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LIVING AND DINING ROOMS A warm brown backdrop for accents of poppy

red and teal blue, and a light touch of antique gold

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Now one space after a wall was removed,

the living and dining areas are a snapshot of

Barbara’s approach to decorating: neutrals

with lots of texture plus her favorite aqua

blue. She had a pair of terra-cotta statues

wired as large-scale lamps for the living

room,

above far left.

The dining room

hutch,

above right,

was a lucky find at a

secondhand shop. Barbara’s son, Chris,

helps himself at the paneled refrigerator,

left.

The island is one of a pair of antique lab

tables Barbara had topped with marble.

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS FEBRUARY 2009

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