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Linda Warrington
Linda Warrington has been in sales and interior design for 25 years, and employed by Horton's Furniture for l8 years. Linda has designed furnishings and murals for the Eaton Place in Wichita's Old Town business district as well as Chaucer Estates, Park Plaza West and Via Christi Executive Suites. Linda also owns her own mural painting business called 'Just You'. She can be reached by phone at (3l6) 722-5090, by fax at (3l6) 722-596l, or by mail at l09l5 W. Kellogg, Wichita, Ks., 67209.
Interior Decorating
2002-10-01 13:43:00
Cottage style... how?
Linda Warrington Question:  Cottage style really appeals to me but I don't know how to achieve this look.  Any tips?Answer:  You bet/ Cottage style evokes images of painted woodwork, wicker chairs, quilts, slipcovers, cottons and cabbage roses.  A room full of sunshine and warmth.  Who could be sad in such a room?Use things you love and create a nostalgic feel.  Lazy days, porches and croquet.  Vintage fabrics, maybe a touch of bamboo and overstuffed furniture, all enhance the charm.  A basket of sea shells, a collection of handblown glass.  Display a wall full of your favorite artwork on white beadboard paneling.  Now we're getting some place.  A white painted coffee table or a large round-skirted ottoman with a tray for drinks and a vase of fresh flowers adds to the pretty cottage look.  Think of the outdoors, then bring it in, with floral patterns, lattice print, a leaf here and a fern there.  Remember, keep repeating the same colors, but in different patterns, and for a really fresh look, lots of white or off white and vases of fresh flowers.Lets say we start with an overstuffed sofa in a cotton print with an off white background.  Then we add a couple of white wicker chairs, with cushions of green lattice print.  A skirted ottoman in a rose and white striped cotton, brings the furnishings together.   Don't forget the value of an area rug to cozy up this space.A 4 x 6 is probably all you need to balance and warm the room, using the colors dancing across the sofa.A kaleidoscopic array of decorative accessories and you've created a poetic atmosphere for any season.
 
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