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WSJ love poem
Pharaonic Egyptian flowers. The eyes.
A cluster of sumptuous, hand-printed paper notes. Jewels of color-soaked beauty
The push and pull keeps things interesting. I look up- life and light
I breathe a different air when I come home,
In vibrant silks, color-soaked,
jewel-toned silk boasts beautifully
Ethnic motifs
ranging from Aboriginal designs to Ancient Egyptian botanicals.
‘Oh, it’s so unusual!’
The effect might have short-lived appeal, he disagrees:
“The reality is, it brings in so much light and life.”
Radiating.
Outdated
“We agreed to do something fresh and eclectic,”
Patrick Frey and his wife Lorraine were struggling
“First and foremost, I wanted feeling”
-Lorraine was dramatic and rather challenging.
“I just don’t care anymore.” -Lorraine
unwanted
Mr. Frey draws a comparison to a popular French pastry:
“It’s like a mille-feuille.
The minute you swap the top cushion for one in a different color,
it totally changes the atmosphere of the room.”
Patrick Frey had found a new Lorraine
exuberance
like a decorative touch
The dimly lit, muted blue hallway that leads to the kitchen
*Talking*
they needed to go somewhere. And fast!
exotic
Lorraine came home
“We needed to hide everything”
they came up with an out-of-the-box solution
to conceal flaws.
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