The Problem: As lovely as my friend’s traditional living room is, with its sage green velvet sofa with subtle piping, and plein aire landscapes and classic female portraits, she felt it was getting a little staid. She had moved in a gilded mirror over her ornate side table, but still “I felt it was becoming too predictable.”
The Solution: A trip to the Oakland Museum of California’s annual white elephant sale. There, she found what she had been looking for for more than a year — a large scale piece of modern art. “I thought if I could mix in some abstract art, it would be a good beginning.” She’s still rethinking the ornate side table — maybe painting it or replacing it with something more sleek. But for now it’s clear: replacing the traditional mirror with a big modern painting makes for a stunning transformation.
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The new piece of art looks one million times better than the mirror that was there,,, now I would want to change the lampshades…..just keep going with it…!!!