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| Shelley Johnstone - Flower Magazine |
Interior designer Shelley Johnstone, a favorite interior designer of mine, lives in Lake Forest, Illinois where I grew up. Her home, beautifully decorated for the holidays, is featured in Flower Magazine. Interestingly, her favorite color is chocolate brown which is probably my least favorite color, but she uses it deftly throughout her home. She does not like red for her own home for Christmas decorating, so she uses instead lots of green, white, chocolate brown, silver, gold, and touches of pink. The home is filled with chinoiserie including blue and white Chinese porcelain, rattan, wicker, Chinese Chippendale chairs, Greek key, framed chinoiserie panels, and bamboo flatware. She uses fresh greenery in her Christmas decorating and lots of fresh flowers like white paperwhites, amaryllis, and poinsettias, and pink and white tulips, peonies, ranunculus, and anemones.
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| Solarium |
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| Trellis hallway looking into dining room |
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| Dining Room |
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| Dining room holiday table setting |
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| Christmas tree in study |
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| Breakfast nook |
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| Breakfast nook table set for the holidays |
With her love of chocolate brown she's taken the Billy Baldwin look and given it a fresh, modern update. I love what she's done.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with her taking the Billy Baldwin look and making it her own. So many people don't care for a rich chocolate brown, but it pairs beautifully with so many colors...orange, turquoise, pink , greens etc. It is chic color that is rarely used.
DeleteI actually think Billy Baldwin looks more modern.
DeleteThese photos are gorgeous. Different and refreshing.
ReplyDeleteA nice alternative to red and green for Christmas.
DeleteWhat interesting pleats on the draperies behind the Christmas tree—looks like an upsidedown pinch pleat?——Shanna
ReplyDeleteQuite dramatic.
DeleteGreat post, Beth. Each picture is stunning!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI like brown for so many settings. Great with pale pink, well, most any pink. Also with green. Beautiful home.
ReplyDeleteI do like it paired with blush pink.
DeleteBrown is actually one of my favorite colors in both clothing and home decor. Just love how it goes with so many great colors.
ReplyDeleteIt is versatile.
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