Interior Designer Sara Scaglione

Morning sunshines. Today we are off to the rolling hills of Austin, Texas where designer Sara Scaglione created a relaxed and creamy chic design home.The owners wanted an elegant beach style, so she used Belgian linen slipcovers on classic sofas and chairs for a casual feeling, and then added elements like silk taffeta curtains.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/HBX-Scaglione-1-0909-xl.jpg" style="top: -5px; left: -6px; width: 551px; height: 431px;" /><br />In the living room, traditional upholstered pieces were updated with slipcovers in Belgian linen. A gilded French mirror, an antique chest, and a Lucite side table are a compatible mix of styles and periods. Walls are painted Pratt & Lambert's Silver Lining, a soft, milky white. Notice how the curtain rods are all just a few inches below the ceiling which add drama to the room.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/HBX-Scaglione-2-0909-xl-3875763.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 491px; height: 627px;" /><br />One end of the sunroom was turned into an office. Vintage botanicals hang above an 18th-century writing desk; glass lamp by Julian Chichester. The comfortable wing chair and woven basket add so much warmth.<br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/HBX-Scaglione-3-0909-xl-9777463.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 489px; height: 624px;" /><br />Scaglione designed the chairs with rounded backs to offset the angularity of the French-style farm table. The dining room is visible from the living room so for continuity, she slipcovered the chairs in Hamilton Adams Belgian linen in Off-White.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/HBX-Scaglione-4-0909-xl-50584483.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 489px; height: 624px;" /><br />In the family room there is a whimsical window seat with a soft down cushion by one of the windows.<br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/HBX-Scaglione-5-0909-xl-52932330.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 490px; height: 626px;" /><br />A dressmaker skirt gives a modern tweak to the slipcover on a living room chair.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/HBX-Scaglione-6-0909-xl-10973488.jpg" style="top: -5px; left: -6px; width: 550px; height: 430px;" /><br />The family room is flanked by the kitchen on one side and the sunroom on the other. The slipcovers here are whitewashed denim.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/HBX-Scaglione-7-0909-xl-39526829.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 484px; height: 618px;" /><br />The sunroom was kept light and open. The wall of doors was framed with iron sconces instead of curtains. Hope the zebra skin is faux.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/HBX-Scaglione-8-0909-xl-32161275.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 484px; height: 618px;" /><br />Updated versions of retro fixtures give this bathroom an old-fashioned charm.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/HBX-Scaglione-10-0909-xl-78452510.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 484px; height: 618px;" /><br />Black all-weather wicker furniture on the patio.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/HBX-Scaglione-9-0909-xl-85473253.jpg" style="top: -5px; left: -6px; width: 550px; height: 430px;" /><br />Scaglione mixed twin beds and lamps from Pottery Barn and pink toile bedding with a vintage mirror and chandelier to create a room for 11 year old Olivia, the owner's daughter.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/HBX-Scaglione-11-0909-xl-68564970.jpg" style="top: -5px; left: -6px; width: 545px; height: 426px;" /><br />Walls in the master bedroom are painted Pratt & Lambert's Wolf, a warm gray with a hint of chocolate. White bedding, curtains, carpet, and slipcovers keep the room from feeling too cavelike. A 19th-century French armchair completes the look.<br /><br />All images and information from <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">here</a>.

Interior Designer Sara Scaglione

Morning sunshines. Today we are off to the rolling hills of Austin, Texas where designer Sara Scaglione created a relaxed and creamy chic de...

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