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D on’t let a sm all budget keep you from decorating!

D esigner

G rant K. G ibson woke up this blah room fo r less than $350.

by PAIGE PORTER FISCHER photos JAMES CARRIÈRE produced by GRANT K. GIBSON

The Start

It’s easy to envy

those perfectly styled rooms featured

in the pages of magazines. But it’s

easier than you might think to bring

that look home without spending a

fortune. “It’s all about the finishing

touches,” says Grant K. Gibson, a

designer based in San Francisco. “This

living room is the perfect example of a

blank canvas,” he says. “The key pieces

are neutral, which is just fine, because

that palette gives us the freedom to go

in any direction we want.”

Inspired by a few accents already in

the room—an aqua lamp, a warm

orange throw, and a small photograph

of pink peonies—Grant went shop-

ping. Small money and big ideas took

this room from “just fine” to fabulous.

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JULY 2010 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS