CLASSIC INTERIOR DESIGN MAKEOVER 2013
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| CLASSIC INTERIOR DESIGN MAKEOVER 2013 |
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| CLASSIC INTERIOR DESIGN MAKEOVER 2013 |
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| CLASSIC INTERIOR DESIGN MAKEOVER 2013 |
A curtain fabric hand-stitched with cherry blossoms, from Roger Arlington, and walls faux-painted to look like banana-leaf wallpaper give the master bedroom a fresh look. A 1970s beveled glass mitor is strong enough to stand up to those walls. Bubble glass lamp by Heath & Company. Faux-fur throw by Pierre Fry. Carpet by Diamond/Baratta for Stark.
can see Myrna Loy leaning back, sipping a martini.
You're right. It's very traditional 1940 furniture. The lines arc clean, uncomplicated. I didn't want the room to look like an unmade bed. You can grab a few cushions and fluff it up in eight minutes. Those valances take me back in time, too.
With an old-fashioned scallop. The idea was to make it look as if they had been here for decades. just re-covered in different fabrics. I used the same curtains in the bar area, to fool you into thinking that window is part of the living room. And that bar also feels very 19405, with the mirrored cabinets. It was a dead space until we opened up the wall—my idea—to go into the dining room.
Every room should have two ways in and out of it. It makes an apartment live bigger. More friendly for entertain-ing, with a better flow. And then we hung that great Chinese Chippendale lantern. It overpowers the space, but in a positive way.
You don't forget that room, because of that light fixture. Before we hung it, I asked my client, 'How tall is your husband?' We just made it...with four inches to spare. Most people 'think small' in a small room. Don't be timid That Egyptian Revival sideboard in the dining room sat in an antiques shop for ages. I thought it was the perfect thing to balance out the wallpaper and tie in the traditional table and chairs. I'll admit, it's like parking a Buick in the dining room, but it really makes the space.
