Decorating
Get Cozy
Highlights from Conway Manor, the 2006 Alliance Children’s Theatre Guild Christmas House.
BY
Heather J. Paper
PHOTOGRAPHY
Erica George Dines
PRODUCED BY
Clinton Ross Smith

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Living Room

Bill Hudgins



Nature was Bill Hudgins’ inspiration for the living room, carried out in a subdued tone-on-tone palette. The quiet colors make this a serene space, as does the overall “updated classic” styling. The room’s generous dimensions not only handle large-scale furniture but also a colossal Christmas tree in one corner  and a pair of grand palms, one on either side of the sofa. “A lot of interiors can be enhanced by large houseplants,” says Hudgins. The palms get plenty of natural light thanks to the designer’s decision to leave the room’s window wall unadorned—possible because the home’s setting is so private. The vista becomes an important part of the scheme, visually bringing the outdoors in. It’s only appropriate, then, that many of the room’s accessories are “of the earth.”

RESOURCES
Upholstered furniture: Smith Grubbs & Associates
Artwork: Myott Studios
Antique rug: Moattar Ltd.
All accessories and lighting: Lush Life

DESIGN DETAILS
Bill Hudgins
Lush Life Gardens and Flowers
(770) 841-9661