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Article: Turning up the volume: the furniture may be classic, but these colors could only be now.(TRADITIONAL WITH A twist)(Interview)
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- House Beautiful
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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MIMI READ: This Los Angeles condo makes me think of a classic old movie that's been colorized--it has a great mix of stylish traditional and vintage elements, but everything has been keyed in these startling saturated colors. How did you come up with the bold palette?
JOE NYE: My client, Courtney Haas, is young--just a little over 30, and full of personality. She's truly a fashionista. She should be in fashion even though she's in law. This is the first house she's ever done. I wanted to pick out something that wasn't old and dowdy. She owned a piece of porcelain that was bright turquoise and she said, 'I really love this color, can it be the catalyst?' One thing ...