One Room, Three Ways (continued)
New York-based designer Jonathan Adler concocts a trio of distinctive schemes around a white sofa, console, and lamp
Nature's Way
For this more elegant and soothing space, Adler went beyond beige and layered tones of copper, chestnut, and taupe. "It's about the quiet use of color and rich variation of texture," he says. Natural elements were key, from the sea-grass rugs and grass-cloth wallpaper to the burlap fabric reinvented as drapery. Adler also employed shine to draw the eye in. He added hints of glimmer with two brass sunburst wall mirrors, a speckled bronze-colored lampshade, gold-striped ceramic bowls, and a small mirrored vase, which he placed on the plywood coffee table. Even the sequins on the throw—a shawl used in traditional Moroccan weddings—bounce light around the room. Small doses of color, from the amber glass vessels to the needlepoint pillows on the sofa and wicker swing, pump up the palette. Adler enhanced the scheme's visual harmony by repeating circular geometric shapes throughout: The round paper lantern plays off the circular centers of the mirror and the console, while echoing the form of the coffee table.
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