Designer changes how the industry sees color
Few designers can boast as thorough an understanding of color and undertones as British Columbia-based designer Maria Killam. Although she began with no formal education in interior design, Killam’s history of conducting color consultations with Benjamin Moore and years of hands-on experience within the industry gave her a unique perspective on color and its applications, particularly where undertones in whites and neutrals are concerned.
By 2008, she had been working in the industry for a decade, and began her successful blog, Colour Me Happy, which covers trends, her own projects, color theory and more. Killam’s approach to color is geared toward creating an atmosphere of timelessness, eliminating the need for frequent renovations and repainting.
Interest from both her blog and the students in her community college color theory courses led her to develop and teach her proprietary System for Specifying Color, which she shares with designers around the continent in comprehensive three-day courses, culminating in students being certified as True Colour Experts.
Killam’s work and her color expertise have been featured in numerous publications, including House Beautiful, Better Homes and Gardens, Canadian Living and many more. Additionally, her work has appeared on HGTV and in USA Today.
