AT HOME
indoors
THE
PALETTE
WHOLE HOUSE The entire spectrum of orange—bronzed
khaki to apricot to nearly red—cooled by the softest green
and punctuated with black.
SOLID GOLD
In the bedroom , pale wood, soft g o lq P
wallpaper, and ivory fabrics create a \
private sanctuary that Jennifer often
shares w ith her children. “ We take
naps in there on weekends like a
bunch o f little puppies,” she says. She
spied the bedside table at an auction
and displays it w ith all its dings intact.
COLOR
THERAPY
C onquer y o u r fe a r
o f co lo r. Je n n ife r
W a tty o ffe rs advice.
■ Sm all doses
“ I fe e l th e sam e w ay
a b o u t d e co ra tin g
as dressing,” she
says. “ You p u t
on a basic shell
and add c o lo rfu l
accessories.” O ne
a ccent she can’t live
w ith o u t? T h ro w
p illo w s in luscious
fa b ric s lik e sa tin
and ve lv e t. “ Take
th e m aw ay and th e
ro o m ju s t dies.”
■ M ixed m edia
D on’t fu ss o ve r
m a tch in g co lo rs
exactly. For ric h e r
re s u lts , tr y s im ila r
to n e s on a v a rie ty
o f surfaces. In h e r
liv in g ro o m , J e n n ife r
m ixes orange ton e s
in s ilk , lin e n , glass,
p o tte ry , even w o o d.
■ B asic black
“ W hen yo u ’re using
co lo r, black is a
re a lly co ol fra m e .”
She p a in te d th e
bookshelves and
bay w in d o w trim
in h e r fa m ily ro o m
b la ck. J e n n ife r
confesses she w as
w o rrie d a b o u t it a t
firs t, b u t th e d ark
c o lo r caused a
re ce d in g e ffe c t,
m a kin g th e room
lo o k bigger. (rS)
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