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A Definitive Guide to Decorating
The TV room
with NINA CAMPBELL — World-renowned interior and textile designer. House & Garden Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lesson 21 of 40
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Part of renovating Nina’s home involved digging down to create a lower ground floor, so she offers some solid advice on how to go about this.
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The TV Room
Part of renovating this home involved digging down to create a lower ground floor. A trick to making the most of the space is to dig down as far as you can to achieve high ceilings.
The TV Room
- Owing to the extra ceiling height, I was able to add cornicing - this helps a basement room to feel smarter and more sophisticated.
- Panelling all the way around the room disguises two hidden doors: one to the laundry room and one to the boiler.
- Painting the room in a neutral grey colour gives me the opportunity to easily change the decorating scheme in the future, just by updating fabrics and adding in new accessories.
- To create comfort, I added lots of cushions to the daybed, which also doubles as a place for grandchildren to stay.
- Theming a room can help to give direction to a decorating scheme.
Sourcebook
Rug - Indigo and cream tile dhurrie, Guinevere Antiques
Outside wall - Painted in Mojo, by Konig Colours
Curtain - Jardiniere Dapuri fabric NCF4466-02, by Nina Campbell
Artist - Julian Barrow
Slipper chair upholstery - Jardiniere Weaves Cardot bouclé NCF4451-08, by Nina Campbell
Cushion - Jardiniere Petit Dapuri fabric NCF4465-02, by Nina Campbell
Cushion piping - Swiss velvet piping CT-57103-422 422 Magenta, by Samuel & Sons
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Nina Campbell
World-renowned interior and textile designer. House & Garden Lifetime Achievement Award.
British decorator Nina Campbell is undeniably one of the world’s most respected and influential interior designers of our time. In her 50 years in the industry, she has accumulated an unparalleled list of clients and design expertise. Nina’s enthusiasm and interest in design and interiors was developed when, at the age of 19, she went to work for John Fowler at the prestigious Sybil Colefax & John Fowler. Shortly afterwards, she set up her eponymous decorating business, where one of her first commissions was to design a castle in Scotland. Renowned for her contagious wit, brilliant sense of style and her unmistakably rich and elegant colour palette, Nina’s designs appeal to both young and old and sit well in both contemporary and traditional interiors. She continues to work on notable projects - both commercial and residential - across the globe, with both new clients and those who return across the generations.
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