home I color
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“I can see
chocolate as
an accent
with terra-cotta in a heartbeat.
Add a little cream—like a really
pretty oatmeal— and it's
sophisticated and contemporary.”
Allison Smith
PHARM ACY TABLE
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T ask lighting
w ith an old-world feel.
21"
in ru st finish, $2
23;
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THROW PILLOW S
Sold in two-of-a-kind
pairs, these folksy
designs update you r
sofa fast, FI-1003
and
P-0043,
$ n o fb r set o f
2;
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COM FORT
FOOD
COLLECTION
Appetizer plates
,
set o f
6
assorted colors,
$40,
and bowls
,
set o f
6
assorted colors
, $50;
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W o i l d M a g s R
Clay Crush
Designer Allison Smith
knows paint colors—she
developed 64 of them for
her paint-by-personality
collection, Your Color
Season, So when she
says, “Go ahead, use
terra-cotta as a ceiling
color,” you can trust
her* Here^s more of
her advice*
1
“ L igh tin g is critical.
D ark te rra -co tta
n eed s to be in a room
w ith a lot o f d irect
light or it w ill feel
too h eavy.”
a dark te rra -co tta
y o u love. T h e n add
w h ite to th e form u la
(25 p ercen t is a good
p lace to start) to get a
m ore livable color. “ If
y o u sta rt ligh t on the
pain t ch ip , y o u 'll ju s t
get a p in k er color,”
3
P air w ith eq u ally
v iv id co lo rs for
im pact: gorgeo u s
gold s, a p u rp le so
deep it's alm ost
b ro w n , an d olive and
sage green s,
m
01
Go Online
L o ve th ese colors? S ee
m ore sh a d es o f te rra -co tta
at B H G xom /oran ge
BETTLIt HOMES AND CARDEN S |
OCTOBER 2010 |
EHG.COM
For buying information see p a g e 390.
PHOTOS; (PORTRAIT) JOE KAUFMAN; (ROOM) GORDON BEALL; MARKFT EDITOR; HEATHER HARDT
