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Transforming an ’80s living room into a modern haven
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eg warmers and toe socks might be making a comeback, but when it comes to interior design, the
1980s should be banished forever. Nikki and Peter purchased their home from her parents, who were
downsizing. But along with more space they also found themselves in possession of their very own time warp — a
salmon-pink living room, complete with her parents’ matching floral furnishings. Stepping into that room was enough to transport any visitor back to the decade of big hair, blue eye shadow and skin-tight jeans. Nikki and Peter avoided using their living room at all costs and so it languished, unused and unloved, until we arrived with a plan to transform this distinctly dated space into a welcoming haven with truly timeless appeal. Along with the pink walls, the living room featured more horrors — a gas fireplace surrounded by tacky pink-veined marble, uninspiring wall-to-wall broadloom carpeting and a cove ceiling backlit by harsh fluorescent lighting. The first step in bringing this space into the modern age was to cut down the coves and install recessed halogen
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