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Be Strategic with Dark Hues

It sounds counterintuitive, but in a room with little natural light, darker colors are more successful—here, rich green velvet hung like wallpaper is alive with drama.



Excerpted from The Decorated Home: Living with Style and Joy by Meg Braff. Copyright © 2017 Meg Braff. Reprinted with permission by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.

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