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Let’s address the pink elephant in the room: that the Colour of the Year,  First Light 2102-70 is, well, pink. Understandably, the choice is not sitting comfortably with everyone, especially homeowners resistant to putting a soft, rosy hue on the walls. As the much buzzed-about 2020 Colour Trends palette from Benjamin Moore shows, there are more inspiring neutrals to explore!

Everyone, and we mean everyone, looks next-level happy and healthy with a rosy glow. Slowly sip on that fact as we bask in Benjamin Moore’s choice for Colour of the Year 2020: First Light – a fresh and luminous blush-pink stunner that is both flirty and flattering. 

“My favourite spaces to decorate were the living room and kitchen because that’s where my family spends the most quality time,” says Debbie, a member of the Barrydowne team since 2016. “I’ve purposely saved the master bedroom for last because I want to put the most thought into it. It’s our space to get away and at the end of the day, we want a nice, calming space to unwind.”

Before becoming a professional interior decorator, Lindsay completed several post-secondary courses in design and colour theory and fine-tuned her expertise through practical, hands-on work in the creative field. 

Perry + Perry Architects, a trusted architecture firm practicing for over 30 years, offers full-service interior design specializing in commercial projects and whole home renovations. Lauren will execute your entire project with a professional process, refined with experience.

It’s important to know that a good contractor will never pull numbers out of thin air. The truth is, a lot of time, expertise and a careful calculation of materials and labour goes into figuring out how much a painting project will cost.

We’ve been fangirling (and fanboying) all over Metropolitan AF-690, Benjamin Moore’s 2019 Colour of the Year, but now it’s time to get down to brass tacks: using this phenomenal neutral in your home. Able to soften to matte or shimmer with sheen, Metropolitan holds the power to change appearance depending on the light exposure (must we dredge up that great blue/black or white/gold dress debate of 2015?). 

 

 Colour drives everything in our world, including the A-listers of consumer products: apparel, accessories, architecture and automotive. So when the world’s foremost expert on colour announces which transcending tint will be next year’s trendsetter, we sit up and take notice.

Design and decor are definitely key to a great customer experience – believe it or not, they might even be more important than the product mix at first! Read about Stitch & Stone, Sudbury’s Boho-Chic Boutique which offers beautiful clothes in a beautiful space.

Meet a member of the talented Barrydowne team, who puts the colour in our world. It’s hard to believe that Barrydowne’s own “Colour Match Queen” once tried to dismiss her naturally artistic side for a more analytical career, but luckily, Shannon Marko came full circle. “

Ann instinctively turned her love of design into a career, after doing a complete kitchen makeover in her own home and lending her keen eye to choosing colour palettes for others. “I have always done this, not realizing it was something I could get paid to do,” she says.

Today, Ann is in demand as Sudbury’s foremost home staging consultant, which usually opens the door to related interior design opportunities

Sisters Lisa and Carissa, the “LC” behind LC Home Solutions, left behind corporate jobs in 2017 to start their own business offering interior design, décor, staging services and renovation coordination. Get to know more about these up-and-coming designers’ fresh style in Barrydowne Paint's Q&A below.