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Nicole Baxter and Michelle Palmer-Murphy,
owners of Suede Decor, created the sought-after ambiance in the master
suite by relying on a neutral palette that allowed them to use almost
every imaginable shade of brown, from dark chocolate to barely beige.
Accents of robin’s-egg-blue are sprinkled throughout the room, lending a
gossamer touch. The result is a look
As is the case in most bedrooms, the
piece of furniture that commands one’s attention when first entering this
room is the bed. Baxter and Palmer-Murphy chose a magnificent leather bed
and dressed it with luxurious bedding, including silk shams and a
reversible, cut-velvet duvet cover. A Above the bed, extending out from the wall is a semicircular, ornamental cantilever, which is “connected” to the bed with reversible silk drapery panels on the wall between the two. Between the parted panels is a Sid Dickens Memory Block, a 6-by-8-inch handcrafted plaster plaque. Often, a number of these small plaques are wall-mounted in groupings to create collages, but in this instance, the single memory block acts as an exclamation point to the decorative wall treatment surrounding it.
A six-drawer dresser with brushed silver knobs is adorned with two blue crackle vases, a celadon vase, and a rectangular silver candelabra with four candles. Above it hangs a painting, entitled “The Dance,” by local artist, Mimi, that incorporates the blues and browns of the room. “We chose chunkier elements for the tables and the dresser,” says Baxter, “but we softened up the room with the patterns and fabrics we used.” A perfect example of one such fabric is the ultrasuede on the loveseat. Somewhere between a very light robin’s-egg-blue and a pearly gray, it’s so pretty and soft that it gives the impression of being too delicate to touch, let alone sit on, but Baxter emphasizes that this is not the case. “It’s very durable, very cleanable,” she says. The loveseat is one of two seating options in the room. The second is a chaise by the fireplace. Covered in a warm, gray boucle, it is the perfect spot for curling up with a good book on a cold winter evening. Reading light is provided by a Thin Man floor lamp, which, with its wooden and brushed silver elements, ties together the other furnishings and accessories throughout the room. For the homeowner who prefers watching TV to reading, there is a 42-inch, flat-screen, plasma monitor above the fireplace.
One of the most convenient features of
the room is a morning bar, outfitted with an espresso maker. One need not
even leave the room for a late night snack or early morning cup of coffee.
Breakfast in bed can be served in style, using a leather tray.
The adjoining master bath flows seamlessly from the bedroom, its walls faux finished in muted neutrals and blues. These colors are also found in the large, handknotted Persian rug that covers most of the floor, and in the towels, which have feather trim reminiscent of that on the pillow in the bedroom. The bath has two vanities, a small TV, a steam shower partially surrounded by a glass block wall, and a whirlpool tub with color changing lights.
Now, what man— or woman—wouldn’t love
it?” ▪
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When selecting bedside tables for this
room, Baxter and Palmer-Murphy decided on a pair of identical, round,
three-tiered cherry tables that met their criteria for both beauty and
functionality. Atop the tables, several brushed silver and polished silver
picture frames are perfect for displaying family photos. In contrast to
the roundness of the tables, the identical lamps sitting on them are
distinctly angular, with clear, rectangular bases and white, rectangular
shades. 