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Bedroom
Kara Mann and Kristin Nelson
“It is possible to do a bedroom that is simple without being minimalist,” says Kara Mann, who designed such a sleeping space with her associate, Kristin Nelson. Taking inspiration from the great outdoors as well as from the color-restrained work of 1930s French decorator Jean-Michel Frank, the designing women created a subtle but welcoming bedroom decked out with soothing pale-wood tones, matte surfaces, and luxuriously varied textures.
Earthy tones suffuse the space, from the striking woven-rope lounge chair to the tailored Parsons-style bedside tables. Underneath it all is a bleached walnut floor laid in a herringbone pattern softened by a woven hemp carpet.
At the center of the paneled-look space (it’s actually hand-painted with applied moldings) stands a calligraphy-spare iron bed with a cowhide headboard. The elegant embroidery of the bed linens echoes the elaborate needlework that ornaments the bottom of the wool felt curtains; their muted extravagance haelps keep minimalism at bay. Another sensual detail? A shell-like plaster mirror above the fireplace.
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