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& after TRADE SECRETS • Paint consistently gives the most bang for your buck. • Get creative. Layering area rugs on top of low- pile carpet adds both color and texture. • Sometimes, the most effective strategy is not to buy more furniture and accessories for your home, but to first rethink the pieces that are already paid for.
LEFT: You can layer rugs over carpet. Here, a seagrass mail-order rug creates interesting texture with the colorful Persian rug and zebra print pillows from Marshalls. The antique English sea chest was moved in from the den to serve as a coffee table. BELOW: The couple’s butler’s tray table was first primed, then painted with Benjamin Moore’s Cromwell Gray satin enamel, an unexpected change.
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