San Francisco Decorator Showhouse

Design:
Jonathan Staub and Marion Philpotts Miller, Philpotts San Francsco, 643 Seventh St., San Francisco, CA 94103; 415/621-5888, philpotts.net.

In Decorating 101, we learn that a can of paint is the easiest route to noteworthy transformation. Marion Philpotts Miller and Jonathan Staub painted turquoise over the black frame of a stately Asian daybed in the showhouse guest room. The strong color offers a contrast to the space's earth-toned background, a natural-looking palette anchored by a faux-bark wallpaper.