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Question -- My living room is currently French with beautiful inherited furniture. Although I love the furniture and it was my inspiration for becoming a wood carver, I've suddenly developed an overwhelming desire for Art Deco. The room is perfect for the transformation but right now it is a white palette waiting for help.
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-- There is plenty of inspiration to be found in books and on the Internet that captures this flamboyant style that was popular in the 20s and 30s. If you've got the Art Deco bug, you will have a wonderful time decorating your living room. Known for sleek lined furniture, smoky glass, and dramatic geometric motifs, it is a style that loves to be glamorous. The signature colour palette comprises complex colours of green, ocher and eggplant and shades drawn from metals, especially copper and silver. For your living room, choose from variations of bottle green, jade or mint green and oyster or beige, perhaps having one focal wall of strong colour. Bring the sense of geometry into play either in upholstery fabric or a brilliant carpet. You can really go all out and accessorize with a chrome and glass drinks trolley, and lighting that features the female form -- think Old Hollywood.
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