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Kellie’s restraint. She doesn’t crowd rooms with

furniture and keeps all but favorite pieces of her

collections behind closed doors.

Subtle repetition of blue connects room with

room and old with new. Chairs in the breakfast

nook are upholstered in toile, but in playful

turquoise. Abstract paintings and graphic pillows

pick up on the blues of the Asian pottery found in

just about every room.

The result? Understated, budget-friendly

elegance. Patrick Tandy, Kellie’s friend and the

designer who helped her, sums it up, “We just

made a sweet little house stylish, without

spending a mint.”

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