1 Green painted the wall behind
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her bed in Strawberry Daiquiri by Behr. She recently used the color in her display at the Southern Christmas Show. “Pink is my favorite color, and this is a rich and dark shade of pink, more like fuchsia,” she says. “I put the bold color behind the bed so that when I’m actually in the bed it’s not going to overwhelm me. It won’t be the focal point, but walking in it’s the focal point and adds a lot of drama.”
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three walls of the room in Claire de Lune by Behr.
3 The artwork above the bed
7 Green updated her windows by making draperies from fabric she purchased at Tony’s Fine Décor Fabrics in Huntersville.
8 Leopard throw pillows add a touch of whimsy to the design. “I love leopard. Next to pink, my favorite thing is leopard,” says Green. “If I see pink leopard, I buy it. It’s a no-brainer.” 9 An angel (dressed in leopard) sitting on her accent table stands over photos of her two daughters — Shannon, 26 and Bonnie, 20. “I thought how nice would it be to have an angel looking over my daughters, so I put her there,” explains Green.
Interior designer Barbara Green with her dog, Rebekah. www.LNCurrents.com
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reads, “ When life gets too hard to stand…kneel.” Green used it in her Southern Christmas Show design. 10 A fitted bed sheet in leopard “There were a lot of people who serves as a tablecloth for the accent wanted to buy it, and I thought, ‘you table. know what? I’m going to keep it.’ ” 11 Green used the drapery fabric She purchased it at Kirkland’s. for accent pillows. The light-gold 4 The headboard of Green’s bed fringe highlights the soft yellow of is covered in chocolate brown the walls. Microsuede that she purchased at 12 The bedside table is from Hancock Fabrics in Huntersville. She made the headboard herself. Tuesday Morning. “I like funky “Upholstered headboards are really different kinds of pieces,” explains popular right now, so I decided to Green. “It’s covered in sheets of do that,” says Green. pressed copper, so it has a cool patina look to it.” 5 The silk bedding is the same 13 The white chair was one of the bedding she had in her previous design. Green purchased it at Linens first pieces of furniture Green ‘n Things 15 years ago. “Not having bought when she got married in to purchase new bedding made this 1984. “That chair has moved 13 an affordable switch,” she says. “It times. It’s been painted probably just all fell into place.” four times,” she says. She reupholstered the seat with the 6 The bamboo Roman shade was drapery fabric. part of her previous design.