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FARMHOUSE STYLE IN A FLASH
Replace an overhead light fixture with a period-style pendant
Check out the selection at schoolhouseelectric.com.
Hang plates and platters. Start a collection with reproduction
transferware from Two’s Company; 800/896-7266 for stores.
Work in some wicker. Try pien.com for chairs in several styles.
Add a piece of painted furniture. Online, therustyhinge.us has new
but old-looking cupboards and bookcases in 15 country colors.
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For buying information see page 232.
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JUNE 2008 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
LIVING COLOR
In this neutral room,
left,
a little color (on
pillows and a painted
table) goes a long way.
Keeping blues the same
intensity as the tan sofas
makes the room flow.
IN SINK
In the master
bathroom,
below,
an
old kitchen sink is big
enough for two, and
the drainboard is
Susan’s dressing table.
Black accessories
modernize the old-
fashioned fixtures.
See
the rest o f this
home, plus more
beautiful room s and
expert decorating tips,
in
Better Homes and
Gardens New Decorating
Book, $24.95; bhg.com