazine editors bill themselves as “Canada’s top resource for fabulous decorating, design and entertaining ideas” . Articles written in a friendly and informative tone present decorating ideas in layman’s terms. Even the most design-challenged individual will find value here. Each month they feature articles about interior design, home decorating projects, outdoor living and entertaining.
Canada’s Style at Home Online: Blog | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Pinterest
Get Inspired
Canadian House & Home is all about design and decorating. Each monthly issue takes you on virtual tours of the most unique and beautiful homes across Canada, providing inspiration and professional articles to help you create the home of your dreams. Each issue features dramatic makeovers, the latest furniture and accessories, renovation tips, and ideas for organizing and entertaining.
Canadian House & Home Online: Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Video | Pinterest
For the DIY’er
Many individuals want to take a more “personal” approach to decorating. Canadian Home Workshop has been the go-to publication on home improvement and woodworking for over three decades. In this magazine, you’ll discover articles on project ideas, design techniques, practical renovation information and even home maintenance advice.
Canadian Home Workshop Online: Blog | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
Make your home functional…
A home is about more than just decor, it needs to be liveable as well. Canadian Living is a magazine that provides daily living tips spanning recipes, household tips and ideas, fashion, crafts and even health and family advice.
Canadian Living Online: Blogs | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Pinterest
Make sure your outdoor spaces are enjoyable too!
Few things create a stronger impression than a bit of outdoor curb appeal but many new homeowners are intimidated by a blank landscape canvas. Canadian Gardening is an excellent information source for gardening techniques, recipes, projects and design ideas. The magazine also takes into account the vast differences in Canadian climate and features essential regional information to ensure great curb appeal in all regions of Canada.
Canadian Gardening Online: Blog | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
Planning your new home can be overwhelming but take it one step at a time and you’ll be fine. Be sure to savour the experience of planning your home and let us know if there are any articles that may help you in this exciting process!
By Vivian Martin
Experts recommend paint as a low-cost but effective way to stage your home for sale. When choosing colours for staging, it is time to set aside your own personal tastes. Showcase the characteristics of your home rather than your personal tastes to appeal to the widest audience.
Neutral does not mean boring. This helpful video from Sico provides guidance on painting your home while incorporating some trendy techniques like colour blocking. Clean out the clutter and add fresh paint and your home will shine above the competition!
By Vivian Martin
Filed under: 2012 trends,color,Colour,Decor,Decorating,Design Ideas,Paint
Poor Wedgwood blue. It fell in with the wrong crowd in the 1980s, and it’s still trying to distance itself from its peach- and mauve-checkered past. Yet with an updated palette and a contemporary sensibility, this much-maligned color — which takes its name from the iconic 18th-century pottery company that introduced it — feels reborn.
Rich, dusty blue is a hot paint color for 2012. And because Wedgwood is just a short jaunt away on the color wheel, the time is right for its star to rise. Check out these beautiful, totally fresh interpretations.
View the slideshow below for inspiration for incorporating this timeless hue into your decor…
By Vivian Martin
According to colour experts at Sico, colour zoning is one of the hottest trends in home decorating. It allows you to add some colourful punch to a room in a big, bold way, without overwhelming the space. An example is the room below, shown in Sico’s Flamenco Red (6054-75).
Sico's Flamenco red pops as a colour zone
What is the Color Zoning?
“Colour Zoning” is the application of a touch of colour… deeper, brighter, more contrasting, or simply a colour that adds a shot of energy. This zonal colour can be in the form of a line, a strip, a square, a circle or around a wall and may even carry between two planes.
Effects
The color draws the eye. The more neutral the base colour, the more effect Colour zoning will have. It can be used to frame furniture, art, sculpture or any object or space.
Opportunities and illusions.
Odd rooms or spaces can be “corrected” by using colour zoning. Do you have a wall that is too narrow? You can correct this by extending the colour on the wall perpendicular to it and therefore create the illusion of width.
Create a rythm with colour.
The corridor effect of a long, narrow room can be broken by vertical stripes of different widths. The graphical effect will enhance the space and brighten the space.
The nice thing about colour zoning is that, like accessorizing with pops of colour, you can commit to smaller amounts of colour and still obtain stunning results. Don’t be shy… it’s only paint!
Further resources for colour zoning are:
BMR colour zoning technique basics
By Vivian Martin
Filed under: color,Colour,Decor,Decorating,Design,Interior Design,Yellow
With the official onset of autumn, how about a little look into the color psychology of one of the sunniest of the autumnal colors? Many people shy away from using yellow, but a better understanding of this bold color will help to incorporate this uplifting color in your design.
Choosing colors is a powerful tool in setting the tone, matching the moods, complementing daily activities, and stylistically transforming your space. And we’ve also discovered that colors have multiple effects that are often brought out when using other colors in tandem with them to subtly change their visual dynamics.
In this installment, let’s talk about yellow. When it comes to moods and psychologically positive vibes, there is none more cheery, upbeat, and optimistic than yellow. Yellow has that element of innocence and purity that makes it a culturally attractive color in the spectrum.
Think goldilocks. Think “Have a Nice Day” buttons.
Yellow is also a great way to brighten up a room without amping up your electricity bill, too.
But, is that all there is to this sunny, energetic member of the rainbow? Is there a dark side …
To learn about the moods and effects of yellow, different shades of yellow, and how to use yellow in the various rooms in your home, read the full article…
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