The 2014 Color of the Year (Plus Other Colorful Ideas)
This shade is bold, vibrant—and much easier to decorate with than you think. These rooms prove that a lush home is only a few brushstrokes (or throw pillows) away.
By Candace Braun Davison
Photo: Roger Davies/Dazzling Design (Abrams)
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The key to working with dramatic colors—like the deep shade of Radiant Orchid in this dining room—is incorporating a few sparkling surfaces to keep the room from becoming too dark and...well...too purple. Here,
Dazzling Design author Amanda Nisbet uses crystal chandeliers, a gold vase and a high-gloss lacquer table to reflect light and create a soft glow throughout the area. The effect is sultry; more Juliette Barnes's manor on' '
Nashville' 'than' '
Dark Shadows'' 'Collinwood Mansion.
Published 01/13/2014
