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Landscape Design Stay True to You
Stay True to YouYou knew from the start exactly what you wanted, didnt you? royce pinкwater: I know how I want to live. I have very definite tastes in everything, from my furniture to my shoes. Im not wishy - washy. A lot of people let their decorator define their taste and tell them what they want. You know how you walk into some homes and you can tell right away that a decorator did every thing? And which decorator it was? Theres nothing of the person there, no individual touches. No heartbeat. Theyre fine with it, but I couldnt live like that. Good or bad, I wanted my apartment to be a reflection of me, a personal statement. I have an intimate connection to everything here. So you pretty much directed the show here. I didnt need to be told what to buy - Ive been collecting fine vintage pieces for years - or what colors to choose. But Im a broker for Sothebys International Realty, not a professional designer. I needed help with things like the right proportions, or the right way to arrange the furniture. It had to be right - Im a perfectionist. I fine - tune everything. So I worked hand - in - hand with three designers who executed my vision. Its an ensemble apartment, and it evolved over time. Who were the players? Eric Cohler made several architectural refinements, like enlarging the bath and doorways and my bedroom closets. Eventually his assistant at the time, Sidney Frazier, took over - he did the shades and curtains and helped me with my two boys bedrooms. One thing that was important to me: their rooms had to be very much reflections of them. And then I got Kyle Clarkson, who makes exquisite carpets, to make some rugs and help me with the upholstered pieces. Have your apartments always reflected you? No. When I was married, cur apartment was a reflection of my husband. His sensibility is very different from mine, and I didnt want to fight about it. I saw how important it was to him, so I said to myself, Let him do it. It was very modern and open, with a lot of light wood and sandblasted glass. It was perfectly nice, but it wasnt my vision, it was his vision. How would you describe your aesthetic sensibility? I like soft, soothing colors and crisp, clean lines. No ruffles and froufrou, or lots of things going on at the same time. That English country look, with all the clutter and the layering, doesnt suit me at all. I always feel that there isnt anything great in those rooms, that theyre distractingyour eye with a lot of objects and pattern and color. I was at a dinner party in London, and Nina Campbell had made their living room all red - red walls, red furniture, red everything. I have to tell you I would never have chosen it in my life, but there was something so incredibly chic about it. That showed me how you could use one color to great effect. In my living room, theres very little color other than lavender. Why lavender? |
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