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Recommended Colors from Pratt & Lambert Let the Nantucket theme shine through with a cool, crisp palette reflecting shades of the island. 13-26 Sagebrush, 11-30 Lambswool and 24-26 Bouclé these colors are used the Nantucket theme can shine though. “It doesn’t have to be flowers and sea shells,” she says. “It can also be abstract.” Harris agrees, noting that what makes a palette ultimately reflect Nantucket is a cool, crisp look. on which Nantucket look you’re going for. If you’re in cottages, you’ll find more country antiques mixes with folk art, says Holland, and in formal homes you’ll see more stately American and English artwork. Harris mentions the use of cannonball beds, chintz fabric on sofas and windows, and even Elle’s oriental rugs. Meanwhile, natural look involves decorating with large painted ceramic bowls, lightship baskets, a smattering of stones, seagull feathers and conch shells picked from the beach. It’s an interior that not only looks to the environment for inspiration, but also keeps it in mind for day-to-day living. For example, Elle notes that many Nantucket homes have hardwood floors, which are easier to maintain with beach sand. This focus on function as well as aesthetic echoes across the island. The big challenge, however, is to make this livability compatible with the island’s historic feel. After all, says Holland, “this is a living community, not a museum.” island accents With building styles ranging from Greek Revival to seaman shanties, in many ways, the home’s exterior architecture dictates its interior design, says Harris. For example, in a stately captain’s home, buying a refurbished or antique sofa from 1825 will infuse a room with a very formal look, she says. However, tiny cottages should be simple and spare. “When it comes to scheming the clients design program, I take into consideration how they’re using the space,” says Elle. If the space will be used strictly for summer family use, then she focuses on color and light. If residents also use the space in the winter, Elle instead focuses more on space planning. For example, in the summer she opens up the floor plan, and buys new rugs and pillows to give the home a fresh feel. “In the winter, I will rearrange furniture in a way that’s much closer, much more hunkered down,” says Elle. As for the style of the furniture, that varies too. “People often try to use a mix of American and English antique accents because Nantucket was a big trading community,” says Holland. “Even objects from the orient were brought back by whalers.” Largely, furnishing your room depends Touch O’ Yellow 13-32 P R AT T & L A M B E R T 11

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