Furniture mods: how to add edge cabinet pulls

If you’ve never modified furniture before, installing new edge cabinet pulls on a small cabinet is a great place to start. Small cabinets like the one in the picture are versatile. They can be used in a bedroom as a vanity, in a hallway as a console, or outside of a washroom as a storage…

Decorating 101: how to decorate a new home with neutrals

If you’re not sure how to decorate a new home, a neutral colour palette is the best decorating choice you can make. Even the top luxury interior designers use neutral colour palettes when staging $25-million contemporary homes. By starting with a predominantly white, black, or grey space, you will have a home that’s ready to…

Colour basics: how to mix a custom white paint

Mixing your own custom white paint is probably the closest thing there is to a “secret” for creating beautiful interiors. The lavender-toned wall in the kitchen photo is a premixed white Benjamin Moore paint, while the true white on the ceiling and on the walls outside the kitchen is a custom white. The premixed whites…

Colour basics: choosing new paint before you move in

There are a few things where you’ll get a lot of bang for your buck if you splurge on quality and interior paint is one of them. There are quite a few benefits to a fresh paint job, but we’ll focus on the colour payoff. What’s the one thing that takes up the most space…