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DAVE & DOROTHEA NICHOLS SHARE THEIR SOOTHING

Sarasota-Model Home
STORY BY RICA KEENUM | PHOTOS BY BRANDON AT WELL

A new beginning - that's what they found in
The Villages. When Illinois natives Dave and Dorothea
Nichols arrived two years ago, they came light. Sans
four-poster beds, rich tapestries and heavy furnishings
that filled their previous home - a 5,000-square-foot
two-story. "We had a very traditional home," Dorothea
explains. "Lots of cherry wood and oak, and plenty of
beige. I didn't want to bring anything. I wanted to find a
whole new style." What she settled on is a serene color

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palette, a bit of glitz and clean, classic-modern design in
her Sarasota model home.
"I love gray and white - it feels soothing and fresh,"
she said. "I do enjoy bold colors and I like to see them in
other people's homes, but when I come home, I want to
relax."
She knows how colors can impact on our moods.
Lighter shades are uplifting and can even lower a
person's heart rate. But too much gray can make a



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