11-04-2025
Designers pair unexpected colors and patterns to create a living room with timeless style
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Barber, who has been leaning into figurative art lately, propped a vintage
portrait
from Antiques on the Farmington in Collinsville on the console. 'Faces are compelling—mysterious even,' she says. 'I like a human element.'
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Serena & Lily table
lamps
with chartreuse linen shades and mustard velvet
armchairs
with tassel trim add offbeat interest to the rusty reds and silvery blues elsewhere in the room.
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Scalamandré's Tigré animal print
pillows
lend sophistication. 'The family is very cultured and the room should reflect that.' Barber says. 'This small bit of repeated color keeps the eye traveling around the space.'
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A
sofa
with a modern form counterbalances the floral drapery fabric and oversize gingham on the chair. 'We didn't want the scheme to veer shabby chic,' Barber says. Throw pillows made from fabrics in global-inspired patterns by Namay Samay and Antoinette Poisson do the same.
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A textural wool
rug
covers whole room, making it feel bigger by providing a cohesive canvas underfoot.
Marni Elyse Katz is a contributing editor to the Globe Magazine. Follow her on Instagram
