Room for summer (II)
January 31st, 2010
Two exercises in pure clean white, the incomparable summer cooler. Multifunctional room designed by James Harland in white on white to form a frame for a great view, and using chrome and ochre yellow for accents. The white slim lines and vertical louvers give superb light control and a streamlined look in this compact white-walled living room. More good looks and well organized storage without clutter in the modular wall unit. Aero seating and the canvas director’s chair by Right Direction add color notes. Ash coffee table made to order by John. Moderns track lighting from Majestic. Read the rest of this entry »
Where Ann has picked up the fabrics colors in her flowers. Summer living spelled out by the white tiles, cool greens and massed plants in a relaxed room stripped of non-essentials. In our long summer, rooms should be clear and bright, pared and paled. If new slipcovers are out of the question, try such tricks as changing cushions, replacing curtains by white slim lines, leaving polished floors bare of heavy rugs and massing baskets of garden flowers everywhere, an occupying a temporary pied-a-wall while her permanent home is being built, gave her sitting-room a summery look by replacing a rich dark Persian rug with a pastel. The rug’s design coordinates with the shell pattern of the Designers Guild cotton curtains and cushions. 
