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u g g lin g g ra d u a te s c h o o l a n d h o m e im p r o v e m e n ts s o u n d s lik e a re c ip e
fo r a m e ltd o w n , b u t G e o rg e M a r r o n e p ro v e s o th e r w is e . T h e 3 6 -y e a r-
o ld h o s p ita l m a n a g e r tr a n s f o r m e d th e n o n d e s c r ip t to w n h o u s e h e
s h a r e s w ith p a r t n e r M ic h a e l N o c e ra in to a s ty lis h h o m e , a ll w h ile
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s tu d y in g fo r h is M B A . “I t g a v e m e b a la n c e ,” h e say s.
H is b e s t e ffo rt? T h e m a s te r b e d ro o m . “ I t ’s m y r e tr e a t, m y fa v o rite
p la c e . I t tie s to g e th e r all o f m y id e a s,” h e say s. T o g iv e th is b a re ro o m
a r c h ite c tu r a l in te re s t, G e o rg e fr a m e d th e b e d in u p h o ls te r e d p a n e ls —s ix s q u a re
c a n v a s e s h e c o v e r e d w ith u ltr a s u e d e fa b ric —in s p ire d b y h is fa v o rite s u e d e ja c k e t.
In fa c t, th e w h o le ro o m is a s tu d y in te x tu r e : G ra s s c lo th w a llp a p e r c o m p le m e n ts
silk d ra p e rie s ; n u b b y lin e n p illo w s re s t o n c r is p c o tto n b e d d in g ; a n d c h e n ille -
c o v e re d b e n c h e s p la y c o n tr a s t to a tu f te d le a th e r c h a ir. A n e a r th y p a le tte o f b ro w n s
a n d g r e e n s p r o m o te s a c o c o o n lik e c a lm , w h ile h its o f d a rk w o o d , b la c k le a th e r, a n d
s ilv e r s n a p th e ro o m to a tte n tio n . “ I t tu r n e d o u t b e tte r th a n I th o u g h t,” sa y s G e o rg e .
T alk a b o u t a n e x tr a c u r r ic u la r activ ity .
FIBER OPTICS
The suede-covered
panels George hung
behind the bedside
tables draw the eye
up, giving the illusion
of a higher ceiling.
Neutral, low-contrast
colors for walls,
draperies, and
bedding work
together to make the
room look bigger, as
do boldly scaled
accessories, such as
the bedside lamps.
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