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3. Brushed UpDesigners: Beth Odence, who is also the homeowner, and stylist Courtney Philos-Jensen of Design No. FiveLocation: Cotuit, Massachusetts Size: 263 square feet (24 square meters); 19½ by 13½ feetHomeowners’ request. Open up and update a pass-through dining room that was added to the home after it was built in 1740. Wall treatment. The base color of the walls is Benjamin Moore’s Quaker Gray. The finish is a metallic silver glaze that was brushed on and applied with a rag by local artist Karen Crocker. The trim is painted in Benjamin Moore’s Shaker Beige. “It really brings out the slight golden sheen in the glaze, depending on the time of day,” designer and homeowner Beth Odence says. “I like a dramatic dining room, and loved the juxtaposition of the dining room’s moodiness with a Nantucket red living room and an antique kitchen that has been updated with crisp black kitchen cabinets.”Other special features. Custom 12-foot oak table. Hand-rubbed antique-brass pendants. Designer secret. “I always think that interesting and warm is better than forcing a lighter wall color,” Odence says. “Most dining rooms are used primarily at night, so I say embrace darker colors.”“Uh-oh” ...
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