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“ I really wanted to give the room
character and depth w ith fabric,”
Stephen says. Here’s his m ethod
fo r artfully mixing patterns:
■ START BASIC
Choose a color to
appear in every fabric and use that
as a solid on the largest piece of
furniture in the room . Stephen
included sage green in all his
choices and covered the settee in
a nubby version.
■ ADD SIM PLE PATTERN S
Stripes
and tone-on-tone circles are classic
choices to build on the solid, but
are subtle enough that you w on’t
tire o f them easily.
■ PLAY UP O NE PIECE
Use eye-
popping fabric on a single, smaller
piece o f furniture like the floral
Stephen chose fo r the ottom an.
H a ie c
PROBLEM-SOLVING ARRANGEMENT
Stephen focused on furniture that could be easily rearranged for
maximum flexibility in this i3 X ii-foo t room. A full-size sofa wasn’t
an option, so he nestled a settee in the alcove created by the bay
windows. For a new look, he suggests swapping the placement o f
the armless chairs with the settee,
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