Interior Design Show recap! Colour, colour and more colour!by Erin McLaughlin |
Phew! What a long weekend at the Interior Design show… But what a lot of fun (and inspiration) as well! The show was packed with visitors all weekend long, and I showed up early Saturday morning to photograph our space with phenom photographer Donna Griffith. We arrived at 6 a.m. to an echoing space devoid of visitors. the Interior Design Show usually has packed aisleways so it was a great opportunity to check everything out while no one was there. However, Donna quickly got down to work, unpacking her two cartloads of photography equipment. Though there were tons of great booths at the show (retailer Hollace Cluny’s elegant but diminutive booth being one of my favourite) (p.s. the elegant wooden folding screen featured in our booth is available through Hollace Cluny), the one thing that absolutely differentiated
Our fab booth from the outside!
the Style at Home/Canadian Home and Country/Canadian Gardening booth was our use of vivid colour from Beautitone paints. Our selected colours were chosen to match the equally awesome photographic wallpaper from the innovative Montreal company Wallyouneedislove. The intense aqua used in Style at Home magazine’s area was Beautitone 3Q3-6 while the shamrock green colour that was used in the Canadian Home & Country/Canadian Gardening area was (the perfect kelly green - very Audrey Hepburn!) was Beautitone 3L3-8. 
We are very thankful to awesome stylist Malcolm Patterson who decorated our innovative space. In the darkness of February, it is great to work with someone who appreciates the beauty of colour! I don’t want to get into too much more detail about this space - Donna Griffith’s beautiful photos will be seen in an upcoming issue of Canadian Home & Country magazine!
Tags: Beauti-tone paint, Canadian Gardening, decorating with colour, decorating with green, donna griffith, Hollace Cluny, Interior Design Show, kelly green, photographic wallpaper, shamrock green
Hi Erin,
I just recently saw the kitchen reno you and your sister completed in your home!
It is striking and EXACTLY what I have been looking for! I have been struggling since I like country but my fiance likes modern, smooth lines.
Out of curiosity, could you give me a ballpark figure of what a similar renovation might cost?
Thank you in advance,
Susan
Hi Susan, tough question with regards to renovations… As I’m sure you know, a quality kitchen reno can cost upwards of thousands and thousands of dollars. I think what’s more important to do before you begin planning a reno is to create a realistic budget that you can afford. Once you’ve figured that out, you can start to pick and choose what elements (the expensive elements that is!) that you want to try and keep in your budget. Maybe you’ll have to sacrifice custom cabinetry for standard cabinetry but you can get the carrera marble counter, for example. Good luck with your reno!
its wonderfully written. i like it..looking great.
hi.. its so beautiful.wonderful to watch..keep sharing.
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