Suburban House with Great Color(5)
Suburban House with Great Color
Homeowner/designer Tobi Fairley enlarged the mantel shelf in the family room and painted it. "I left the beams unpainted because it made the room homey." Tobi painted the backs of bookcases green to balance the room's orange and black-and-white.
Sources:
Rug ("Heather Glenn Plaid"/Eclipse): Karastan, 800/234-1120, karastan.com.
Swivel chairs ("Colefax" #0509-21); ottoman; fabric (#2947-28); table ("Round Klismos Lamp Table" #3278-06): Hickory Chair, 800/349-4579, hickorychair.com. Throw pillow-fabric ("Catwalk"/Brown with Beige #11121-21): Lulu DK, 212/223-4234, luludk.com.
Green throw ("Green Pom Pom"): Cynthia East Fabrics, 501/663-0460, cynthiaeastfabrics.com.
Glass lamp; green shade (custom): Barbara Cosgrove, 816/221-3461, barbaracosgrovelamps.com.
Green urn on mantel: Global Views, globalviews.com.
Drapery: Schumacher, 800/523-1200, fschumacher.com.
Fabrication: Mountjoy's Custom Draperies, 501/455-2216.
Stool; coral chair: owner's collection.
Stool fabric ("Aga Reverse"/Pistachio Green on Tint #6345-06, by China Seas): Quadrille Wallpapers & Fabrics, 212/753-2995, quadrillefabrics.com.
Coral-chair fabric ("Conway"/Mango #F1268/30, by Designers Guild): Osborne & Little, 877/322-7420, osborneandlittle.com.
Wall paint ("Believable Buff" #SW6120); trim paint ("Antique White" #SW6119); shelf backs ("Parakeet" #SW6711): Sherwin-Williams, 800/474-3794, sherwinwilliams.com.