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ASK A DESIGNER™
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Cameron MacNeil answers
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Q I am having a A Welcoming Haven
diffi cult time
decorating
our principal Warming up a principal bedroom.
bedroom. The headboard
the furniture is dark brown A ADD BOTANICAL DRAPERY BRING IN TEXTURE
wall is papered in a subtle
silver and white pattern, and
Drapery panels will certainly
A new coverlet on the bed will add
add some colour and pattern.
oak. I recently installed Choose a fabric like Romo’s Amaia in Wasabi interest and texture. House & Home’s
Hotel Diamond Piqué coverlet in Chocolate
drapery hardware but I (7359/04) (shown; romo.com) — it’s a large- or Latte (shown; at Home Outfitters,
have no idea what colour or scaled botanical with taupe, green-grey and homeoutfitters.com) has a nice quilted
pattern of drapery to hang. a nice accent of yellowish green. Have the pattern and the rich browns will harmonize
I would love to hear any drapes sewn with an inverted pleat heading with your bed frame. Add a pair of accent
suggestions. — R.P. and hang them on dark metal rings. pillows from House & Home’s Hotel Crest
collection (shown; homeoutfitters.com.).
BREAK UP WOOD TONES The contrasting border will work well with Photography by Gabor Jurina (portrait)/Michael Graydon (inspiration)/Jessica Lin (fabric, pillow, coverlets)/John Cullen (paint)
Your wood furniture is quite nice, but all the botanical-print drapery and brown
of it together seems a bit heavy. To vary coverlet. An area rug will also help soften
the look, paint your bedside tables in Bone the look. Try Madeline Weinrib’s Platinum
White (516-3) by Pittsburgh Paints (shown; Westley cotton rug (shown; ycocarpet.com).
pittsburghpaints.com). A new wall colour,
1. Madeline Weinrib Pittsburgh Paints.
like Pittsburgh Paints’ Light Sage (409-4)
Platinum Westley rug, 4. House & Home
(shown) will pick up on the new drapery. Y&Co. Hotel Monogram pillow,
2. Amaia fabric in Wasabi The Bay.
UPDATE LAMPS (7359/02), Romo. 5. House & Home Hotel
3. Paint in Light Sage Diamond Piqué coverlet
Your current lampshades are too traditional, (409-4) (left) and in Chocolate and
so switch them out for a drum or round Bone White (516-3), Latte, Home Outfitters.
tapered style in black linen or paper. Move
the floor lamp by the chair to the other side
of the chair — its current position crowds ask houseandhome.com
the bedside lamps.
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