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luxury linen
Joanna McLennan
This expansive sheer linen canopy in Lorraine and Patrick Frey's house in Provence represents the lesson that less is more. (In terms of quality, we only use Pierre Frey fabrics, so the more the better.)
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Certainly not a wallflower
Noe DeWitt
Whether you choose a bold pattern or a quiet floral print, wallpaper adds surprising elegance to any bedroom. Case in point: the guest bedroom of a home outside New York City designed by Miles Redd and David Kaihui. Featuring custom wallpaper from Ixelle that is as impressive as the artwork on the walls.
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Redefine and reuse
frank francis studio
Find new uses for unwanted items, like a carved Moroccan door repurposed as a wooden backdrop in a Brooklyn brownstone bedroom by Ishka Designs.
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Let's go far
stephen kent johnson
Extend the headboard all the way to the wall, as design firm Ash Leandro did in their Upper East Side home. Insider Tip: Use dark colors pulled from the rest of the room for seamless integration and a bold pop.
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subtle decadence
stephen kent johnson
Create texture in your bedroom with rich, floor-to-ceiling fabrics that add dimension and visual interest. Gabriel Hendifar, artistic director and CEO of design studio Apparatus, covered the walls of his Manhattan bedroom in rich, velvety fabrics that contrast with Zac + Fox's plush bedspreads and cushions. Ta.
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pattern play
stephan juilliard
Go bold with pattern, as designer Jean-Louis Deniot did in the master bedroom of his villa on France's Atlantic coast. Denio created a playful ensemble by draping a macrame canopy over a baby blue patterned wallpaper.
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A sparkling good night
Francesco Dolfo
Lacquered walls aren't for the faint of heart, but their glossy finish really packs a punch. In this master bedroom in Milan, Paolo Castellarin and Didier Bonnin took on a labor-intensive project, creating a duotone color scheme of brown and yellow, and they left absolutely nothing to be desired.
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think big
Ricardo Labugle
Design Rule No. 155: Your four walls are a blank canvas. Take, for example, this boy's room in Menorca. Designer Lorenzo Castillo used his royal blue velvet upholstered screens as wall decorations. The blue continues into the bed and overhead wooden beams, creating a cohesive look that stands out against the stark white walls.
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expiration date
Alana Hale
We value multitasking. The bedrooms in this Palo Alto, California home are a perfect way to kill two birds with one stone. Designer Jessica Davis used shelving to display her client's artwork and kept the shelves low to increase the drama of the wallpaper so as not to detract from her lively nightstand area. Bonus: Having shelves is super helpful for rearranging your artwork from time to time based on the whims of the season.
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minimal mode
kelly marshall
Add some personality to your headboard and bed with some simple artwork in different sizes. In the bedroom of Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil's Los Angeles home, an original Kara Walker set hangs behind a floating bed upholstered in blue velvet.
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bold and beautiful
Joshua McHugh.Interior design: Kimire Taylor
Get inspired by this apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Designer Kimir Taylor painted the master bedroom in Farrow & Ball's Cinder Rose, highlighting dark-toned photography by Masha Lebedev Bernstein.
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