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Paint Colour Trends for 2010

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So what’s the hottest colour for 2010? The answer, it turns out, depends on who you ask. Here, we take a look at what a couple of the paint companies are predicting. CIL Paints   Canadian paint brand CIL Paints predicts blue — specifically airy light — blue will be the hottest colour in the 2010 palette.   The company’s Siesta Key (MC30) is the brand’s 2010 colour of the year (pictured above). According to CIL, ultramarines and turquoises will crop up in all areas of home decor this year, from walls to furniture to accessories. For an added boost of energy, they recommend combining ...

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Leslee Mason

These days, washing machines can do just about everything but load your clothes for you. They’re smart, beautiful and efficient. Throw in convenience and it’s no wonder so many consumers are now locating them in first and second floor laundry rooms. Add natural light and a few luxe accoutrements and ...

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Adam Pletsch

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If you consider laminates just a poor imitation of first-rate countertop choices, such as granite and natural stones, you’re probably thinking of the landscape circa-2002. Since then, new laminated countertops have entered the picture with textures designed to fool the eye and outsmart the accountant....

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Val Maloney

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Experts in lighting are aglow for the latest trend in the field — cabinet lighting. Although under-cabinet lights have been around for some time, new variations are cropping up illuminating dark spaces in upper and lower cabinets and drawers and adding functionality and beauty to kitchen ...

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Coming to a cabinet near you — decorative hardware for 2010. Though a seemingly subtle finishing touch, cabinet hardware can tie a look together and add an instant punch of style to any kitchen or bath.  If there’s an overall theme around decorative hardware for 2010, it just might be described as ...

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Your clients have hired you to turn their master bath into a spa environment with high-end amenities such as soaking tub, granite countertops, double sinks, marble and tile flooring, and his and her dressing areas. The finishing touch? Complementary lighting.  “The right lighting will make the room,” says George Chandler of ...

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CKCA National Forum — Jan. 28-31/10

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