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The designing mums and daughters -- Beverley Robinson, left, Julie Robinson, Leslie Harrington and Barbara Mills -- are all artistically talented and say "it's in their genes."
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The Saltspring home is surrounded by wooden boardwalks.
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The dining-room window is festooned with a feather boa and strings of spinning globes.
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The pantry holds white crockery and small appliances. "I think every home should have this," said Beverley, whose kitchen cupboards are organized according to season, with Christmas, Easter and New Year
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The pantry is in a corner of the kitchen and has mirrored doors to reflect the view. Simple Christmas decorations include a wreath on the stainless-steel fridge and big bowl of greenery on the counter.
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Jason Rolstone spray-painted the frame of an old mirror to give it a fresh look for the powder room.
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The home has five bedrooms, three full baths and two powder rooms, and the owners have two daughters at university.
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She hangs a high shower curtain outside the enclosure, and another one inside, behind the sliding glass, so the glass never has to be cleaned.
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Green and orange accents stand out against the dark grey furniture in the family room.
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The owners replaced all the appliances and brought their own collectibles.
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No television over the living room fireplace for this couple. Instead they have a painting and Indonesian wooden puppets collected on their travels.
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Leslie Harrington says she could paint or paper a room by age 13.
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Beverley collects bunnies, and used to have a collection of 200.
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The granite backsplash has a rustic edge and dark tile above.
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Beverley Robinson does everything to the nines, and that includes entertaining.
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The master bedroom's brick wall adds warmth, while the bedding has a shell pattern.
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A side table in the foyer features a snowman and frosted balls.
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The downstairs family room didnÕt need extra heating, so the owners added a decorative woodpile in the fireplace, an idea that came from stylist Wes Thurn.
Photograph by: Debra Brash, Times Colonist