Dazzling Design by Amanda Nisbet - STC

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pattern play 150

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High Punch Color Using strong color can be a high-wire act, but if you can keep your balance, the effect is transformative

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The chandelier, with its mix of mercury-glass inserts and blue and clear glass decorative motifs, brings femininity and glamour into an otherwise angular, slightly severe space.A M A N D A N I S B E T

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Stripes, circles, and hexagons—thanks to varying shades of blue—prove to be complementary rather than combative

I’ve found blue to be a useful color if I plan to introduce strong graphic elements into a space.

Or, to be more specific, blues: Variations in shade, intensity, and hue enable me to combine patterns that otherwise might seem incompatible—for example, the polka-dot abstract painting and striped wing chair, flanked by hexagon-patterned curtains ( above ). opposite : White-painted Chippendale-style chairs with leather cushions and a zinc-topped table with a wooden-cross base provide a lively interplay of materials and forms.

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