indoors
COLO?
Just like milk in strong coffee,
latte
CO Ol'S—from rich cream
to caramel—tame bold hues for
an ultralivable palette.
LIGHT FLAVOR
Modernize a dining room
with this pendant in a
yummy burnt caramel. Vines
Pendant in Chocolate on
Bronze, $154; paper-cloud.com
HOUSE BLEND
Brown and white tableware
give an allover milky effect
(and you can create
unmatched sets). Te^/Coffee
Mug, $21 each; julisk&com
SOFT AND SMOOTH
Like swirls of cream in a
coffee cup, the pattern on
this rug delights. Jilly Wool
Rug in August Sun, $389 for
3'xc(; angelaadams.com
cream into your
scheme with the skill of
a barista with tips from
L A designer Mary
McGee. Here’s how she
gives a caffeinated jolt
to these luxe neutrals.
KNOW YOUR MARK
If a lighter tone is
your goal, watch
out for green or
gold undertones.
Hold the colors you’re
considering against
a true-white paint
chip to look for a rich
cream with a brown
base, McGee says.
MAKE YOUR OWN
“I mix colors to get a
perfect cream,” McGee
says. Her favorite
“recipe”: A 50:50 mix
of Benjamin Moore’s
Marble White (OC-34)
with Grant Beige (HC-
83). “It cuts the gold,
and you end up with
this incredible color.”
GIVE IT A BOOST
Avoid beige boredom
by using a variety of
finishes and textures in
a room. A white
lacquer coffee table,
leather chair, mirrored
lamp, silk drapes, and a
great sisal rug— McGee
counts on all these
materials to give a
latte-color space
richness. i£D
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BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
PHOTOS: (ROOM) JAMIE K. FISHER; (PORTRAIT) COURTESY OF MARY MCGEE INTERIORS
