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36 THE RURAL VOICE
Home Decorating
When money's short,
imagination goes a long way
BY PATTI ROBERTSON
As a housewarming gift, I was
hired by the parents of a young
couple to assist in co-ordinating the
decor of their new home ... a
second floor
apartment in a
grand old
Edwardian -
style house.
During our
initial
consultation we
discussed ideas,
themes,
colours,
conducted an
inventory of
their
possessions
and, of course,
set a budget...
A new look
for only
$1,500
(approximately $1,500).
Generally, this couple in their
mid-20s had an excellent mixture of
neutral furnishings, a good-looking,
tweed sofa -bed in camel tones; a
brown leather club chair; a large,
black papasan chair; an array of end
tables; a TV unit; a lovely old
armoire; a queen size bed (no
headboard); a passable dining table,
and four lovely brass, velvet -
covered dining chairs in a
miniature -print, camel tone; various
accessories and wall art; and, oh
yes, a bucket of shells from Florida.
My clients made it clear they
would enjoy living with the neutral
and natural earthy tones in vogue
for the mid-90s — no tiorals!
Dates were set for future
consultations and layouts and I
proceeded to bring together colour,
fabric and wallcovering swatches
within our projected budget range.
The final selections were made
and the couple proceeded with the
painting and papering. In the foyer
we worked with the Navaho White
textured walls and gave the lovely
old woodwork a buffing ... added a
few interesting accent pieces, a
lovely antique mirror and a few
plants.
The large, airy living room was
painted a cocoa bean hue, while the
trim and many -angled ceiling were
left the original off-white. The
cocoa bean hue enhances the camel
sofa and brings together the odd
chairs. The magical element is the
fabric we selected for the tailored,
arched, window valance with jabot
cascades — a classic paisley design
with a deep, cocoa bean ground
featuring a print in black, brown,
and rust. This print and a co-
ordinate were also used to cover
four large, plump cushions for the
sofa.
All artwork and accessories
repeat our selected colourations,
right down to the smallest detail.
The tired -looking TV unit was
painted to tone into the wall
colouration, and the desired effect
keeps both floor and wall space
open.
I took great delight in assisting
my young client with the process of
faux marbling her table tops,
thereby adding texture to our neutral
scheme. A large scale um was also
painted in the cocoa bean hue, then
ragged to add texture and finally
given a glaze of gold. This now
graces one corner with lofty
branches of curly willow creating a
show stopper accessory.
In the bedroom, (previously
painted pastel pink) we covered the
walls with a designer wallcovering
featuring a smokey charcoal ground
topped off with a diamond design
(tie print) in taupe, rust, and an
extremely small hint of teal blue. To
stay within our budget we opted to
recover our comforter with a
"cinnamon" coloured silk moire for
a window valance.
The armoire, which graces one
comer, provides ample storage and,
to add character, we covered the
panelled drawer fronts in a classic
marble wallcovering, adding to the