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Old and new world charm
Relax by the Mediterranean after a film in Tribeca—all from this stunning MSP duplex.
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Tribeca cool meets Mediterranean mellow
The best of both worlds—old and new
New Color Palette
Laurie brings the best of both the old world and the new to her Twin City duplex. The living room soothes the soul with the warm, sandy paint tones of a Mediterranean village. The NYC-loft inspired lower-level living space is all cool, blue minimalism—the perfect ground for a wide-screen home cinema dramatically framed in a simple square of earthy brick tone. A common wall becomes a bold swathe of Empire Fleet Blue paint with Island Orange painted accents.
Laurie's Inspiration
1. Vacation memories
2. Cinema as hearth
3. Modernist accents
Take your vacation home with you. Decorate with Mediterranean keepsakes from your last trip. Bathe your living room in its sensual splendor with golden earth tones and slate blue paints. A home cinema system is the modern hearth—your living room's center. Consider framing that cool, 16:9 screen against a warm, rectilinear ground, evocative of a fireplace mantel. Contrast creates interest. Choose art and accents (bedding, rugs, stained-glass lamps, etc.) that play against their backdrops to achieve dramatic effects.
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