34 www.CharlestonWomenPodcast.com | www.ReadCW.com | www.Instagram.com /CharlestonWomen Enhance classic architectural details like soaring ceilings, crown molding, wainscotting, giant doors, big baseboards, oversized heart of pine planks or carved mantels with a black and white marble checkerboard entryway. Large urns potted with topiaries, contemporary art blended with classical paintings and stone-carved busts are also welcome in this space. Silk or velvet curtains, lacquered case pieces and carpets imported from Turkey, Morocco or India can add some flair. City chic can be sleek and modern minimalist, allowing each piece to speak for itself; or traditional and classic. Either way, this style is always polished, high-drama, sophisticated and never fussy. LOWCOUNTRY ELEGANCE Whether your view is of the beach, marsh, river, woods or sky, Lowcountry Elegance draws its inspiration from nature. Bringing the outdoors in with grass cloth wallpaper, sisal rugs, slipcovered sofas and walls painted a soft neutral such as Seacliff Heights, Antique Jade or Chatsworth Cream from the Benjamin Moore Classics Collection, creates a calm and soothing ambiance. This comfortable yet elegant design style layers with books, throw pillows, blankets, plants and other elements from nature, such as a giant basket of firewood by the hearth. Choose ambient lighting such as lamps, sconces, and candles; put overhead lights such as chandeliers and pendants on a dimmer switch. And always go with soft white bulbs so that your rooms will glow instead of glare. COTTAGE LUXURY This design style conjures visions an old-world French or English countryside cottage, incorporating rustic design elements such as copper pots, cane back chairs, Provencal tablecloths, distressed leather chairs atop Aubusson rugs and fresh-cut flowers in antique vases. By selecting a pastel, such as Rose Accent or Rose Lace from the Benjamin Moore classics collection, your interiors will glow at night like the inside of a jewel box. An untamed design style, Cottage Luxury playfully and strategically blends elements of surprise such as mixing patterns and textures on wallpaper, curtains, upholstery and throw pillows, to create a timeless and inviting space. Enhance your Cottage Luxury interiors with a lavish maximalist approach by hanging art from floor to ceiling in the gallery-style, and group Charleston Women in Style Lowcountry Elegance Two Cumberland formal in Mount Pleasant King Street | Mt. Pleasant | Spartanburg TWOCUMBERLAND.COM
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