Grayso Enterprise Ltd Firs N Seria Rights Pag Copyrigh 1989 1,00 words THOROUGHL MODER VICTORIA DECORATOR PROFIL O MARSH FELP NIHILL Writte b Jun Grayson Yo ca hav Victoria hom eve i yo don' hav Victoria hous t pu i in Goo thing too Sinc ther ar no enoug Victoria house t g around an everyon seem t wan t b Victoria now Man Victoria element blen wel int today' traditiona an contemporar homes accordin t Marsha Felp Nihill, risin youn interio designe o Wheaton Illinois "Victorian enjoye thei home an the believe i featherin thei nests W wan tha warmt an cozines today," Nihil says. "Toda builder ar incorporatin Victoria element suc a nin o te foo ceilings hardwoo floors an wainscoting W pain th woodwor ivor an accen th wall wit emeral gree an dee re touches o w ma us spong paintin al borrowe fro Victoria building, Nihil explains "Pedasta sink an clawfoote tub hav eve returne t th bathrooms." "Fo Victoria fabrics w us chintz moire an lace W lik Orienta rugs botanica prints sil lampshades wicker, an Chine porcelains "And o course th ke tassels Th Victorian locke u everythin thei secretarie an thei sideboards Th colo o th tassel identifie th colo o th ke tha unlocke tha piec o furniture, explain Nihill. "Fo Victoria windo treatments w se th retur t popularit o swags jabots rosettes an fabri-shirred curtai rods. "Gol thread i bot fabric an wal covering ad Victoria elegance Jewe color ar rreturnin t popularity Beside th eve popula Victoria us o rose blues an teals w ar goin t se lo mor yello an reds, Nihil continues. Nihil ha onl bee fucntionnin a busines fo thre year now bu alread sh ha buil repurtatio a knowin ho t incorprat antique int an home an fo he abilit t decorat wit eleganc an whimsy. Sh ha decorate he ow ne hom wit warmt an elegance an Vcitoria fee overall. Yo ca decorat Victoria eve wit contemporar home accordin t Nihill "O hug stunnin antiqu suc a ecretary bookcase o armoire ca b absolutel stunnin i contemporar home I become th foca poin o th room. I suc home yo ca als us a Orienta rug Perhap yo ca us fabri shirre o th furtai rod an th fabri fallin an puddle o th floor Th plant an pillar th Victorian like ar als wonderfu i contempoar home Yo ca ubu th architectura pillar mad ou o plaste an us the t hol statue o fern a accen point i you contemporar home, Nihil suggests. Nihil doe no worr abou promotin he business whic grow msotl b wor o mouth Firs amon he friends an then leir sh ha worke with "I yo pleas people the ar ogin t hav yo bac o tel thei friends." Som peope ar threatene wit th ide o usin decorator "The thin wil tr t chang them o criticiz thei tastes Tha i no wha d a all Nihil says. " woul neve presum t tel the ho t liv thei lif o ho the shoul wan thei hom t be thin a sensitiv enoug t zon i o thei concern an desires onl wan t hel the achiev wha the wan t achieve, explain Nihill. Nihil firs set u a initia consultatio whe sh visit clien i th client' home " tr t ge fee fo ho the live ho the us thei rooms i the hav pets ho many children an thei budget. "I ca brin ou th individualit o eac clien b firs studyin wha the hav alread accumulate i thei home Thei furnitur thei treasures an wha i importan t them. Antique ar eas fo m t incorporat i hom becaus don' lik everythin t "match, explain Nihill "I i no importan t m ey tha coffe tabl an a en tabl ar th sam color Tha i wha make hom interestin mixin thing up Usin littl o thi an littl o that creatin you ow look Antique ar neve problem." However wil decorat t client' desires I sh want thing t match wil d that I the wan reproduction o ne furniture w wil d that migh suggest however isntea o tw amtchin en tables wh don' w us piecrus tabl here an rectangula on here." Yo wan you hom t b interesting lik i didnt happe al a once Lik yo didnt jus wal int showroo an orde i al i an pl1 i dow i you home Sometimes i yo d that ther i n lif i th room ther