Change what you can and cover what you can’t. Make it completely yours—even if it won’t be yours for long.
1 CRAFTY CUSTOM
By finding stock bookcases with a just-right fit, Kerra got the look of builtins, above. She upped the style quotient by attaching faux bois paper to shelf backs with spray adhesive.
2 MUST-SEE TV
Kerra integrates her TV into a gallery wall, left. “Instead of a black rectangle floating in space, I grouped framed art in similar shapes and different sizes around it,” she says. The key to a tidy look is matching frames and mats.
3 FURNITURE REFRESHERS
A pair of bargain bergères, above, is upgraded with silk-look ikaat and white leather upholstery. Visual trick: Allow furniture legs to be seen—it makes the room look bigger. The artwork above the mantel inspired the colour palette.
4 BAR NONE
A family heirloom cabinet, right, holds not only barware and beverages on an acrylic tray, but also contains Kerra’s handbags behind closed doors. The word artwork hangs above the cabinet, a souvenir from when she lived in Rome.
This story is from the April 2016 edition of Better Homes & Gardens India.
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