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PALETTE PROS: Three designers give us the inside story on how they use hues

Summer Thornton juxtaposes elegant grays and yellows with blues both muted and bright at the Palmolive Building. “I’m a layering kind of girl. I like using a lot of patterns. Injecting even one pattern keeps a space from feeling stagnant.”   CHEERED-UP CHAIR It’s hard to believe this chair originally had a grandma-ish mahogany frame … Read more

In an Evanston Victorian, Julia Edelmann uses a lively palette of yellow, turquoise, and gray that’s bright but not too sweet. “As we chose colors and fabrics, we kept asking ourselves, ‘Is this happy enough?’ But we were also careful—if you have too much color, it’s easy to grow tired of it.”     CITRUS … Read more

Morlen Sinoway uses primary hues with black and natural wood tones to define spaces in a sprawling home on the North Side. “We tried to use an artful approach while having some fun.”     ROCK THE RED How do you transform a boring all-white bathroom into a lively space that wakes you up in … Read more