i n personality I doesn' reflec you, Nihil says. Nihil frequent antiqu shops fle market an eve curbsid throwaways Bu wha sh like bes ar estat sales. "I se something whic thin wil appea t on o m clients bu it kno wil alway b abl t us i somewhere ca trus m instinct an m tastes ca wal righ b somethin an catc thing ou o th corne o m eye i grab m an ca flas bac t wher nee it thin hav goo ey fo scale an a innat sens o pattern. Sh jus di bedroo fo youn boy Se style W foun a ol ship' whee a fle market W mad tha int lamp Yo turne th ligh of an o b turnin th wheel The w deocrate wit ol map an ol clippe shi print als fle marke finds, explain Nihill. Nihil think tha blu wil alway b th mos popula decoratin color I i fo he personally " us lot o ros wit blues especiall tea blues Soemtime us hunte gree an branc of int nav an burgundy Nihil starte wit blu treasure fo he ow hom fiftee year ago " wil alway hav blue Bu differen color mak differen peopl happy hav clien righ no wh like pumpkin I doesn' matte wha yo choose i i wh i appeal t yo an ho i make yo feel Wha look nic t m ma no loo nic t you Yo ahv t follo you ow isntinct an us wha make yo happiest. Mos peopl hav to tar wit wha the have yo can' jus thro ou everythin an star over "Usuall th clien wil hav som furnitur sh want t keep. Th thin tha mos client wan t chang i th windo treatments An tha i good becaus windo treatment ca mak th mos differenc i th easies an chepaes ways "Whe ste int situation, man time o t peopl hav jus mvoe int ne hom an the nee windo treatments W wil coordinat th wallpape an th wall t th windows Sometime w wil chang th carpet Whe w tr t pul to roo toegher w pul th fabri fro th windo treamtnt ove t th chair an tables. Th on thin tha mos epopl see t b stuc wit ar th u8pholstere furnitur peices lik th chair an sofa Th windo treatment ca mak differenc righ away I yo rmeembe mayb fiftee eyar ago w ha on kin o windo treatment dra drape an sheers No tha ther i anythig wron wit that bu no a leas w combin thos wit to treatment. Whe firs hav client wil mee the a thei home wil looka wha the wan t do wil tr t ge gras o wha the like The wil tal t m an tel m wha the want, Im jo i t discer thei desire an hel the attai i becaus hav acces t thing tha the don't. Whe com bac nex time wil brin the fabric an wal apeprs sampel o whateve the need TH AVE averag perso ca aofor oher lo o peopl ar afraid intimidatin t hav decorato com int you hom the thin yo wil tel the soemthin the don' wan t hear a sensitiv person ca focu o wha someon want an wha #sh o h likes i ma no b wha want bu a ther t hel them no t impos m idea o them ca mak somethin mor fucntional Jus th othe day wome ha m out sh said don' wkno what wrong wil say wel i i th colo o you wall reactin wit you floore turnin you beig int yellow an thing lik that hav a innat educate eye. He firs client stor gav he m anme sh sai tha sh udnerstoo tha coul d a elegan loo mixe wit antique sh ha ne house sh emphasise t m sh wante elegan an NO coutnry. M taste ar eclectic elegant M hom i alwya i process antique ar easily daptable I tare ou wit earl amrriag pices blende no wit bette pieces w stil ahv thing w starte ou with soemthin tha w bough fo $25.0 an nw ar wort undreeds fee m styl create war an comforabl look a no conerne wit matching I lik the an i th scal i right wil us them d eprsonali3 business fi thing t thei roo an thei mood wan comfrotabl hom an t b surroudne wit thing tha ar improtan t me Thi hous i no importan t me i i th volving lik t kee i lgih an airy. thing tha ar i it th peopl tha ar i it an wha w us On o he perosnl touche i he us o artificia tree whic wsh grow herself tel ho sh arrange them. an al o th memorie associate wit them Ther ar som thing wil neve par with becaus the mea s muc t me Othe thing ca us fo awhile an the sa le someon els enjo the fo awhile Lik m quil period. taste alway ar