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Q: Howdi dyouc omeupwi t ht hec ol ors c heme ?
A: Il ovet hebui l t i npi c t ur el i ght i nga ndt he c a bi ne tha r dwa r e . Thepol i s he dni c ke lfini s h s pa r kl e sa ga i ns tt hewhi t ebui l t i na ndt he y bot hha ves t r e a ml i ne dde s i gns —ve r ymi ni ma l i s t a nds ophi s t i c a t e d.
A: Thec l i e ntwe ntwi t hav e r ymonoc hr oma t i c , ne ut r a lc ol ors c he met hr oughoutt hehous ea nd wa nt e dt hi sr oom t opopwi t hs omepe r s ona l i t y . I tf unc t i onsa st heki ds ’ a r tr oom, s oada r kt e a l wa st hepe r f e c tc hoi c et oma ket her oom br i ght a ndvi br a ntbuta l s os ophi s t i c a t e d.Thewa r me r t one soft hewoodfloor s , c oppe rl i ghtfix t ur e , a nd or i gi na la r t wor kwe ntwe l la ga i ns tt hi sdr a ma t i c , c ool e rba c kdr op.
Q: W ati Wh st hemai nf unc t i onoft hi sr oom and howdi di ti ns pi r eyourdes i gn?
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A: Thi sr oom c ur r e nt l yi sus e da st heki ds ’ a r t r oom, butwi l le ve nt ua l l yt r a ns i t i oni nt oa noffic e . Wea dde dfloor t oc e i l i ngbui l t i nst oc r e a t e f unc t i ona ls t or a ge . Thedr a we r sa r eus e df ora r t s uppl i e sr i ghtnowbutc a nbe c omefil edr a we r s f ort hef ut ur eoffic e . Thec l i e ntwa nt e dmul t i pl e c ha i r sa r oundat a bl es ot heki dsc oul dga t he r a nddoc r a f t st oge t he r .
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