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It’s the little things that make for a great look.
Here, 6 small changes that add up.
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The Stuff
1. TOSS IN PATTERN
“What the
room needed was a little bit of life,”
says Grant. “Pattern and color really
give it the personality it deserved.” He
found fun, inexpensive fabrics at Calico
Corners and made simple pillows for
the chair and sofa. He also dressed up
the existing pillows with a bit of
grosgrain ribbon.
2 .
CORRAL IT
A yellow tray adds
color to the coffee table and turns a
stack of books and a few remotes into
an organized, decorative display.
3. THINK BIG
Grant took a small
peony photograph that was on the
side table and turned it into a focal
point by enlarging it on his home
printer and hanging it in a large poster
frame. “With a good printer and paper,
we were able to create a much bigger
impact for nothing but the cost of a
frame,” says Grant.
4. GO LIGHTER
Grant replaced the
boxy wooden coffee table with a
chrome-and-glass piece that was an
amazing $70 Ikea find. “I could not
believe this table was so inexpensive!”
says the designer. “It is quite heavy
and well-made.”
5. SHOP AT HOME
The existing
blue lamp was one of Grant’s
inspiration pieces, but he didn’t love
the stark white shade with all the
room’s creamy neutrals and brown
tones. He found a softer linen shade in
the bedroom and swapped them.
6. COVER UP
“We needed to
enliven the corner of the living room,”
says Grant, who fashioned a tailored
skirt for the end table out of a colorful
tablecloth (see diagram,
page 5 7
).
Bonus: Now there’s hidden storage
under the table.
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