"The most interesting rooms mix cultures and periods," says real estate broker Royce Pinkwater. "I like to juxtapose high and low. It makes it more casual and homey." Collaborating with the designer Eric Cohler, she decorated the living room of her New York apartment with a 1930s coffee table by Jean Dunand, '40s armchairs by Andre Arbus, '50s Swedish slipper chairs, and a '70s mirror by Neal Small.
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Nov 14, 2011 10:48PM
Icy white is NOT happy - it's repellent, and white furniture for a young family is going to inspire fighting more than happiness - who wants grubby little handprints all over the sofas? Get something darker and patterned - it will be much more forgiving and you can focus on enjoying your little people instead of yelling at them for messing up the couch. The only useful idea in all of those was to decorate with what YOU love - it may not make a cover shoot for House Beautiful but you'll be comfortable living in it. Your home doesn't need to look like a movie set.
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