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KARA Cox Kara Cox is recognized throughout North Carolina for her fresh, tailored, and timeless takes on modern � decor. Drawing inspiration from travel, fashion, and, most of all, art, Cox loves to create classically designed homes with a modern feel. “I love starting a design inspiration from a client’s original art collection or a piece that we purchase together,” she says. A perfect place to be adventurous, she suggests, is in a powder room. “They don’t have to coordinate with the rest of the house—powder rooms are a great opportunity to layer patterns and colors that could otherwise overwhelm a larger room.” In this design, Cox got creative with a vintage shell as a soap dish to coordinate with the John Derian sepia wallpaper, and added a vintage rug for a collected look. “The right mix of patterns and scale can create a really fun and 8 exciting jewel box in a small space.” u
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5 1. Vintage Turkish Rug / $175 / knottedturkishrugs.com 2. Framed Vintage Shell Prints / $380 / chairish.com 3. Zodiaco European Small Hand Towel / $58 / courtlandandco.com 4. Aerin for Visual Comfort Fontaine Sconce / $499 / circalighting.com 5. Wallpaper in Captain Thomas Brown Shells Sepia / to the trade / johnderian.com 6. Vintage 1970s Folk Art Shell Tissue Box / $100 / chairish.com 7. Regina Andrew Clam Shell Serving Bowl / $120 / perigold.com 8. Montara Mirror / $268 / serenaandlily.com
